For the 2025-26 school year, there are 202 nonsectarian private preschools in Maryland. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in Maryland.
The top ranked nonsectarian private preschools in Maryland include The Bryn Mawr School, Gilman School, and Key School.
Top Ranked Nonsectarian Private Preschools in Maryland (2025-26)
School
Location
Quick Facts
13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 576-2800
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 576-2800
Gr: PK-12 | 421 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
12793 Folly Quarter Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 531-7347
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 531-7347
Gr: NS-12 | 832 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 28 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
7005 Saint Florian Drive
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 638-9777
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 638-9777
Gr: PK-K | 176 students Sports: 4 Tuition listed
534 Hillsmere Drive
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 263-9231
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 263-9231
Gr: NS-12 | 650 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
8821 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 365-2595
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 365-2595
Gr: PK-8 | 463 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
2425 Old Court Road
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 339-7070
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 339-7070
Gr: PK-12 | 803 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
6701 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 652-7751
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 652-7751
Gr: NS-12 | 148 students Avg. class size: 17 students Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
4800 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 229-6107
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 229-6107
Gr: NS-12 | 276 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed
21830 Peach Tree Road
Barnesville, MD 20838
(301) 972-0341
Barnesville, MD 20838
(301) 972-0341
Gr: NS-8 | 125 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Beary Best Kindergarten
Daycare / Preschool
10032 Friendship Road
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-4245
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-4245
Gr: K | 10 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bethesda Community School ,inc
Daycare / Preschool
7500 Honeywell Ln
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 652-0117
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 652-0117
Gr: PK-K | 77 students Tuition listed
109 W Melrose Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-8800
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-8800
Gr: PK-12 | 788 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
15951 Germantown Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 977-6600
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 977-6600
Gr: NS-12 | 228 students Avg. class size: 25 students Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216
Gr: PK-12 | 335 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
14015 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 384-8404
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 384-8404
Gr: PK-K | 50 students Tuition listed
4465 Montgomery Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 461-6070
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 461-6070
Gr: PK-3 | 384 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 1
Childrens Magnet Montessori School
Montessori School
6135 Old Washington Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 220-3792
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 220-3792
Gr: K | 29 students Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
10350 Old Columbia Road
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 312-7413
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 312-7413
Gr: NS-8 | 339 students Avg. class size: 16 students Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
6050 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 654-2626
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 654-2626
Gr: NS-3 | 120 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
716 Goldsborough Street
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1935
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1935
Gr: PK-8 | 297 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
4728 Western Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 910-4728
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 910-4728
Gr: PK-K | 14 students Tuition listed
25528 Worton Lynch Road
Worton, MD 21678
(410) 778-5663
Worton, MD 21678
(410) 778-5663
Gr: NS-K | 30 students Avg. class size: 18 students Tuition listed
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Gr: NS-12 | 550 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition listed
8617 Chateau Drive
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 767-3812
Potomac, MD 20854
(301) 767-3812
Gr: PK-12 | 508 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2500 Old Westminster Pike
Finksburg, MD 21048
(410) 861-4400
Finksburg, MD 21048
(410) 861-4400
Gr: PK-12 | 403 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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All-boys
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-3800
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-3800
Gr: PK-12 | 1,035 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 35 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
11701 Danville Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 881-4100
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 881-4100
Gr: NS-8 | 112 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
10807 Tony Drive
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 321-8555
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 321-8555
Gr: NS-9 | 305 students Avg. class size: 18 students Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
9307 Lyons Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 363-0188
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 363-0188
Gr: NS-PK | 51 students
715 Moores Mill Rd
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 838-4848
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 838-4848
Gr: NS-8 | 305 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1130 Anne Chambers Way
Crownsville, MD 21032
(410) 923-3660
Crownsville, MD 21032
(410) 923-3660
Gr: PK-12 | 560 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Learning Community International The![Learning Community International The Photo - TLCI Core Beliefs Empowering learners to create and achieve their educational goals through a customized and collaborative process of reflection, self-evaluation, and self-correction. Learning Community International The Photo - TLCI Core Beliefs Empowering learners to create and achieve their educational goals through a customized and collaborative process of reflection, self-evaluation, and self-correction.]()

Alternative School
9085 Flamepool Way
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 730-0073
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 730-0073
Gr: PK-12 | 73 students Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Maryland School For The Blind
Special Education School
3501 Taylor Ave
Nottingham, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
Nottingham, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
Gr: PK-12 | 204 students Sports: 4
8600 McDonogh Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 544-7020
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 544-7020
Gr: PK-12 | 1,458 student Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 88 Tuition listed
1055 Montessori Drive
Westminster, MD 21158
(410) 848-6283
Westminster, MD 21158
(410) 848-6283
Gr: PK-9 | 165 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
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