Preschools & Day Care in Chesterfield, VA

The preschools and day care centers in Chesterfield on this page are all in Chesterfield County, and there are 13 of them. The range is wide. National brands with age-graded classrooms sit beside a home-based preschool, a Montessori program that opened in 2024, a church-housed preschool and an after school taekwondo center. Parents here are choosing between very different kinds of care, and the hours are often the first thing that separates them.

Three of the larger centers run long weekday hours. The Goddard School of Chesterfield is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, and The Learning Experience - Chesterfield and Dogwood KinderCare are both open 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. The Goddard School on Krause Road cares for infants and toddlers through pre-K and kindergarten, follows its Wonder of Learning curriculum and is accredited by Cognia. It is rated 4.9 from 67 reviews. The Learning Experience takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years and follows its L.E.A.P. curriculum, with a 4.8 rating from 23 reviews. Dogwood KinderCare, at 15101 Dogwood Villas Dr., moves children from infant and toddler rooms through Discovery Preschool, prekindergarten and transitional kindergarten, and holds 4.4 from 29 reviews.

The smaller programs have a different feel. Kingdom Kids Care is an in-home preschool built on Christian values, owned by Deloshier Greene, who has taught in public schools for 14 years and holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's in Educational Leadership. It is rated 4.5 from 23 reviews. DJ Shining Stars Daycare LLC Daycare operates as DJ Shining Stars Preschool, a home-based, play-based program with about 20 years of experience behind it, rated 4.3 from 6 reviews. Cedar Woods Montessori was founded in 2024 and offers a Montessori Primary Program for ages 3 to 6, with a half-day schedule and a full-day schedule from 8am to 3pm, before care from 7:30am and after care until 5:30pm. Its 5.0 rating comes from 8 reviews, so it is a young record.

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Dogwood KinderCare

4.4(29 reviews on Google)

15101 Dogwood Villas Dr, Chesterfield

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(804) 739-8673

Cedar Woods Montessori

5.0(8 reviews on Google)

10700 Winterpock Rd, Chesterfield

  • Preschool program
  • Accepts child care subsidies
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(804) 464-3928

Families with school-age children have options too. Centralia Child Development Center cares for children from 1 month to 12 years 11 months, with a before and after school program, homework time, and full-day care on days out of school, both scheduled and emergency. It is rated 2.8 from 32 reviews. Dynamic Taekwondo & After School of Chesterfield pairs before and after school care with daily taekwondo taught by an instructor with over 20 years of experience, and it runs a summer camp. It has 127 Google reviews at 4.6, the largest review count of any business on this page.

Several businesses here are known mainly by their ratings and basic details. Cozy Corner Academy is a day care center where drop-off playtime and pickup at your leisure are part of the offer, and appointments are required. All 35 of its Google reviews are five stars. Good News Christian Academy is rated 4.6 from 16 reviews, with 13 of them five stars. Woodlake United Methodist Preschool is housed with a Methodist church and is rated 4.4 from 7 reviews. Faith Of Life Daycare Center is rated 3.4 from 10 reviews, with four five-star ratings and three one-star ratings. Bright hope childcare is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews. For these, a phone call about ages and schedule is the practical next step.

Chesterfield shares its edges with several other pages. Midlothian, North Chesterfield, Chester and South Chesterfield each have their own page, and Richmond sits next door with a much larger set of centers. Families who live near a boundary often widen the search to those pages to compare hours and age ranges.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Chesterfield

Which Chesterfield centers open early and close late?

The Learning Experience - Chesterfield and Dogwood KinderCare are open 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday. The Goddard School of Chesterfield runs 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Cedar Woods Montessori offers before care from 7:30am and after care until 5:30pm.

Who takes infants in Chesterfield?

The Goddard School of Chesterfield cares for infants and toddlers, as does The Learning Experience, which enrolls from 6 weeks. Dogwood KinderCare also starts at 6 weeks. Centralia Child Development Center takes children from 1 month.

Is there a Montessori option in Chesterfield?

Cedar Woods Montessori, founded in 2024 in Chesterfield County, offers a Montessori Primary Program for ages 3 to 6. Classrooms are mixed-age and use hands-on materials such as beads and number rods for math. It is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews.

Where can I find a home-based preschool in Chesterfield?

Kingdom Kids Care is an in-home preschool with a Christian focus, rated 4.5 from 23 reviews. DJ Shining Stars Daycare LLC Daycare is a home-based, play-based program, rated 4.3 from 6 reviews.

Who offers care for school-age children in Chesterfield?

Dynamic Taekwondo & After School of Chesterfield runs before and after school care with daily taekwondo. Centralia Child Development Center serves children up to 12 years 11 months with homework time and full-day care on days out of school.

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