Special Needs Care near Mitchellville, MD

DC Prep Anacostia Elementary (PK3-3rd)

Students master foundational reading and math skills while developing the independence, curiosity, and focus to thrive in a college-prep environment.

After Care Program

Infants

Families love the balance of nurturing care and milestone development in this program. In a warm, safe, stimulating classroom, children have a primary caregiver to attend to their needs. Plus, our exclusive, milestone-focused curriculum, Learn from the Start™, was developed by our educational experts to focus on key developmental milestones specific to infants. We emphasize each child’s development, rather than specific age, because all children grow and learn at their own pace, and in their own unique way. We’re also here when you need us. Ask your school about flexible enrollment options to fit your family’s schedule.

Twos

This classroom is the perfect environment for terrific 2-year-olds. As your child grows more active, becoming an explorer, we provide a safe, engaging environment for them to develop. Learning experiences for 2-year-olds are based around key developmental milestones for this age group, as defined by our exclusive Learn from the Start™curriculum. We’re also here when you need us. Ask your school about flexible enrollment options to fit your family’s schedule.

DC Prep Edgewood Elementary (PK3-3rd)

Students develop the social, emotional, and cognitive competencies that lead to a love of school and learning.

DC Prep Edgewood Elementary (PK3-3rd)

Students master foundational reading and math skills while developing the independence, curiosity, and focus to thrive in a college-prep environment.

DC Prep Benning Elementary (PK3-3rd)

Students master foundational reading and math skills while developing the independence, curiosity, and focus to thrive in a college-prep environment.

DC Prep Benning Elementary (PK3-3rd)

Pre-Kindergarten program for 3s and 4s where children develop the social, emotional, and cognitive competencies that lead to a love of school and learning. The school day includes morning community meeting, guided literacy and numeracy, and centers including dramatic play and sensory exploration.

Before & After Care

Program hours are from 7:00am - 8:00am (before care) and 3:15pm - 6:00pm (after care). The before care and extended day team is led by AppleTree teaching assistants. Fee is based on the family's status with the NSLP (National School Lunch Program).

PK-3

**For PK3, students must be no younger than three years old on September 30 for the enrolled school year.** Every Child Ready (ECR) is AppleTree’s evidence-based, award-winning early-learning instructional model that drives what to teach, how to teach, and how to tell children are learning. Every Child Ready is a balanced early learning program created to prepare three-and-four-year-old children for kindergarten and beyond. The Every Child Ready program supports children’s development across social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and academic areas. Children learn through exploration and purposeful play. Teachers receive the professional development and tools they need to meet each child where they are. Families are active partners in their child’s education.

Special Needs Care

Special Needs Care

Before and After Care Program

Cuddle Bugs🧸

Your little one's home away from home! Our infant program focuses on nurturing relationships, sensory exploration, and early developmental milestones. We work closely with parents to maintain familiar feeding, sleeping, and daily care routines so each baby feels safe, comfortable, and loved.

Busy Bees🐝

Big personalities, little discoveries! Our toddler program encourages independence, communication, social skills, and hands-on learning through structured daily activities, music, sensory play, and exploration. We also partner with families through potty training and other important milestones!

Infants

Families love our nurturing infant program, where babies receive personalized care, plenty of cuddles, tummy time, sensory play, music, and age-appropriate activities in a safe, loving home environment.

Toddlers

Our toddler program encourages learning through play, exploration, and hands-on activities. Children build language, social, motor, and early learning skills through daily lessons, music, art, outdoor play, and a consistent routine in a safe, nurturing environment.

DIANA HOME CHILD CARE

I provide loving, individualized care for children ages 0–23 months, supporting early development through play, songs, stories, and sensory activities while respecting each child’s routines.

DIANA HOME CHILD CARE

My program for ages 2–5 encourages learning through play, stories, music, art, and movement. Children build language, counting, social, and independence skills in a caring environment that supports kindergarten readiness.

Special Needs Care

Toddler Program

Energetic toddlers explore through guided sensory play, early vocabulary building, songs, and tactile arts. The program encourages self-help habits, potty training readiness, and positive cooperative play in a safe, child-friendly space.

Preschool Program

Prepares young children for primary school through structured group activities and purposeful play. Daily lessons introduce phonics, number concepts, science discovery, and social collaboration to build confidence and school confidence.

Daycare Program

Nurturing infant care in a small, bilingual environment with individualized routines, developmental play, tummy time, sensory activities, outdoor time, and loving attention from experienced caregivers.

Toddler Care Program

Play-based toddler care focused on language, social-emotional development, independence, early learning, bilingual Spanish-English experiences, outdoor play, and hands-on activities in a nurturing small-group setting.

Daycare Program

Provides a gentle, peaceful setting where infants receive primary caregiving aligned with their natural schedules. Teachers foster bilingual language acquisition, tummy time, and motor milestones through warm, responsive one-on-one interactions.

Toddler Care Program

An interactive environment where toddlers explore through sensory play, songs, movement, and hands-on art. Children develop early communication in English and Spanish, building confidence, self-help routines, and positive peer connections.

Daycare Program

Drop-In Care Program

Infant Care

Our infant program provides a safe, loving, and nurturing environment where babies explore, learn, and grow through sensory play, tummy time, music, stories, and individualized care. We follow each child's routine while supporting healthy development and strong family connections.

Toddler Care

Our toddler program encourages curiosity, independence, and confidence through hands-on learning, creative play, music, movement, early language, and social interaction. Children develop important skills in a safe, nurturing, bilingual environment every day.

Daycare Program

Daycare Program

Toddler Care Program