Preschools & Day Care in Gloucester, VA

Gloucester's preschools and day care centers draw heavily from church campuses. Little Lights Childcare Center sits on the LightHouse Church campus and serves the Hayes area and the Middle Peninsula. StartingPoint Academy is a ministry of BridgePoint Church on Harcum Rd. That faith-based pattern shapes much of the care on this page, which covers 7 businesses across three counties.

Four of the 7 are in Gloucester County. The rest sit across the water in Northumberland and Lancaster counties, in Kilmarnock and Irvington. Kilmarnock has two of them, YMCA Wiley Child Development Center and Little Spats Preschool, and Irvington has Chesapeake Academy. Families on the Northern Neck side of the Rappahannock will find that the page spans both shores.

Little Lights Childcare Center takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years, offers before and after school care for elementary ages, and holds a 5.0 from 14 reviews. StartingPoint Academy offers year-round care for children from 8 weeks to 12 years and carries 3.8 from 12 reviews. Its older group can join a Junior Kindergarten preschool program at age four.

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YMCA Wiley Child Development Center in Kilmarnock runs a preschool program for 3 and 4 year olds as part of the YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas, with learning centers, weekly themes, circle time, cooking and science projects, and music and movement. It has 4.7 from 3 reviews. Little Spats Preschool meets at Kilmarnock United Methodist Church and follows the Lancaster County Public School calendar for closures. It is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews.

Chesapeake Academy in Irvington is a school that also organizes summer camp, rated 5.0 from 5 reviews. Grand Kids Child Care Center in Gloucester has 2.8 from 5 reviews, with two at five stars, two at one star and one at two stars. Heart To Heart Day Care has a single five star review and a wheelchair accessible parking area, and it has no posted hours. Grand Kids Child Care Center also has posted hours and a wheelchair accessible entrance. For anyone weighing these two against the church-based programs, a phone call to ask about ages and openings is the sensible first step, particularly for families new to the Middle Peninsula. Neighboring pages cover Williamsburg, West Point, Yorktown, Poquoson and Newport News.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Gloucester

Which Gloucester child care centers are faith-based?

Little Lights Childcare Center is a Christ-centered program on the LightHouse Church campus. StartingPoint Academy is a Christian program run as a ministry of BridgePoint Church. Little Spats Preschool meets at Kilmarnock United Methodist Church but is not a direct ministry of the church.

Who takes babies in the Gloucester area?

Little Lights Childcare Center enrolls from 6 weeks, and StartingPoint Academy enrolls from 8 weeks. Both also run preschool and pre-K groups, so a child can stay in one place as they grow.

Is there child care across the river in Kilmarnock or Irvington?

Yes. YMCA Wiley Child Development Center and Little Spats Preschool are in Kilmarnock, and Chesapeake Academy is in Irvington. They sit in Northumberland and Lancaster counties, so they suit families on the Northern Neck side.

Who offers summer camp near Gloucester?

Little Lights Childcare Center runs a summer camp, and Chesapeake Academy in Irvington is listed as a summer camp organizer. Call Chesapeake Academy for dates, since no hours are posted.

What nearby towns have their own pages?

Williamsburg, West Point, Yorktown, Poquoson and Newport News each have a page for families who want to look further afield.

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