About Us
Our Mission
At Creative Explorers, we aim to provide a safe, secure, and fun learning experience from infancy to school age and beyond. At CECC, we value that through all cultures and developmental areas, all children and families matter.
Our Focus
Our focus includes Studies showing that early childhood education plays an important factor in childhood development compared to babysitting in the early stages of a child’s life. We pride ourselves on providing children with an intimate environment without limiting the benefits of a center-based facility. We hold our teachers to the highest standards of certifications and implement a center-used curriculum, all at a Maryland family daycare center price.
Our Educators
Sarah Neils – Owner/Teacher
Sarah has been a childcare educator for 13 years across Montgomery County, MD. As a highly qualified educator, Sarah holds Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Credentialing Admin level 2 and all the required MSDE trainings to fulfill her position. Sarah has worked for MSDE, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children accredited centers her entire career as an early childhood educator. She has completed volunteer hours in child care centers and schools through the DC/MD area for over 10+ years. Sarah has held a number of jobs in the Early Childhood Education field, from assistant teacher to teacher, and assistant director. Sarah opened CECC in 2018 to provide better-quality services to the community.
Training and experience include: First Aid & CPR, ADA, Breastfeeding, Basic Health & Safety, COVID-19 Training, SIDS, Medication Administration, Emergency Preparedness, Developmental Screening, 9 Hours Communication, 45 hours Infants & Toddlers, 45 hours School Age, 90 hours Preschool, MSDE Credentialing Admin Level 2 , National Administrator Credential, CDA in Preschool, 45 hours coaching & mentoring
Brittany L. – Teacher
Training and experience include: First Aid & CPR, ADA, Breastfeeding, Basic Health & Safety, COVID-19 Training, SIDS, Medication Administration, Emergency Preparedness, Developmental Screening, 9 Hours Communication, 45 hours Infants & Toddlers, 90 hours Preschool, MSDE Credentialing Staff Level 4, CDA in Preschool , Working towards AA in Early Childhood Education.
Center Information
License #256748
A large family child care facility with a center-based curriculum. We are open from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. We provide parents with the flexibility of full-time and part-time options.
Our Teachers
When we say daycare, we don’t mean just that.
Every single member of our team of childcare specialists excels in providing lasting, caring, and nurturing care for your child.
Regardless of the age group he or she belongs to, from toddlers to teenagers – we know how to deal with them all.
Our extensive number of pre-kindergarten and school-related teaching and entertaining programs are all meant to both make your child feel safe
Programs
Infant: 6 weeks to 12 months
Having a peace of mind over whether your child is safe when you’re at work or not makes a huge difference for absolutely any parent, mothers and fathers. Our daycare is uniquely developed to provide the benefits of family facility with a center based curriculum.
Toddler: 13 to 24 months
As with our Infant Program, our Toddler Program follows the Maryland Guidelines for Healthy Child Development and Care for Young Children. Children a part of this program have their basic skills developed and nurtured, with a caring attention by all of our team members.
Pre-School; Ages 2-4
The Preschool Program for two, three and four-year-old’s follows the Maryland Model for School Readiness. According to the Maryland State Department of Education’s Initiatives , “Maryland well understands that the path to school success begins long before a child enters school.
Pre-Kindergarten Ages 4-5
The Pre-kindergarten program provides appropriate experiences that address the needs of young children in the areas of language and literacy, mathematics, social foundations, science, social studies, fine arts, and physical well-being and motor development.