The teachers and staff here at St. Charles KinderCare look forward to meeting you and your family! All of our staff members: Meet or exceed the Maryland state requirements for teaching in a daycare
Receive approximately 15 hours of Continued Education Credits per year
Have criminal background checks completed Are CPR and First Aid certified
Quick Stats (2025)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
- Enrollment: 90 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Overview
School Type
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Year Founded
1984
School Calendar
First Day of School
Mon. Sep 1, 2025
Student Body
Total Students
90 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
18 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
5:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
75%
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Application URL
School Notes
- Welcome to the NAEYC accredited KinderCare on St. Mark's
Drivein Waldorf, Maryland. We are very excited to meet with
you and your family. Here at St. Charles KinderCare, we believe it
takes a village to raise a child, and our parents consider us to be
an extension of their families. In providing quality child care
services, your child will not only have a safe, secure and
stimulating environment to learn in, but will have support from a
team of early childhood development experts who have a true passion
for educating and nurturing children.
Our experts designed our classrooms — and every activity and lesson — to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers, such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.
Proven by our research-based curriculum, we believe in developing the whole child with an emphasis on assisting your child’s growth with their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills, built on the Core Curriculum foundation that Maryland schools emphasize for educational success.
Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our learning center is designed for learning. Please call to schedule a tour and witness all of the wonderful things happening at St. Charles KinderCare! - At St. Charles KinderCare, the safety of our children and the confidence of our parents are points of pride. From daily sign-in, to strict parent or guardian identification, and single keypad access, we maintain a rigorous standard for safety. Upon hire, our staff complete State and FBI background checks. All staff are CPR and First Aid certified. Additionally, we offer a peanut-free environment with our menu options. Please also note that our daily cleanliness and maintenance schedules leave nothing at all to chance.
- Hours Of Operation: 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM, M-F
- Accreditations: NAEYC
- Enrollment: Min Age - 6 Weeks, Max Age - 12 Year-Olds
- NACCRRA, Social Service voucher.
- Infant Programs (6 Weeks – 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 – 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2 – 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 – 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 – 5 Years), Before and After School Programs (5–12 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for St. Charles KinderCare?
The application deadline for St. Charles KinderCare is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
Nearby Private Schools
The nearest high school to St. Charles KinderCare is New Hope Academy (1.8 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is St. Peters Elementary School (1.6 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Good Shepherd Education Center (1.4 miles away)
Show me:
School
Location
Miles
Grades
Students
Good Shepherd Education Center
Daycare / Preschool (Methodist)
Grades: NS-PK | 85 students 1.4 miles 305 Smallwood Drive
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 645-7550
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 645-7550
1.4
NS-PK
85
Grades: PK-8 | 283 students 1.6 miles 3310 Saint Peters Dr
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 843-1955
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 843-1955
1.6
PK-8
283
Grades: NS-PK | 40 students 1.7 miles 136 Stoddert Avenue
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 374-6856
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 374-6856
1.7
NS-PK
40
New Hope Academy
(Church of God)
Grades: PK-12 | 43 students 1.8 miles 4200 OLD WASHINGTON ROAD
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 843-3887
Waldorf, MD 20602
(301) 843-3887
1.8
PK-12
43
Grades: PK-8 | 232 students 2.8 miles 13000 Zekiah Drive
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 645-0406
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 645-0406
2.8
PK-8
232
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