Columbia Child Development Center | Paper Pinecone
Details
Facility Type: 
Daycare
Preschool
About the Program: 
We provide educational daycare in the metro Washington DC area that focuses on days filled with learning and fun. We offer a full-day program and summer day camp programs. Our teaching philosophy at Columbia Child Development Center is rooted first and foremost in the belief that all children are created by God and that every moment we spend with a child is a divine appointment. We are also influenced by the Reggio Emilia Approach. This approach of teaching and learning is rooted in the knowledge that children are full of curiosity, creativity and powerful ideas. Our curriculum is flexible and emerges from children’s ideas, thoughts, and observations. This way of working with children stands in contrast to more traditional teaching methods that view the teacher as the source of knowledge and children as empty vessels waiting to be filled by the teacher.
Toilet Independence Requirements: 
Potty Trained
Philosophy and curricula: 
Reggio Emilia
Offerings: 
Pre-K
School Year
Summer Program
Programs: 
Full Day
Schedule: 
5 days
Hours: 
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
School Hours: 
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Languages spoken: 
English, Spanish
Meals Included: 
Lunch
Snacks
Religious affiliation: 
Baptist
Enrichment activities: 
Music
Allergy Information: 
Peanut-free
Rolling Admissions: 
No
Application Deadline: 
N/A
Application Fee: 
$105.00
Wait List & Priority Enrollment Details: 
The only waitlist that we carry is a waitlist for the school year that we are currently in, which runs from September to the end of August. Once the placement is offered and accepted, a Non-Refundable Security Deposit (equal to one month’s tuition) will be required to secure the placement. If placement is not offered applicants will be put on a waitlist.
Waitlist: 
Yes
Staff/Child Ratio: 
1:6
Total Capacity: 
10
Sibling Discount: 
Yes
Schedules and Fees: 
Schedules and Fees: 
Age RangeNo. of DaysTimeCost
3 year old
5
8:30 am - 5pm
$1425/Monthly
Additional Info: 
Contact us with questions
Program Director: 
Rev. Lora Gravatt
Public or Private: 
Private
Home-based or Center: 
Center
COVID-19 Protocols: 
Staff wears masks, children wear masks, cleaning. We are in compliant with state and CDC guidelines as they change.
School-age distance learning support: 
No

Rates subject to change without notice.

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