Preschools & Day Care in Williamsburg, VA

All 18 Williamsburg preschools and day care centers in Virginia carry James City County addresses, and the page reads differently from a suburban one. Alongside the national chains sit church preschools, a parent co-op, a campus child care center tied to the College of William and Mary and two of the biggest names in the area's children's activity scene, a sports complex and a YMCA. Families here pick as much by setting and community as by curriculum.

The Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex, known as the WISC, puts fitness, sports and childcare under one roof, with a preschool and a before and after school club for school-age children. It carries the longest review history in town, rated 4.5 from 450 reviews. The R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA serves Greater Williamsburg with swimming, fitness and wellness alongside preschool care, before and after school care, summer camp, Child Watch and Youth Watch and Camp Kekoka. It is rated 4.8 from 286 reviews.

The chain-style schools take children from infancy. The Learning Experience - Historic Williamsburg enrolls children from 6 weeks to 5 years, open Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, and is rated 4.6 from 47 reviews. The Goddard School of Williamsburg at 4280 Casey Boulevard runs from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm with dance and American sign language, rated 4.6 from 33 reviews. Childcare Network on John Tyler Memorial Highway offers school transportation, and is rated 3.9 from 42 reviews.

Creative Critters is the local family-owned group, with locations in Williamsburg, Norge, West Point and Quinton for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old. Creative Critters Learning Center II is rated 4.6 from 45 reviews. Creative Critters Learning Center IV is veteran and women owned and serves Williamsburg, Norge, West Point and New Kent, rated 3.5 from 22 reviews. Creative Kids Child Development Center 2 is a licensed Williamsburg center for infants, toddlers and Pre-K children, with before and after school care, rated 4.6 from 32 reviews. Gloucester, Yorktown, West Point, Newport News and Smithfield have their own pages for families who cross the county line.

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Childcare Network

3.9(42 reviews on Google)

4300 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Williamsburg

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(757) 253-2574

Ixora Montessori

5.0(5 reviews on Google)

3051 Ironbound Rd, Williamsburg

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Accepts child care subsidies
(757) 349-2647

Kid’s Morning Out

5.0(4 reviews on Google)

United Methodist Church, 500 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(757) 229-1771

The college connection shows up in several places. William And Mary Childcare, at 114 Grigsby Drive, is an independent 501(c)(3) that gives infants their own crib room and takes the Pre-K room on excursions around campus and historic Colonial Williamsburg, rated 3.7 from 3 reviews. St Stephen Lutheran Church and Preschool, at 612 Jamestown Rd, welcomes families with babies, retirees, students and faculty and staff of the College of William and Mary, rated 5.0 from 6 reviews.

Church and community programs make up a large share of the preschool choices. Kid's Morning Out is a weekday ministry of Williamsburg United Methodist Church with a toddler playgroup and preschool classes named Sprouts, Seedlings and Saplings for ages 1 to 5, rated 5.0 from 4 reviews. New Town UMC Preschool, also listed as New Town Christian School, takes ages two to six, rated 5.0 from 2 reviews. King of Glory Preschool is an NAEYC accredited Christian preschool for ages one to five, rated 4.5 from 13 reviews. The Williamsburg Co-Op Preschool is a non-profit, non-denominational school founded in 1969, run by a Parent Board and housed at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

Ixora Montessori is a small Montessori preschool for children from 14 months to 6 years, a member of the Wildflower network of micro-schools, with French and Spanish immersion activities and a nature classroom, rated 5.0 from 5 reviews. It accepts child care subsidies and keeps a waitlist.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Williamsburg

Is there a Montessori option in Williamsburg?

Ixora Montessori is an authentic Montessori preschool for children from 14 months to 6 years, with mixed-age classrooms, a nature program and French and Spanish immersion activities. It is rated 5.0 from 5 reviews and belongs to the Wildflower network of Montessori micro-schools.

Which Williamsburg preschools are connected to a church?

Kid's Morning Out runs through Williamsburg United Methodist Church. King of Glory Preschool is an NAEYC accredited Christian preschool, St Stephen Lutheran Church and Preschool is on Jamestown Rd, and New Town UMC Preschool is also a Christian program for ages two to six.

Is there child care connected to William and Mary?

William And Mary Childcare at 114 Grigsby Drive offers full-day care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and Pre-Kindergarten children as an independent non-profit, rated 3.7 from 3 reviews. St Stephen Lutheran Church and Preschool also welcomes families tied to the college.

Where can I find a parent co-op preschool in Williamsburg?

The Williamsburg Co-Op Preschool was founded in 1969 by community and college parents and meets at St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Parents, teachers and children take part together, and learning centers on play, art, science and motor skills. It is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

Who offers summer camp or before and after school care in Williamsburg?

The R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA runs summer camp, Camp Kekoka and before and after school care. The Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex has a before and after school club, and The Learning Experience - Historic Williamsburg and The Goddard School of Williamsburg run summer programs.

Which nearby towns have their own preschool page?

Gloucester, Yorktown, West Point, Newport News and Smithfield each have their own page. Creative Critters has locations in West Point, Norge and Quinton as well as Williamsburg, so that group reaches several of those directions.

Preschools & Day Care near Williamsburg