Preschools & Day Care in Orange, VA

Orange reaches across a county line, and the preschools and day care centers in Virginia on this page serve families in Orange County and in Madison. This page covers 5 businesses: 4 in Orange County and 1 in Madison County. The businesses work in Orange County and in Madison, so a family on either side of the line has options.

Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center at Spicers Mill is a family-owned, faith-based preschool and child care center for children from 6 weeks to 12 years. Infant and toddler care covers 6 weeks to 2 years, preschool covers ages 2 to 5, and school-age care and a summer camp serve older children. Small class groups give each child attention, and children explore music, movement and painting. Google rates it 4.9 from 21 reviews.

Madison Learning Center is the Madison County business. It is a nonprofit early childhood care and education center in Madison, licensed by the Virginia Department of Education and open since August 2014. It serves children from six weeks to five years old, with classrooms for infants, toddlers, twos, threes, preschool and pre-K, and before and after care for children up to age twelve. Meals follow USDA CACFP guidelines. It accepts child care subsidies. Google rates it 4.4 from 5 reviews.

Best preschools and day care centers in Orange

Orange County Head Start is a Head Start center in Orange that works under Orange County Public Schools. The division offers preschool programs at select schools. The center has posted hours and wheelchair accessible parking and entrance. It is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews. Orange County Public Schools runs elementary schools from PreK through grade 5, and the division offers its preschool programs at select schools.

Two smaller day care businesses, Kristins Childcare and Sharon's Child Care, are in Orange, both with posted hours and wheelchair accessible parking. Each is rated 5.0 from one Google review. Both are in Orange itself, so they suit families who live in town. Bright Side at Spicers Mill and Madison Learning Center in Madison are the larger programs on this page.

Head Start is a federal program, and families who qualify by income or other criteria can attend at no cost. Orange also sits near the pages for Culpeper, Louisa, Charlottesville, Palmyra and Bealeton, which are useful for families who commute.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Orange

Is there a Head Start center in Orange?

Orange County Head Start is a Head Start center in Orange that works under Orange County Public Schools. Head Start is a federal program, and it is free for eligible families. Eligibility depends on family income and other circumstances.

Who cares for babies and toddlers in Orange County?

Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center at Spicers Mill covers infant and toddler care from 6 weeks to 2 years. Madison Learning Center in Madison takes children from six weeks and has infant and toddler classrooms.

Is there a licensed nonprofit center near Orange?

Madison Learning Center in Madison is a nonprofit licensed by the Virginia Department of Education and open since August 2014. It has before and after care for children up to age twelve, and meals follow USDA CACFP guidelines.

Where can school-age children go in summer?

Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center serves older children with school-age care and a summer camp, for children up to 12 years.

Which towns near Orange have their own page?

Culpeper, Louisa, Charlottesville, Palmyra and Bealeton each have a page, for families who live near the edge of Orange County.

Preschools & Day Care near Orange