KidsCo Inc. Camps & Before/After School Programs
Flower Hill Elementary School, 18425 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
About
KidsCo Inc. Camps & Before/After School Programs offers year round Early Learning Centers for children. The program includes options that run in six-week sessions for children who are 5 years old, as well as year round Early Learning Centers for children from infancy through 5 years old.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: Year round Early Learning Centers, including six-week sessions for 5-year-olds; main office open Monday–Friday 9:00am–2:30pm and phone lines open Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:30pm
KidsCo Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and began as one summer camp program. It grew from one before and after school program in 2000 to operating 19 elementary school before and after school programs in Montgomery County. In 2006, its sister company KidsCo Jr. was created to bring KidsCo’s standards into the infant, toddler, and preschool child care market. Summer camp programs expanded to six day camps and two travel camps that operated in the summer of 2014 across the county.
Jay Gerson started KidsCo and remains active in the day-to-day happenings of all KidsCo programs. The program describes its staff as highly qualified, and staff members receive specialized training.
The KidsCo, Inc. mission is to provide a safe and comfortable place where children are allowed to explore their creativity and make choices, and to build relationships among children, parents, and KidsCo team members with a sense of family and community. The mission states that the primary goal is to create a program that fits the needs and desires of the children who participate in the KidsCo program. KidsCo describes itself as “the Kids’ Company.”
KidsCo reports that it currently makes a difference in over 1000 families’ lives each year and operates 19 elementary school before and after school programs in Montgomery County. Several KidsCo centers are described as Maryland Accredited, including Brown Station ES, Capt. James Daly ES, Damascus ES, Fallsmead ES, Flower Hill ES, Little Bennett ES, Pine Crest ES, Sequoyah ES, Strawberry Knoll ES, and Waters Landing ES.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: Year round Early Learning Centers, including six-week sessions for 5-year-olds; main office open Monday–Friday 9:00am–2:30pm and phone lines open Monday–Friday 9:00am–4:30pm
KidsCo Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and began as one summer camp program. It grew from one before and after school program in 2000 to operating 19 elementary school before and after school programs in Montgomery County. In 2006, its sister company KidsCo Jr. was created to bring KidsCo’s standards into the infant, toddler, and preschool child care market. Summer camp programs expanded to six day camps and two travel camps that operated in the summer of 2014 across the county.
Jay Gerson started KidsCo and remains active in the day-to-day happenings of all KidsCo programs. The program describes its staff as highly qualified, and staff members receive specialized training.
The KidsCo, Inc. mission is to provide a safe and comfortable place where children are allowed to explore their creativity and make choices, and to build relationships among children, parents, and KidsCo team members with a sense of family and community. The mission states that the primary goal is to create a program that fits the needs and desires of the children who participate in the KidsCo program. KidsCo describes itself as “the Kids’ Company.”
KidsCo reports that it currently makes a difference in over 1000 families’ lives each year and operates 19 elementary school before and after school programs in Montgomery County. Several KidsCo centers are described as Maryland Accredited, including Brown Station ES, Capt. James Daly ES, Damascus ES, Fallsmead ES, Flower Hill ES, Little Bennett ES, Pine Crest ES, Sequoyah ES, Strawberry Knoll ES, and Waters Landing ES.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
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