MCCA Garrett Park
Garrett Park Elementary Annex, 4806 Oxford Street, Garrett Park, MD 20896
About
MCCA Garrett Park offers hands-on exploration and curiosity-driven activities that include singing, storytime, sensory play, games, arts, outdoor exploration, and themed activities. Children take part in swimming at local pools, field trips to parks and other kid-friendly destinations, group games and sports, arts and crafts, and hands-on discovery projects. The program also includes homework time and chances to play games, create art, and explore new and interesting materials.
• Ages: 2–12 years old
Montgomery Child Care Association, Inc. (MCCA), which operates MCCA Garrett Park, is a nonprofit child care provider that focuses on child care and play-based education for children in Montgomery County, professional training for child care providers, advocacy for affordable quality child care for families of all income levels, and better training, pay and benefits for child care professionals. MCCA teachers and aides at the program meet or exceed all professional requirements established by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Office of Child Care and participate in the MSDE Child Care Credentialing program. The preschool program follows the Creative Curriculum® aligned with MSDE standards, and the programs emphasize active hands-on exploration of the world as the main way children learn. The approach to school readiness at MCCA Garrett Park is described as helping children acquire skills needed to be successful throughout their school careers. MCCA’s programs are licensed and accredited child care programs and are open to all, admitting children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
MCCA started its work in 1968 as a Community Action Project of the War on Poverty and is the oldest nonprofit licensed child care provider in Montgomery County. MCCA has been recognized by the Maryland State Legislature for its commitment to Montgomery County child care for more than 50 years and was selected as a 2018 nonprofit finalist for a MOXIE Award for boldness and innovation. MCCA provides high-quality child care and early education and STEM programs in diverse communities where children of all income levels and ethnic groups play and learn together, and it strives to meet the unique and diverse child care needs for every child in its programs. Summer Adventures at MCCA offers themed weekly activities with all-inclusive weekly rates, and the Richard Krampf Summer Adventures Scholarship Fund was established to help provide children a safe and stimulating place to spend their weeks when school is out.
Center Director Alena Tobolkova states, “I want for children to have a lot of fun and at the same time feel safe in the environment at their program. I am passionate about working for MCCA because its mission is to provide care for all children and to provide high quality care foe families. MCCA also provides opportunities for staff training and a better work standard.”
Last updated January 23, 2026.
• Ages: 2–12 years old
Montgomery Child Care Association, Inc. (MCCA), which operates MCCA Garrett Park, is a nonprofit child care provider that focuses on child care and play-based education for children in Montgomery County, professional training for child care providers, advocacy for affordable quality child care for families of all income levels, and better training, pay and benefits for child care professionals. MCCA teachers and aides at the program meet or exceed all professional requirements established by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Office of Child Care and participate in the MSDE Child Care Credentialing program. The preschool program follows the Creative Curriculum® aligned with MSDE standards, and the programs emphasize active hands-on exploration of the world as the main way children learn. The approach to school readiness at MCCA Garrett Park is described as helping children acquire skills needed to be successful throughout their school careers. MCCA’s programs are licensed and accredited child care programs and are open to all, admitting children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
MCCA started its work in 1968 as a Community Action Project of the War on Poverty and is the oldest nonprofit licensed child care provider in Montgomery County. MCCA has been recognized by the Maryland State Legislature for its commitment to Montgomery County child care for more than 50 years and was selected as a 2018 nonprofit finalist for a MOXIE Award for boldness and innovation. MCCA provides high-quality child care and early education and STEM programs in diverse communities where children of all income levels and ethnic groups play and learn together, and it strives to meet the unique and diverse child care needs for every child in its programs. Summer Adventures at MCCA offers themed weekly activities with all-inclusive weekly rates, and the Richard Krampf Summer Adventures Scholarship Fund was established to help provide children a safe and stimulating place to spend their weeks when school is out.
Center Director Alena Tobolkova states, “I want for children to have a lot of fun and at the same time feel safe in the environment at their program. I am passionate about working for MCCA because its mission is to provide care for all children and to provide high quality care foe families. MCCA also provides opportunities for staff training and a better work standard.”
Last updated January 23, 2026.
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