Skipwith Academy at Hanover

Skipwith Academy at Hanover offers Baby Steps: Infant Daycare, Toddler Explorers: Toddler Daycare, Preschool Explorers, Preschool Readiness Enrichment Program (PREP), Junior Kindergarten, Youth Zone – Before and After School Care, and Summer Camp. It also offers winter, spring, and summer camps, with facility hours from 7am to 6pm. The school includes one large swimming pool with a mushroom waterfall attraction, a smaller pool for little swimmers, spacious playing fields, a volleyball pit, four playgrounds for specific age groups, and a splash pad.

Programs

• Baby Steps: Infant Daycare — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Toddler Explorers: Toddler Daycare — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Preschool Explorers — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Preschool Readiness Enrichment Program (PREP) — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Junior Kindergarten — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Youth Zone – Before and After School Care — 6 weeks - 12 years
• Summer Camp — 6 weeks - 12 years

At a glance

• Ages: 0–12 years old
• General schedule: Winter, spring, and summer camps
• Facility hours: 7am - 6pm

About the provider

Skipwith Academy has been a leader in early childhood education in the Richmond area since 1996. Skipwith Academy at Hanover provides caring, quality daycare in Ashland, VA, and the Hanover County community trusts it to offer children a safe, nurturing environment in which they can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Meals / snacks are not included for children with food allergies. Meal / snack exclusions do not affect tuition costs. The Schools Serviced are subject to change based on number of students enrolled from each public school. Youth Zone also offers full-day programs on many school closure days.

What families say

“Each day you can expect to be greeted and welcomed into a loving and caring environment with a smile. The Director has initiated community outreach projects each month which instill values in our children which will benefit them for the rest of their lives.” — The Goodman Family

Last updated October 27, 2026.