Monarch Preschool College Park
Monarch Preschool, 9606 50th Ave, College Park, MD 20740
About
Monarch Preschool College Park is a project-based learning pre-kindergarten that uses the Children Study their World (CSW) curriculum. The program presents its curriculum in a hands-on, interactive, and dynamic manner and embeds the arts within important learning concepts. Spaces, curriculum, and teachers are described as active and engaged, with teachers helping children apply their learning to real-world issues.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Before care, school day, and after care options
Monarch Preschool College Park offers before care from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., a school day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and after care from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is a non-religious preschool program with no religious affiliation. The program is described as focusing on the whole child and on getting children ready for school and life beyond, and as a hub for community and collaboration. Monarch Preschool College Park was founded by The Children’s Guild, a nonprofit organization that is an affiliate of The Children’s Guild, whose founders included Dr. Leo Kanner, a world-renowned psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore who first identified childhood autism.
Strong partnerships with the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, Prince George’s County, and State of Maryland early education entities are described as providing robust opportunities for students to widen their horizons and engage in meaningful learning. Community collaborations in College Park include the College Park Aviation Museum, College Park Tennis Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park Arts Exchange, PGCPS Judy Center Early Learning Programs, Child Find, and Prince George’s County Memorial Library. Monarch Preschool College Park is committed to increasing participation in early education programs in College Park in collaboration with the state and Prince George’s County.
Parent comments describe the facility as clean and safe with friendly, knowledgeable staff, and describe staff as excellent, patient, and caring. Parents report feeling comforted by communication and help from staff, and describe their children as thriving, learning, and having fun at school. One parent notes that everyone has been sweet, kind, and patient with parents and kids, and another describes being very happy with the care and instruction their child is receiving.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Before care, school day, and after care options
Monarch Preschool College Park offers before care from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., a school day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and after care from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is a non-religious preschool program with no religious affiliation. The program is described as focusing on the whole child and on getting children ready for school and life beyond, and as a hub for community and collaboration. Monarch Preschool College Park was founded by The Children’s Guild, a nonprofit organization that is an affiliate of The Children’s Guild, whose founders included Dr. Leo Kanner, a world-renowned psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore who first identified childhood autism.
Strong partnerships with the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, Prince George’s County, and State of Maryland early education entities are described as providing robust opportunities for students to widen their horizons and engage in meaningful learning. Community collaborations in College Park include the College Park Aviation Museum, College Park Tennis Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park Arts Exchange, PGCPS Judy Center Early Learning Programs, Child Find, and Prince George’s County Memorial Library. Monarch Preschool College Park is committed to increasing participation in early education programs in College Park in collaboration with the state and Prince George’s County.
Parent comments describe the facility as clean and safe with friendly, knowledgeable staff, and describe staff as excellent, patient, and caring. Parents report feeling comforted by communication and help from staff, and describe their children as thriving, learning, and having fun at school. One parent notes that everyone has been sweet, kind, and patient with parents and kids, and another describes being very happy with the care and instruction their child is receiving.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
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