Our program gives you full confidence by combining a secure, healthy environment with a curriculum designed specifically for future success. Guided by experienced teachers and grounded in child development research, we focus on what truly prepares children for kindergarten and beyond.
Want to see our facility and meet our staff? Schedule a tour of Dinky's Childcare Child Care today and discover all that we have to offer!
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Everyday Math: Making sense of numbers through daily habits.
Kitchen Science: Learning math and chemistry through cooking
Full-Circle Literacy: Connecting speaking, listening, and reading every day.
Young Authors Center: Inspiring a love for writing with professional materials.
Science Lab: Experimenting and exploring with the wonders of nature.
STEM Lab: Building the future through engineering and math challenges.
The Construction Corner: Using a variety of real-world materials and tools to tinker, build, and explore concepts of weight, balance, and structural strength.
The final year before kindergarten is a season of incredible transformation. We believe children should thrive in this moment while preparing for the future.
We combine a nurturing environment with an award-winning curriculum to ensure your child is socially ready and academically prepared for the road ahead. Experience a program where children thrive and parents feel confident.

Designed around proven research, our program honors the unique path of every learner while building the essential skills needed for their next academic chapter.

Our curriculum features specialized Core Methods designed to cultivate critical thinking and solidify the foundational skills essential for long-term academic achievement.
· Student-led documentation of daily activities designed to strengthen fine motor skills and narrative writing abilities.
· Custom literacy tools used to reinforce individualized letter-sound correspondence and high-frequency word recognition.
· Kinesthetic learning modules focused on mastery of foundational concepts like sequencing, data graphing, and estimation.
· A culminating project-based learning event that builds public speaking skills and a passion for scientific inquiry.
· An integrated literacy practice where students organize and express complex concepts across math, science, and language arts.
Free full-day pre-K is available to 3- and 4-year-old children from families at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), as well as children experiencing homelessness.
All children must first meet the applicable income eligibility requirements.
Documentation of age and income eligibility must be verified and maintained on file for all children enrolled in grant-funded classrooms.
Children must be three or four years old by September 1, 2026
Examples include:
Note: Families of children experiencing homelessness are not required to submit income documentation for eligibility
Acceptable documentation includes:
Pre-K Cost Calculator
To support programs and families in determining eligibility and estimating potential family cost share, the Maryland State Department of Education’s official Pre-K Cost Calculator is now available: https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/pre-k-calc.aspx
Please note: Sliding scale eligibility applies to Blueprint Pre-K Formula Grants only. It does not apply to Pre-K Expansion Grants.
We have also included the FY26 Federal Poverty Level chart for your reference: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/4/fpl_detailed-guidelines-2026.pdf
Please note: Sliding scale eligibility applies to Blueprint Pre-K Formula Grants only. It does not apply to Pre-K Expansion Grants.
Dinky's Childcare & Pre-School
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