A Brilliant Place For Your Child To Shine
Outdoor Play, Welcoming Teachers & Top Quality Care
A Brilliant Place For
Your Child To Shine
Outdoor Play, Caring Teachers, & Top Quality Preschool & After-School Care
Preschool & Childcare Center Serving Gaithersburg, North Potomac, Potomac, Rockville & Silver Spring, MD
DUFIEF CENTER
- 15001 DuFief Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
- (301) 309-1224
- dufiefacademy@gmail.com
- Current Operating Hours: 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
- Luis Estrada - School Age Program Director
- Maria Galindo - Preschool/PreK Director
Nurturing Teachers With Decades Of Experience
Perks Like Parking Make It A Smooth Day
Near Essentials & Parks
For Family Convenience
Near Essentials & Parks For Family Convenience
Outdoor Play Every
Day Grows Muscles
Your child climbs, runs, and jumps with friends outside on the playground, challenging growing muscles. Children also tend to onsite gardens, which provide them with hands-on fun and learning about nature and life cycles.
Deep Cleaned Daily
To Safeguard Health
Your child’s spaces, classrooms, and bathrooms stay clean thanks to a dedicated, onsite cleaning staff who takes great care in keeping your child safe from cold and flu-causing germs.
Knowing Your Child Is Safe Is Paramount
Security features like limited access entryways and security cameras assure you of transparency and a commitment to safety. Attentive teachers are always nearby and carry walkie-talkies to communicate with team members and ensure safety.
FAQ
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- Preschool
- Kindergarten
- School-age before and after school care
- Year-round, 7 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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- Full and part time available
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- Yes
- WPA and POC vouchers accepted – The guidelines for the Working Parents Assistance Program have recently changed.
- Pre-Kindergarten expansion grant: Call or email Debbie Sullivan at 301-424-6282/ prekforall@academychild.com
- Yes
Our DuFief Center Staff
Luis E.
Hsu K.
Maria G.
Eleanor J.
Two Sought-After Accreditations Indicate High-Quality Care
FAQs
Academy provides one morning snack and one afternoon snack depending on your child’s daily schedule. All families are required to provide a healthy lunch for your child(ren).
Please refer to the Academy Family Handbook for healthy food choices in the classroom.
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Academy’s operating hours vary based on location. Please visit your preferred center’s location page.
Each center is equipped with trained staff to facilitate the sanitation of toys and manipulatives throughout the day in addition to frequently touched surfaces. Professional cleaners clean school buildings top to bottom every evening after pick-up.
Each age group and program have their own capacity guidelines provided by the Maryland State Department of Education. Please click here for state guidelines: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/staff-child_ratio_chart_-_child_care_centers.pdf
