Preschools & Day Care in Waynesboro, VA

Between the Blue Ridge and the Shenandoah Valley, Waynesboro has a mix of a public school division preschool, several church-run programs and a handful of independent centers. This page carries 10 preschools and day care centers in Virginia's Augusta County area, all with Augusta County ZIP codes. Two sit in Fishersville and one in Stuarts Draft, and the rest are in Waynesboro itself.

Families here often cross the line between towns for child care. Creative Wonders Learning Center is based in Stuarts Draft, on Stuarts Draft Highway, and Cambridge Learning Center sits between Stuarts Draft and Waynesboro beside Stuarts Draft Elementary. Willow Tree Academy offers child care in both Waynesboro and Fishersville. A couple of the programs here also reach families in Harrisonburg, and one mentions Lexington and Rockingham County.

The trade leans toward full-day care for babies through preschoolers, with school-age care added on. Cambridge Learning Center has infant, toddler, two year, preschool and Pre-Kindergarten rooms taking children from 6 weeks to 12 years, and it has been locally owned for over 25 years. It holds a 4.7 rating from 125 reviews, the largest review history on this page. Creative Wonders Learning Center is open Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and holds 4.7 from 80 reviews.

Wayne Hills Center, at 937 Fir St., is part of Waynesboro Public Schools. It is rated 4.6 from 53 reviews. Families reach enrollment and registration, transportation, language assistance and nutrition menus through the division. Willow Tree Academy has 3.8 from 39 reviews and currently operates from a temporary address at Crossroads Baptist Church, 31 Crossroads Lane, so confirm the location before a visit. It also offers before and after school care and discounts for families with more than one child.

Best preschools and day care centers in Waynesboro

Faith-based programs are a large part of the local market. Main Street United Methodist Church, founded in 1824 in downtown Waynesboro, hosts Main Street Preschool with a theme-based curriculum, chapel, music, Spanish, sign language and art, and it is rated 4.8 from 6 reviews. Fishersville United Methodist Noah's Ark Learning Center follows the Streamin3 Toddler Curriculum and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards, with classes meeting 3 or 5 days a week and a maximum class size of 10. It is rated 4.7 from 3 reviews.

Good Shepherd School and Day Care opened its Waynesboro preschool in October 1996, after starting in Harrisonburg in 1992, and now runs three schools in the Shenandoah Valley. Its rating is 4.4 from 11 reviews. Greenhouse Christian Learning Center cares for children from 6 weeks to 10 years and is rated 4.2 from 10 reviews. Tinkling Spring Early Childhood Learning Center in Fishersville is rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, and Circle of Friends Preschool is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

Staunton, Crozet, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Lexington are the nearby towns with their own pages, useful for families who commute in one direction or the other along the valley.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Waynesboro

Which Waynesboro area centers take infants?

Cambridge Learning Center has an infant room and takes children from 6 weeks. Greenhouse Christian Learning Center also cares for children from 6 weeks to 10 years. Creative Wonders Learning Center runs an infant program for birth to 1 year, followed by twos, toddler and preschool rooms.

Is there a school division preschool in Waynesboro?

Wayne Hills Center at 937 Fir St. is part of Waynesboro Public Schools and is rated 4.6 from 53 reviews. Families reach enrollment and registration, transportation, family resources, language assistance and nutrition menus through the division.

Who runs summer camp near Waynesboro?

Cambridge Learning Center, Creative Wonders Learning Center and Good Shepherd School and Day Care all run summer camp. Greenhouse Christian Learning Center and Fishersville United Methodist Noah's Ark Learning Center also offer it.

Which Waynesboro preschools are run by churches?

Main Street United Methodist Church hosts Main Street Preschool downtown. Fishersville United Methodist Noah's Ark Learning Center is a church preschool with a Christian learning environment. Good Shepherd School and Day Care and Greenhouse Christian Learning Center both follow a Christian approach.

Where can I find child care in Stuarts Draft or Fishersville?

Creative Wonders Learning Center is based in Stuarts Draft, and Cambridge Learning Center sits between Stuarts Draft and Waynesboro. In Fishersville, Fishersville United Methodist Noah's Ark Learning Center and Tinkling Spring Early Childhood Learning Center are based there, and Willow Tree Academy serves both Waynesboro and Fishersville.

Which nearby towns have their own page?

Staunton, Crozet, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Lexington each have a page. Harrisonburg is also where Good Shepherd School and Day Care began in 1992.

Preschools & Day Care near Waynesboro