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Pre-K enrollment dominates with 73 students in Pre-K versus 10 in kindergarten.

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1921

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83 students

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Co-ed

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1 teacher

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None / Rolling

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Hickory Child Development Center in Bel Air, MD, offers early childhood education exclusively for kindergarten with a total enrollment of 83 students in a rural community setting.
Founded in 1921, the school is one of the oldest early childhood programs in the area affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene.
The center operates with one teacher serving all enrolled students, resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 83:1.
As a co–ed early childhood program, the school caters to families seeking kindergarten–level education within a religiously affiliated, rural Maryland setting.

Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- Della Boggs, missionary in Africa -

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Hickory Child Development Center famous alumni include: Della Boggs, missionary in Africa.

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Hickory Child Development Center ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Maryland for: Oldest founding date.

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