Preschools & Day Care in Mechanicsville, VA

Church-based programs set the tone in Mechanicsville, where 17 preschools and day care centers in Virginia sit in Hanover County. Several sit in church buildings or are run as a ministry, from Shady Grove Road to Pole Green Road, and they share the page with franchise schools, a large independent center and a Richmond-area group that serves the town.

The biggest operation here by headcount is Bundle of Joy Child Development Center, which combines daycare and preschool for roughly 600 children with about 125 staff members. Classrooms run from infant and toddler care through preschool, pre-kindergarten, private kindergarten and a Montessori elementary option, and its curriculum draws on both Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches. It is rated 3.8 from 62 reviews.

The Goddard School of Mechanicsville at 7503 Old Hickory Drive is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and runs infant through kindergarten classrooms, with after school transportation and summer programs. It is rated 4.8 from 71 reviews. The Learning Connection Child Development Center sits on Pole Green Road, less than a mile from I-295, and is owned and operated by Phillip and Laura French rather than a chain, rated 4.7 from 43 reviews. LeafSpring School at Hanover on Atlee Road uses a PLAYWORKS curriculum in its younger classrooms, rated 4.5 from 16 reviews.

Skipwith Academy is the Richmond-area group with two Mechanicsville centers, part of an early education group active in the Richmond area since 1996. Skipwith Academy Learning Center at Rutland is rated 4.3 from 12 reviews, and Skipwith Academy at Pebble Creek is rated 3.4 from 20 reviews. Both step up from Baby Steps for infants through Toddler Explorers and Preschool Explorers to Junior Kindergarten, and both have Montessori classrooms. Henrico, Ashland, Richmond, Sandston and Glen Allen have their own pages for families who commute that way.

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Faith-based programs are the second large group. Kitty's Kids at Shady Grove is a non-profit, Christian-based preschool and school-age program housed in the gym wing of Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Road. It runs up to 8 preschool classes and 3 school-age classes, serves an average of 125 children from age 3 through fifth grade, and is rated 5.0 from 5 reviews. The Day School at New Highland Baptist Church is a licensed half-day preschool begun in 2006 as a non-profit ministry, with classes of 8 to 12 children, rated 5.0 from 1 review. Advent Christian Child Care is a non-profit center for ages 2 to 12, licensed by the State of Virginia, rated 4.3 from 11 reviews.

Friendly Care Day School is a Christian preschool and school-age program, rated 3.9 from 7 reviews, five of them five stars and two one star. Cool Spring Baptist Church runs a child care center and recreation center, rated 5.0 from 25 reviews. The Nest Schools Mechanicsville is a day care center that also carries summer camp and Waldorf kindergarten categories, with visits by appointment, rated 4.3 from 72 reviews.

Several day care centers here carry only a handful of reviews or mixed ones. Tuckaway Child Development is rated 2.7 from 12 reviews, with 5 five-star reviews and 7 one-star reviews. Toddler University is rated 3.4 from 19 reviews, Just Like Home Child Care is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, and Angel Group Home and Daycare is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews. Reading the count alongside the rating matters on all of these.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Mechanicsville

Which Mechanicsville preschools run out of a church?

Kitty's Kids at Shady Grove is housed in the gym wing of Shady Grove United Methodist Church. The Day School at New Highland Baptist Church is a ministry of that church, and Advent Christian Child Care and Friendly Care Day School are Christian-based as well.

Is there Montessori care in Mechanicsville?

Yes. Skipwith Academy Learning Center at Rutland and Skipwith Academy at Pebble Creek both have Montessori classrooms, and Bundle of Joy Child Development Center offers a Montessori elementary option. Bundle of Joy also draws on Reggio Emilia.

Who is independently owned rather than part of a chain here?

The Learning Connection Child Development Center on Pole Green Road is owned and operated by Phillip and Laura French rather than a franchise. The Goddard School is a franchise brand, and the Skipwith Academy centers belong to a Richmond-area group.

Which centers take infants in Mechanicsville?

The Goddard School of Mechanicsville, The Learning Connection, LeafSpring School at Hanover and both Skipwith Academy centers all run infant classrooms. Bundle of Joy Child Development Center also covers infant and toddler care, and the Day School at New Highland Baptist Church lists infants and toddlers too.

Where can a school-age child go before and after school?

Kitty's Kids at Shady Grove runs 3 school-age classes for children through fifth grade. Advent Christian Child Care serves ages 2 to 12, and The Goddard School of Mechanicsville offers before and after school programs with after school transportation.

Which nearby towns have their own preschool page?

Henrico, Ashland, Richmond, Sandston and Glen Allen each have their own page. Skipwith Academy describes itself as part of a group serving the Richmond area, so its Mechanicsville centers connect to that wider region.

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