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La Petite Academy of Columbia
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Supporting Our Community
As always, we’re proud to support our community. It starts with a healthy, safe environment when your child is away from home. Learn how we prioritize the well-being of your children and our staff.
Plus, for elementary school students, The Prep Lab offers distance learning support, STEM projects, and more, on a flexible schedule—including a full-day option.
Welcome to Our School
Welcome to La Petite Academy in Columbia, MD! My name is Joanne and I am the Academy Acting Director. I have my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and I love seeing the children learn and discover the world around them.
We proudly service families in Baltimore, D.C., and many other surrounding cities. We provide school-age transportation to local elementary schools and offer an innovative before-and-after-care program.
Your child’s health and safety is our top priority. We conduct ongoing staff training and require our staff to be CPR and First Aid certified. The main entrance is also secured by a unique access system and anyone without a code, who enters the building, must sign-in and show I.D. As we work through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have heightened our health and safety protocol by:
o Checking everyone’s temperature upon entering the building.
o Masks are mandated for staff to wear throughout the day, and masks for children over the age of 2 are strongly encouraged.
o Parents will drop off at the front door as a team member walks your child to their classroom. A team member will bring your child up front upon pick-up as well.
o Handwashing procedures have been increased to 20-30 seconds and occur more frequently throughout the day.
We offer Brightwheel and WatchMeGrow, a live-stream service that will give you a live feed of the child’s classroom. Both of these apps offer a real-time look into your child’s day while at school. We also offer GrowFit, a nutrition program designed to promote healthy eating habits and healthy minds from a young age.
We love seeing our children progress through our school readiness pathway – starting as infants and graduating from our Pre-K/Junior K program! It is our goal to feed inquisitive minds and create lifelong learners!
Schedule a tour any time to visit our amazing La Petite Academy in Columbia, MD!
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Learn About Electives
For an additional fee, go beyond regular classroom learning experiences with our enhanced series of fun, interactive enrichment programs exploring a variety of activities. We offer:
Soccer, Music, Yoga, Spanish, Phonics, Handwriting & Advanced Math
Tech + Tinker™
21st Century Learning Experiences
In our Preschool and Pre-K classrooms your child will discover opportunities to be creative, engage their mind and body, collaborate with friends, and learn new things. Some enhancements in the classrooms include iPads with educational apps; flexible seating options so children can move as they learn; hands-on STEM activities with robots for early coding.
In our School-Age classroom, your child will find an immersive educational environment that is the perfect setting for productive, engaging mornings and afternoons, as we help them to be thinkers, makers, and doers. Some enhancements in this classroom include:
- iPads with keyboards and educational apps
- Robots for coding challenges
- Grow Fit-friendly video games that encourage collaboration and movement
Open a window to your child's day.
WatchMeGrow: Free live streaming video to your computer or mobile device.
Here When You Need Us
We offer flexible and part-time learning options to accommodate your family’s schedule. Tour today and learn more.
Visit Us Today
Find your neighborhood school and schedule a tour today. We can't wait to show you all the wonderful things happening at La Petite Academy.
