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A Preschool & Daycare That Embraces Cultural Diversity, Compassion & Inclusion

Preschool & Childcare Center Serving Washington, DC

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Your Child’s Early-Learning Home With Exceptional Care In A Family Atmosphere

Experience an environment where every child feels included. Teachers greet kids and families by name and treat everyone like family, building bonds that extend beyond the classroom and school hours.

Your Child’s Early-Learning Home With Exceptional Care In A Family Atmosphere
Cultural Diversity & Inclusivity Promote Compassion, Understanding, & Equality
Cultural Diversity & Inclusivity Promote Compassion, Understanding, & Equality

Cultural Diversity & Inclusivity Promote Compassion, Understanding, & Equality

Early exposure to all kinds of diversity grows kindness and understanding. Witnessing friends of all races and nationalities playing together is a beautiful thing, and through celebrating others your child learns to embrace their own differences.

Children are exposed to different cultures and backgrounds through activities such as:

  • Viewing picture books that portray different nationalities, ethnicities, races, religions, & languages
  • Observing different traditions such as Cinco de Mayo, Hanukkah, & Ethiopian New Year
  • Celebrating Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, & more
  • Center-wide international day celebrations with lively displays of traditional dress, delicious food, ethnic music, & of course, many different languages

Multilingual Early Care Fosters Learning In English, Spanish, & French

Learning more than 1 language boosts brain development and is a real-life skill best started young. Your child receives interactive, age-appropriate French enrichment classes twice a week and learns Spanish every day, building fluency in 3 languages.
Trilingual Early Care Fosters Learning In English, Spanish, & French
Child-Directed Learning With Expert, Loving Guidance
Child-Directed Learning With Expert, Loving Guidance

Child-Directed Learning With Expert, Loving Guidance

Whether it’s a few quiet moments of independent reading or creating a fun block tower with friends, your child happily explores their own interests. This fluid, exploratory, child-led learning style is less disruptive and boosts your child’s natural curiosity.

Other benefits of giving children the freedom to explore with gentle teacher guidance include:

  • Expanding executive function
  • Reinforcing social-emotional & communication skills
  • Teaching cooperation
  • Supporting critical thinking skills

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Engaging Curiosity For Future School Success

School readiness is about more than skill mastery. Without curiosity there’s no need for inquiry and discovery. Even the youngest infants in the Pooh Nursery have time each day to learn through exploration, building interests and learning organically.
Engaging Curiosity For Future School Success
Fun & Creative Enrichments Included in Tuition
Fun & Creative Enrichments Included in Tuition

Fun & Creative Enrichment Programs Included In Tuition

Kids absolutely love all the music, movement, and expression that happen every day. Visiting instructors, who are experts in their fields, come and teach specialty classes onsite.

Enrichment opportunities taught in-house by specialized instructors include:

  • Weekly physical education including yoga, soccer, & zumbini, a fun child-focused form of zumba
  • Monthly harambee drumming by Baba Ras D
  • Drama with The Wolf Trap Institute For Early Learning Through The Arts™, which provides children birth to age 5 with early exposure to drama, music, & movement.
  • Monthly librarian visits for storytime

Proud To Be A National Accreditation Commission For Early Care & Education Programs Quality-Rated Center

Awesome Organic Food Program Fuels Learning & Play

Your child enjoys gourmet plant-based meals and snacks prepared daily in-house by Chef Annie! All children deserve the very best start with good food, nutrition, and health. Learn more about our school-based and community food program here.
Awesome Organic Food Program Fuels Learning & Play

Amazing Outdoor Play Areas Get Everybody Learning & Moving

The onsite playground and outdoor classroom are every child’s favorite place! There is loads to do every day, from playing and exploring to music and science. Age-separated areas let the littlest babies and big kids both experience daily outdoor adventures.
Amazing Outdoor Play Areas Get Everybody Learning & Moving
Protecting Your Child’s Safety For Your Peace Of Mind

Protecting Your Child’s Safety For Your Peace Of Mind

Your child’s safety is our top priority. Secure entry systems allow only authorized users with a PIN code, while state-of-the-art video surveillance tracks visitors. Webcams livestream the day, so pop into your child’s class whenever you want.

Stay Connected With The Line Leader App

Stay a part of your child’s day with the brilliant Line Leader app. Your child’s teachers record diapers, bottles, meals, naps, and activities, as well as provide pictures, videos, and reminders for supplies and upcoming events.
Stay Connected With The App
Green Cleaning & Satitization Ensures Your Child’s Health

Green Cleaning & Sanitization Ensures Your Child’s Health

Eco-Healthy Child Care®-certified spaces and a ZONO© Sanitizing Cabinet show that your child’s health comes first. Everything from the air and learning surfaces to toys and crayons are completely germ- and toxin-free to keep the community safe.

Living, Working, Playing, & Serving The Community

At Bright Start, the community is the #1 priority. Whether it’s having a Family Fun Night for school families, highlighting community visitors, or partnering with a local farmer’s market, it’s not just talk.

Some recent community highlights include:

  • City blossoms’ early growers program, which runs an onsite school gardening program that lets your little one tend to herb and veggie gardens
  • Classroom visitors like medical and dental health experts who talk about health and wellness
  • A community food program that lets busy families purchase chef annie’s delicious meals, enough to feed 4 people and take some stress out your nights
Living, Working, Playing, & Serving The Community
Living, Working, Playing, & Serving The Community

How Old Is Your Child?

Infants

Pooh Nursery
0 - 12 Months

Younger Toddlers

Wobblers Class
13 - 18 Months

Older Toddlers

Discovery Class
19 - 24 Months

Young Preschool

Explorers Class
24 - 35 Months

Preschool

Innovators Class
3 - 5 Years

Before & After School

Pooh Nursery
3 - 8 Years

Summer Camp

3 - 5 Years
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  • Small class sizes
  • Engaging curriculum
  • Local & caring staff

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