SKC Early Education Centers

70 Watkins Park Dr

Kettering, MD 20774

Grades/Ages

Ages 2-5

Hours

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM

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Overview

SKC Early Education Centers is a Christian-based early childhood education and daycare provider in Prince George's County, Maryland. The program at 70 Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro (the Kettering area, ZIP 20774) is one of three SKC locations, alongside sites on Trade Zone Avenue in Upper Marlboro and Lottsford Road in Largo. SKC was started by two longtime educators who saw a gap in the county's early-education options and wanted to give parents a safe place with a structured academic foundation for young children.

The centers serve children from 6 weeks old through age 5, organized into infant (6 weeks to 12 months), toddler (13 to 24 months), and pre-kindergarten (ages 2, 3, and 4) classrooms, plus before and after school care. Instruction follows a traditional, faith-based approach built around two published curricula: Abeka, which is grounded in biblical principles and a textbook-driven method, and Frog Street, a developmentally focused early-childhood program. Staffing is built around certified teachers and assistant teachers, and the school describes itself as working closely with parents so families can stay involved in their child's progress.

SKC frames its work around four areas of development (intellectual, physical, social, and cognitive) within a Christian environment, and it points to graduates who moved into kindergarten well prepared, with some placed in advanced classes. The centers run on Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) child-care ratios and health protocols, including temperature checks and sanitation routines that were tightened during the COVID-19 period. The school offers in-person and virtual (Zoom) tours for prospective families.

Note for families researching special-needs care: SKC's public website presents a mainstream early-education and daycare program and does not describe special-education services, therapy, or a specific focus on language-based learning disabilities or twice-exceptional learners. Parents seeking those supports should contact SKC directly at 301-249-5431 or info@skccenters.com to confirm what individual accommodations are available.

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language-based learning disabilitiestwice-exceptionalPrivatefamily partnershipslow student-teacher ratiostherapeutic methodologies

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language-based learning disabilities
twice-exceptional
Elementary (K-5)

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low student-teacher ratios

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family partnerships

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therapeutic methodologies

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