Greenbelt Children's Center

Greenbelt Children's Center offers preschool, pre-kindergarten, and a summer program. The preschool and pre-kindergarten programs use a play-based educational philosophy and experiential learning approach. The summer program is for children ages 2.5 to 8 years old and is designed to build and nurture creativity.

Programs

• Preschool — Cultivating the curiosity, exploration and observation skills of young children.
• Pre-Kindergarten — Fun and engaging lessons for pre-kindergarteners.
• Summer Program — 2.5-8 years old · Designed to build and nurture creativity in children.

At a glance

• Ages: 2–8 years old
• General schedule: The center offers preschool, pre-kindergarten, and a summer program. The programs are developed following a play-based educational philosophy and experiential learning approach.

About the provider

The center opened in 1976 and was acquired as Greenbelt Children's Center in 1990. The director is Flora Gee. Its mission is to provide high quality culturally appropriate and diverse early childhood education and care through play-based developmentally appropriate practices that enrich children's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development. The center has earned four Maryland Excels Achievement Badges, is accredited by NAEYC since 1999 and re-accredited through 2028, received the Judith P. Hoyer Award in 2012, a Small Business of the Year Award in 2005, and the Child Care Challenge Award in the late 1990s, and has a Level 5 rating with the Maryland State Department of Education. It also encourages collaboration between parents and teachers, and Maryland Child Care Scholarship Vouchers are accepted.

Last updated October 30, 2026.