Academy Child Development Center

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OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE
To offer developmentally appropriate early childhood/school age programs.
To provide safe, healthy and reliable child care options for working parents.
To maintain a dedicated, professional staff through competitive salaries, benefits and ongoing professional development training.
To develop and maintain partnerships with parents, staff, community, local, state and national organizations.

Registration continues for 2010/11 School Year
Please contact 301-424-6282 for general information about programs.

Reminder: Academy Child Development Centers will be closed on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 for a Staff Professional Day.

Academy Child Development Center, Inc. is a local, not-for-profit child care provider and educational organization founded in 1981. We offer a wide variety of program options for children 3 months to 12 years of age at several locations in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children are our focus and our staff make up the foundation of our programs. The experience, education, and low turnover of teachers and assistants ensure continuity of quality programming from year to year. Ongoing professional development through Academy Training Institute and college courses funded by the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Education Enhancement Grant keeps staff up to date on current research and issues and expands their educational credentials. Child/staff ratios are kept low to facilitate a child-centered approach.

All centers share a common mission and are licensed by Maryland’s Office Child Care. Because of the uniqueness of each community we serve, different centers may maintain additional affiliations. In partnership with families, community and early childhood experts, Academy continues to grow and develop within the scope of our “Building Blocks for Life” philosophy.

Accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Approved by Maryland State Department of Education, non-public division Nursery - Kdg. (MSDE)

Accredited by Maryland State Department of Education, Infants - Kdg. (MSDE*)

Accredited by NAA (National AfterSchool Association). (Charles Drew, DuFief and Stone Mill Centers)

Licensed by Maryland State Dept of Education/ Office of Child Care Administration (OCC)