Grannie Annie's Child Care & Learning Center
Grannie Annie's Child Care & Learning Center, 2 Carvel Ct, Pasadena, MD 21122
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Grannie Annie's Child Care & Learning Center offers activities such as swimming, bowling, jazzercise, movies, Amazing Athletes, cooking, park time, arts & crafts, board games, manipulatives, water exploration, sprinkler play, soccer through Soccer Shots, roller skating, yoga, and swimming at the aquatic center. Children also go on trips to the movies and participate in seasonal activities and arts & crafts for inside play time.
• Ages: 0–11 years old
• Schedule: Child care Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm
• Schedule: Summer Camp for school-agers is a full-day, full-summer program
Grannie Annie’s Child Care & Learning Center has been providing what it describes as “cozy care and quality education” for families in Pasadena, MD since 2003. The program states that it uses the MSDE approved curriculum Investigators Club, which exposes children to language, math, science, social studies, and the arts, and that eight units in this curriculum are covered during the school year. The center describes a class size of only three children in the Bee's Room for infants and toddlers, written daily notes between parents and teachers, regular observations of children to track progress toward milestones, a focus on social and emotional skills and group interaction in the Caterpillar Room, assistance with self-help skills such as potty training and dressing, and sensory, fine-motor, gross-motor, pre-reading, pre-writing, and pre-math activities.
The program reports that all teachers hold their Maryland Child Care Credential, with most at level 4 or higher, and that it exceeds MSDE Office of Child Care requirements for teachers. It states that teachers take many continuing education opportunities, are knowledgeable in child development, and that some have been with the center for more than nine years. The owners, Ann Golueke (“Grannie Annie”) and Ruthi Claytor, each have more than 22 years of experience caring for children of all ages.
Grannie Annie’s describes a large, roomy playground with tall trees that provide much shade, where children have several opportunities throughout the day to play outside. The center reports that picnic tables are used for snacks or lunch outside on spring and fall days, that children have water exploration and sprinkler play in the summer, and that they play outside in the snow in winter with hats and boots. The program also notes a large, shady playground for outdoor play after school.
The program states that children’s learning continues through the summer with a camp theme that changes each summer, and that the Summer Camp for school-agers is a full-day, full-summer program with a different theme each year. Local field trips during summer camp include swimming, bowling, jazzercise, movies, Amazing Athletes, cooking, and the park, along with a big field trip every other week that relates to the theme. Examples of big field trips include the Wolfgang Candy Factory in York, PA during an “Around the World” theme and the Air & Space Museum in Chantilly, VA during an “Up, Up and Away” theme.
Grannie Annie’s reports that it provides transportation to and from public half-day PreK programs at Riviera Beach, Sunset, and Solley Elementary Schools, as well as before and after school care for these schools with transportation. After school, the program includes snack and play time before homework, seasonal activities and arts & crafts, and outdoor play on a large, shady playground. The center also lists extra-curricular opportunities such as Soccer Shots.
According to the program, one parent described Grannie Annie’s as “a daycare center with a homecare feel.” Parent testimonials mention staff who are described as loving and helpful, a curriculum described as age appropriate, and an environment described with words such as “family, friendly, academic, structured, dedicated, and safe.” Parents also report that their children enjoy attending, that the staff are viewed as friends and family, that children leave summer camp with lasting friendships, and that the center has provided what one parent calls “a solid core fundamental academic foundation,” along with confidence and leadership in their children. Multiple parents state that they would recommend Grannie Annie’s to others and express satisfaction with the quality of care and the staff’s interactions with their children.
Last updated January 22, 2026.
• Ages: 0–11 years old
• Schedule: Child care Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm
• Schedule: Summer Camp for school-agers is a full-day, full-summer program
Grannie Annie’s Child Care & Learning Center has been providing what it describes as “cozy care and quality education” for families in Pasadena, MD since 2003. The program states that it uses the MSDE approved curriculum Investigators Club, which exposes children to language, math, science, social studies, and the arts, and that eight units in this curriculum are covered during the school year. The center describes a class size of only three children in the Bee's Room for infants and toddlers, written daily notes between parents and teachers, regular observations of children to track progress toward milestones, a focus on social and emotional skills and group interaction in the Caterpillar Room, assistance with self-help skills such as potty training and dressing, and sensory, fine-motor, gross-motor, pre-reading, pre-writing, and pre-math activities.
The program reports that all teachers hold their Maryland Child Care Credential, with most at level 4 or higher, and that it exceeds MSDE Office of Child Care requirements for teachers. It states that teachers take many continuing education opportunities, are knowledgeable in child development, and that some have been with the center for more than nine years. The owners, Ann Golueke (“Grannie Annie”) and Ruthi Claytor, each have more than 22 years of experience caring for children of all ages.
Grannie Annie’s describes a large, roomy playground with tall trees that provide much shade, where children have several opportunities throughout the day to play outside. The center reports that picnic tables are used for snacks or lunch outside on spring and fall days, that children have water exploration and sprinkler play in the summer, and that they play outside in the snow in winter with hats and boots. The program also notes a large, shady playground for outdoor play after school.
The program states that children’s learning continues through the summer with a camp theme that changes each summer, and that the Summer Camp for school-agers is a full-day, full-summer program with a different theme each year. Local field trips during summer camp include swimming, bowling, jazzercise, movies, Amazing Athletes, cooking, and the park, along with a big field trip every other week that relates to the theme. Examples of big field trips include the Wolfgang Candy Factory in York, PA during an “Around the World” theme and the Air & Space Museum in Chantilly, VA during an “Up, Up and Away” theme.
Grannie Annie’s reports that it provides transportation to and from public half-day PreK programs at Riviera Beach, Sunset, and Solley Elementary Schools, as well as before and after school care for these schools with transportation. After school, the program includes snack and play time before homework, seasonal activities and arts & crafts, and outdoor play on a large, shady playground. The center also lists extra-curricular opportunities such as Soccer Shots.
According to the program, one parent described Grannie Annie’s as “a daycare center with a homecare feel.” Parent testimonials mention staff who are described as loving and helpful, a curriculum described as age appropriate, and an environment described with words such as “family, friendly, academic, structured, dedicated, and safe.” Parents also report that their children enjoy attending, that the staff are viewed as friends and family, that children leave summer camp with lasting friendships, and that the center has provided what one parent calls “a solid core fundamental academic foundation,” along with confidence and leadership in their children. Multiple parents state that they would recommend Grannie Annie’s to others and express satisfaction with the quality of care and the staff’s interactions with their children.
Last updated January 22, 2026.
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