Address 1102 Jackson Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Telephone 301-680-0665
Email Horizonchildcare@hotmail.com, Horizonchildcare@yahoo.com
Site Director Eucharia Mbachu
Hours
Preschool: Monday - Friday 6:30 AM - 6 PM
Before and After Care: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 8:40 AM & 3-6 PM
Summer Camp: Monday - Friday 6:30 - 6 PM
Tuition
Preschool: $100 annual registration fee + $320/week
Before and After Care: $100 annual registration fee + $165/week
Only before care: $100 annual registration fee + $45/week
Only after care: $100 annual registration fee + $135/week
Winter / Spring Break: $320 / week
Summer Camp: $100 new student / $75 returning student registration fee + $320/week
Drop-in: $65/child/day (child must be fully registered with the center)
Call the center for part-time rates.
About the programs offered at this center
Preschool
The preschool aged child needs nurturing affirmation in a setting that is both secure and home-like. Horizon strives to meet these needs with a program that provides both group and individual activities, designed to enable the child to explore the world around him or her while developing social skills. We provide a setting that allows the child to explore his imagination through block building, dress-up, story telling, dramatic presentation, sand and water creations, music and rigorous outdoor play. We balance this with developmentally appropriate large group activities such as circle time, puppet presentations, cooking activities, balance activities, kinetic learning opportunities and organized games. We use language development as the building block of all these skills. Students must be able to independently use the bathroom to enroll in this program.
School-age
School-age child care supplements a family setting between school hours and home hours. A school-age child has complex needs ranging from affirmation to discipline, from stimulating activity to quiet time; the need for independence and opportunity to make his or her own choices become increasingly important to the school age child. Peer pressure and the stigma of “still” going to day care is a negative factor for many older school-age children while at the same time the school age child feels a strong need to belong to a community.
To respond to these needs, our program provides opportunities for individual and large group activities, such as: a reading loft so that children can have a quiet place to go; time for children to work on their homework accompanied by an educator who offers assistance as needed; daily outdoor play with group and individual activities. Most days cooking and or arts and crafts activities are also offered. During the week children can choose a club activities to participate in such as: fishing, rocket building, chess, candle making and other seasonal activities.
Summer Camp
See our Summer Camp information page for all the details about Summers at Horizon.
Preschool / School-Aged Before and After Care / Summer Camp