Extra Love & Expert Care For Bright Beginnings

40 Years Of Love & Comfort For The Littlest Learners

Extra Love & Expert Care For Bright Beginnings

40 Years Of Love & Comfort For The Littlest Learners

Infants & Toddlers | 2 - 24 months | Offered In Potomac & North Potomac

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Your Baby Bonds With Their Loving Primary Caregiver

Your Baby Bonds With Their Loving Primary Caregiver

Our nursery teachers have over a decade of tenure, so you can trust that your baby’s primary caregiver remains the same; building lasting bonds now sets your baby up for greater social-emotional development later. Teachers provide a loving, nurturing, and caring environment.

The Warm, Family-Feel Is What Parents Love

Parents love the warmth and family feeling of their baby’s home away from home. A tight-knit team extends love to your child, celebrates their crucial milestones and development, and helps them to feel secure, comfortable, and happy.

Your Baby Bonds With Their Loving Caregiver

Teachers Keep All Spaces Fresh & Clean

Keeping your baby’s nursery germ and virus-free is a top priority. Staff at the center take great pride in enhanced disinfecting, cleaning, and sanitizing high-touch surfaces, equipment, and toys in the classroom.

Support For Your Choice Of Breastmilk Or Formula

You get to decide whether your baby receives formula or breastmilk; you have ongoing support in your choice. Our nursery teachers listen empathetically and help you to articulate breastfeeding or formula goals for your baby.
Pre-Literacy And Early Language Skills Start Now

Pre-Literacy & Early Language Skills Start Now

It’s never too early for your baby to begin developing word and sound recognition. Give them early language and pre-literacy activities like storytime and books, which help their development. Help empower your child to soar!

The Creative Curriculum© Engages Your Baby's Senses

Baby-specific learning plans hone your baby’s skills through sensory and hands-on play. Engaging in stimulating, age-appropriate play helps them develop cognitively, emotionally, and physically; watch them flourish and build up their brainpower daily!

The Creative Curriculum© Engages Your Baby's Senses
Fun Activities Like Daily Art And Music

Fun Activities Like Daily Art & Music

Your baby benefits from an introduction to art and music early on. Spark their creativity and boost their brainpower with art, music, and plenty of play every day. They discover their interests and express themselves.

Stay in touch with the ChildPilot App©

Communication is vital in making sure you feel comfortable with your child’s care. This communication app provides real-time picture updates and daily reports that keep you connected to your child’s day after you drop them off at our nursery.

A Secure Environment You Know You Can Trust

Your baby is safe and sound with protective barriers that keep them in their own age appropriate space. You deserve peace of mind concerning your child’s safety, and protection is a top priority.

Play Options Tailored To Your Baby

Age-appropriate indoor and outdoor play structures are the perfect spaces for your baby to explore as they discover the world around them. They’ll spend time outside on blankets until they crawl and can safely explore the baby playground.

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 expected to provide a healthy lunch daily for your child(ren).  Please refer to the Academy Family Handbook for healthy food choices in the classroom. Click here

Academy’s operating hours vary by location . Please visit your preferred center’s location page for more information.

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 has its own capacity guidelines provided by the Maryland State Department of Education. Click here for current guidelines regarding classroom capacity and ratios. https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/staff-child_ratio_chart_-_child_care_centers.pdf

Space permitting, part-week and part-day schedules are available at most of our locations for select programs.

Hear from Parents Like you

Teshome Gossa
Teshome Gossa
"Our experience with Galawy Academy has been nothing short of amazing! The teachers are incredibly dedicated, nurturing, and passionate about helping each child succeed. The curriculum strikes the perfect balance between academics, creativity, and social development, and we’ve seen tremendous growth in our child’s confidence and skills."
Camelia Bencheqroun
Camelia Bencheqroun
"I cannot express enough gratitude to the incredible staff and teachers at The Academy at Cold Spring. They have been truly wonderful in taking care of my child at the daycare. The environment they’ve created is nurturing and welcoming. My child is always excited to go to daycare, and it’s heartwarming to see the smiles and enthusiasm from the staff every day."
David Gan
David Gan
"Great experience with Academy child development center. Staff are nice with excellent genuine caring. Safe physical setting and well-maintained place. Not only a day care, but a great learning place. My daughter is very happy with the center and has made a lot of progress both physically and mentally."
Reid Braybrook
Reid Braybrook
"We love the team here at Cold Spring, they take great care of our daughter. Our daughter loves going every day and always wants to finish whatever crafts she is working on before leaving. They do a great job helping the kids with school work as well as having fun activities each day for the kids."
Francesca Civano
Francesca Civano
"Love the Academy staff and environment at the Cold Spring location. The director and the lead staff are warm, welcoming and truly caring people. My daughter loves to attend Academy!"
Brenda Martinez
Brenda Martinez
"I am very happy with Galway academy. The staff are very nice and kind. My son loves to go to academy every day. I have see a lot of improvement since he is in school. Thank you Galway academy"
Meaghan Heselden
Meaghan Heselden
"We have had a terrific experience with our two children at ACDC Stone Mill. The teachers and front office staff are wonderfully kind and caring, and really take the time to work with each child as an individual. We highly recommend this center."
Sahil Rajan
Sahil Rajan
"We love Academy at Stone Mill. We have had Academy be a part of lives for raising both our kids (3 & 7) for the last 5 years. We have been through the infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K programs."
Shann G
Shann G
"We met in 2015, Academy @ Galway instantly became Family! The Attention paid to each individual child is UNMATCHED!. My daughter looked FORWARD to attending any type of care they offered! When COVID hit, The director went ABOVE AND BEYOND to check in, via email, and Phone. "
Pearla Molina
Pearla Molina
"I can honestly say I loved my experience with Academy @ Galway, being a first time parent sending my baby to school for the very first was extremely nerve wrecking for me but Ms. Azra and all the staff were so reassuring/ so so patient with us. My daughter learned so much, always so eager to tell us about her day! LOVE YOU ALL
Sisay Gebregiorgis
Sisay Gebregiorgis
"Our daughter has been growing in many aspect of development since she joined the Academy last summer.We are very greatful to have very experienced and caring director and teachers working hard hand in hand in her life. Academy is part of our family which gives us a big relief to leave her there knowing she is very happy and safe."
Salimatou Bah
Salimatou Bah
"My child was there for 2020/2021 school year for pre-k. It was his first time in an academic setting & also during the covid lock down. There were many challenges but Mrs. Azra & Mrs. Kim did a great job. My son made huge gains academically & was ready for kindergarten thanks to his experience at Galway Academy."
Lila Purple
Lila Purple
"My son wants to stay at the Galway center for longer. He loves all the activities and their staff are soo nice. Highly recommend this program. My son asked why he hasn't started since when he was little. That is how much he loves the place."
Elizabeth Barclay
Elizabeth Barclay
"Everyone there were always very welcoming and that never faded. We are glad our child was able to be under Academy’s care."
M. Atwill
M. Atwill
"I want to say thank you so much for the enjoyable time my son spent at Academy school-age all these years!!!"
S. Goodwin
S. Goodwin
"The amount of love and support we received from the Academy staff during what had to be the hardest part of my life is immeasurable!"
Shelley & Patrick McGinness
Shelley & Patrick McGinness
"I know my daughters were genuinely cared about by each and every Academy staff member and we feel extremely lucky to have had the Academy staff, especially Mr. Luis, be a part of their elementary years."
Pavel Khrimian & Zara Kocharyan
Pavel Khrimian & Zara Kocharyan
"Thank you Academy Child Development Center for taking great care of both of our daughters, and providing a safe and enriching environment. "
Daliris & Juan
Daliris & Juan
"Every single Academy staff member has made a profound impact on our daughter's development, now only educational, but socially and emotionally."

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