Preschools & Day Care in Herndon, VA

Preschools and day care centers in Herndon number 43 on this page, and every one of them sits in Fairfax County. Many of the larger schools line the Dulles corridor, on Dulles Corner Boulevard, Dulles Technology Drive and Dulles Town Boulevard, and they draw families from Herndon, Reston, Oak Hill, McNair and Hattontown. Oak Hill Preschool is based in Oak Hill, the one smaller town whose business shares this page, and it runs part-time and full-time programs for children ages 2 to 5.

Montessori is the most visible teaching style in town. Little Oaks Montessori Academy at 13525 Dulles Technology Drive runs Montessori classrooms for infants, toddlers, primary and kindergarten. Herndon Montessori School sits off the 267 Dulles Toll Road, across from the Arrowbrooke Center, and enrolls children from one month through kindergarten year round. Montessori Peace School adds yoga, Music Together and peace education for children 18 months to 6 years. Illuminate Montessori at Reston, off Route 7 across from Georgetown Pike, pairs Montessori guides with Spanish immersion in its toddler and Children's House rooms. Montessori Children's Center runs a Herndon site as part of a family owned group with centers in Ashburn and Centreville, and Vision Montessori of Herndon and Montessori Country School add two more.

Other approaches are easy to find. Rising Stars Day School is Reggio Emilia inspired and puts children outdoors for real stretches of the day. Logos Academy is a Christian preschool with a dual language program taught in Spanish and English, and Grandma's Daycare and Preschool blends Montessori, Reggio and STEM with its own Spanish immersion program. Curie Preschool teaches with its own STEAM++ curriculum from 18 months through Kindergarten. Both Happy Hearts Children's Center locations, one in McNair Farms and one in Herndon, use the STREAMin3 approach to science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math, and Rising Stars Learning Center Herndon, on Dulles Corner Boulevard, teaches with Streamin3 as well.

National and regional names fill out the larger end of the market. Franklin Farm Campus KinderCare on Franklin Farm Road, McLearen Square KinderCare on Centreville Road, Herndon KinderCare on Locust St and Herndon Parkway KinderCare on Herndon Pkwy all take children from 6 weeks to 12 years, and Herndon Parkway KinderCare is accredited by NAEYC. Chesterbrook Academy Preschool of Herndon sits on Spring Street near Fairfax County Parkway, and The Gardner School of Herndon is at West Ox Road and Centerville Road. The Goddard School of Herndon, McNair and West Reston is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Most of these centers keep weekday hours that start around 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning and end at 6:00 or 6:30 in the evening.

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Best preschools and day care centers in Herndon

Logos Academy

5.0(49 reviews on Google)

2999 Centreville Rd, Herndon

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Spanish immersion
(202) 669-4319

Curie Preschool

5.0(40 reviews on Google)

13505 Dulles Technology Dr STE 1, Herndon

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(703) 303-1370

Oak Hill Preschool

5.0(22 reviews on Google)

3301 Hidden Meadow Dr, Herndon (based in Oak Hill)

  • Preschool program
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
  • Summer camp
(571) 524-8177

Floris UMC Preschool

4.0(1 review on Google)

13600 Frying Pan Rd, Herndon

  • Preschool program
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
  • Enrichment programs
(703) 793-0749

Review histories are deepest at the big centers. The Goddard School of Herndon, McNair and West Reston is rated 4.8 from 168 reviews. Happy Hearts Children's Center in Herndon is rated 4.6 from 68 reviews, and its McNair Farms location is rated 5.0 from 63. Rising Stars Day School holds 4.9 from 60 and Logos Academy holds 5.0 from 49.

Smaller care runs alongside the centers. Home daycares such as Monica Villa's Home Daycare, Ilyas' Little House Daycare, Anupama Family Daycare LLC, Whitehurst Family Daycare, Olga's Family Daycare and Madhus Home Daycare serve neighborhood families, and Anupama Family Daycare LLC and Frances's Friendly Childcare provide meals. Church programs add more choices, among them St Timothy's Pre-School, Herndon United Methodist Church Preschool, Good Shepherd Lutheran School (Preschool) and Floris UMC Preschool. Katydid Farm Preschool at Frying Pan Farm Park offers preschool, pre-K, enrichment and summer camp.

Herndon shares its edges with Reston, Sterling, Great Falls, Chantilly and Oakton, and each of those towns has its own page. Families cross those lines for care. Curie Preschool serves Herndon, Reston, Sterling and Great Falls, and the Happy Hearts Children's Center at McNair Farms serves Herndon, Reston, Chantilly, South Riding, Aldie and Ashburn.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Herndon

Which Herndon preschools follow the Montessori method?

Little Oaks Montessori Academy, Herndon Montessori School and Montessori Peace School all run Montessori classrooms in Herndon. Montessori Children's Center, Illuminate Montessori at Reston and Vision Montessori of Herndon also teach with the method. Ages differ, so check the age range for the room you need.

Who offers Spanish immersion in Herndon?

Logos Academy teaches in Spanish and English through a dual language program. Grandma's Daycare and Preschool has a Spanish immersion program alongside its Montessori, Reggio and STEM work. Illuminate Montessori at Reston offers Spanish immersion in its Toddler and Children's House rooms.

Which Herndon centers accept child care subsidies?

Happy Hearts Children's Center in Herndon and its McNair Farms location both accept child care subsidies. So do Rising Stars Day School and Curie Preschool. The KinderCare centers on Franklin Farm Road, Centreville Road, Locust St and Herndon Pkwy accept them too.

Where can I find early drop-off or late pickup in Herndon?

Franklin Farm Campus KinderCare and McLearen Square KinderCare are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Goddard School of Herndon, McNair and West Reston opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. Little Oaks Montessori Academy also opens at 7:00 a.m.

Which nearby towns have their own page?

Reston, Sterling, Great Falls, Chantilly and Oakton each have a page of their own. Several Herndon centers serve families from those towns, including Curie Preschool and Happy Hearts Children's Center at McNair Farms.

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