Preschools & Day Care in Colonial Heights, VA

One large school with Montessori classrooms anchors the child care trade in Colonial Heights, which has 6 preschools and day care centers in Chesterfield County. The range runs from a large school with Montessori classrooms and STEAM enrichment to a church preschool and several plain day care centers. A family choosing among preschools and day care centers in Colonial Heights will find the program detail concentrated in a few businesses and the ratings spread widely, so the reviews matter here.

Skipwith Academy at Colonial Heights has served the greater Richmond region since 1996 and offers care from infancy through school age. It is rated 4.3 from 41 reviews. Programs step up by age: Baby Steps for infants, Toddler Explorers, Preschool Explorers, a Preschool Readiness Enrichment Program for ages 3 to 4, Junior Kindergarten for ages 4 to 5, and Montessori classrooms for ages 2 to 5. Babies enjoy American Sign Language and baby yoga. Meals, summer camp, enrichment and early drop-off or late pickup are all part of the offering.

Wesley United Methodist Church runs child care options for the community, including a nursery, a preschool and a daycare, and it is rated 4.1 from 9 reviews. The preschool follows a developmentally appropriate curriculum, holds an art show of student work, takes one field trip off premises each spring, and celebrates its four-year-olds with a promotion evening in May.

Best preschools and day care centers in Colonial Heights

Discovery World Child Care Center is rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, 10 of them five stars and one four stars, and its entrance and parking are wheelchair accessible. Shaping Up Our Future Child Academy calls itself a daycare and child development academy with a large indoor playground and a curriculum aimed at getting children ready for kindergarten. It is rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, and appointments are required.

Grow N' Know Academy is rated 3.4 from 5 reviews: 2 at five stars, one at four, one at two and one at one star. The Stand School has one review, a single star. Skipwith Academy names Richmond as part of the region it serves. Wesley United Methodist Church, Discovery World Child Care Center and Shaping Up Our Future Child Academy all sit in the city itself, so a family that wants a short drive has several different settings to look at: a church program, a day care center and a child development academy. Pages for South Chesterfield, Petersburg, Fort Lee, Hopewell and Chester cover the surrounding communities.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Colonial Heights

Is there a Montessori program in Colonial Heights?

Skipwith Academy at Colonial Heights has Montessori classrooms for ages 2 to 5. It also runs a Junior Kindergarten for ages 4 to 5 and a Preschool Readiness Enrichment Program for ages 3 to 4.

Who cares for infants in Colonial Heights?

Skipwith Academy at Colonial Heights has a Baby Steps program for infants, with American Sign Language and baby yoga, followed by Toddler Explorers. Wesley United Methodist Church also runs a nursery alongside its preschool and daycare.

Is there a church preschool in Colonial Heights?

Wesley United Methodist Church runs a preschool with a developmentally appropriate curriculum, an art show, a spring field trip and a promotion evening in May for its four-year-olds. It is rated 4.1 from 9 reviews.

Who offers summer camp or enrichment here?

Skipwith Academy at Colonial Heights offers summer camp and enrichment programs, including STEAM activities. Shaping Up Our Future Child Academy has a large indoor playground and a curriculum aimed at kindergarten readiness.

Which nearby towns have their own page?

South Chesterfield, Petersburg, Fort Lee, Hopewell and Chester each have a page. All of the Colonial Heights programs sit in Chesterfield County.

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