Preschools & Day Care in Petersburg, VA

Petersburg's preschools and day care centers sit on two sides of a county line, which is the first thing to know about child care here. The 21 businesses in Petersburg split between Prince George County, with 11, and Dinwiddie County, with 10, and a few are based in North Dinwiddie and Dinwiddie. The mix runs from a public preschool and a Head Start program to church ministries, licensed home daycares and a long list of small day care centers.

The public side is Westview Early Childhood Education Center, a public preschool operated by Petersburg City Public Schools, rated 4.6 from 10 reviews. Its pages carry a preschool application and kindergarten registration, with a Spanish-language registration option. Head Start (The Improvement Association) serves moderate to low-income families across Southside Virginia, has done so since 1968, and combines early childhood education with health, nutrition, mental health and parental involvement. Head Start services are available at no cost to eligible families, and its listing here carries a single 5.0 review.

Church ministries are a clear thread in Petersburg. Bright Beginnings Learning Center, a ministry of Crosslight Church, trains preschoolers from age 3 by September 30 to 5 in a Christian setting and also runs a summer camp. Matoaca Child Development Center is a ministry of Matoaca Baptist Church that cares for children from Chesterfield and the surrounding counties, with before and after school care. St. Mark's Preschool has operated in Petersburg since 1989 and is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

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Among full child care centers, Angels At Play Child Care Center is a family owned center serving Dinwiddie and surrounding localities for children aged 16 months to 12 years, with infant and toddler care, preschool, before and after school care and summer camp. It is rated 3.9 from 27 reviews, with 17 of them five stars and 5 at one star. Readers 2 Leaders Academy takes children from 6 weeks to 10 years old, accepts child care subsidies and offers extended, evening and overnight care, and is rated 3.7 from 3 reviews. Genius Montessori is a child care agency rated 4.4 from 31 reviews.

Home care here is state licensed in at least one case: Starlight Kids Playground, LLC in North Dinwiddie is a home daycare for children from infants to twelve years old that serves meals and snacks meeting USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements. Buildin Blocks Daycare is a licensed day care in Petersburg with preschool and before and after care.

Many of the remaining places are small day care centers with only a handful of reviews, mostly 5.0 ratings from 1 to 7 reviews. Wiz Kidz Inc. and Cornerstone Tender Care each hold 5.0 from 7 reviews, and Father's House Childcare is rated 4.0 from 8 reviews, with 6 five stars and 2 one star. Beautiful Beginnings Daycare is rated 3.9 from 10 reviews, and The Greenhouse Day Care Center and Divine Kare Learning Center are each rated 4.3 from 6. Little Angels Childcare-Learning is rated 2.0 from 4 reviews. Families who live toward the edges of the area will find Colonial Heights, Fort Lee, South Chesterfield, Prince George and Hopewell on their own pages.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Petersburg

Is there a public preschool in Petersburg?

Westview Early Childhood Education Center is a public preschool operated by Petersburg City Public Schools. Its pages offer a preschool application and kindergarten registration, including a Spanish-language registration option. It is rated 4.6 from 10 reviews.

Where can a Petersburg family find Head Start?

Head Start (The Improvement Association) runs a Head Start program in Dinwiddie and has served moderate to low-income families across Southside Virginia since 1968. Head Start services are available at no cost to eligible families, and the program includes health, nutrition and parental involvement along with early education.

Which Petersburg preschools are church ministries?

Bright Beginnings Learning Center is a ministry of Crosslight Church for children from age 3 by September 30 to 5. Matoaca Child Development Center is a ministry of Matoaca Baptist Church with before and after school care. St. Mark's Preschool has operated in Petersburg since 1989.

Who offers overnight or extended care in Petersburg?

Readers 2 Leaders Academy offers extended, evening and overnight care in addition to daytime care from 7am to 6pm. It takes children from 6 weeks to 10 years old and accepts child care subsidies.

Is there a licensed home daycare near North Dinwiddie?

Starlight Kids Playground, LLC is a state-licensed home daycare in North Dinwiddie for children from infants to twelve years old, and it serves meals and snacks that meet Child and Adult Care Food Program nutrition requirements. Angels At Play Child Care Center is also based in North Dinwiddie.

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