The Leader in Early Education and Care®
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Early Education and Care in Bethesda, MD
Our school is more than a daycare. Through purposeful play and nurturing guidance, we help lay the foundation for a lifelong love of learning. Right down the road from National Institutes of Health and Bethesda Elementary School, we are conveniently located on Glenbrook Road. Come by and see Balanced Learning® in action.
Every Moment Matters
- The components of our Balanced Learning® approach are intentionally aligned to create developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
- Your child will stay engaged all day with the right balance of child-initiated and teacher-guided learning experiences.
- Our students learn the foundational skills to develop Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts® that will forge a path to a brighter future.
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Infant Curriculum
At Primrose, we believe in keeping our infants active, engaged, and excited to learn. From the moment they arrive, we provide a nurturing environment where curiosity thrives. Our littlest learners absolutely love flipping through their colorful books filled with animals, shapes, and vibrant images. These books help them explore the world around them and begin to understand the fascinating sights and sounds they encounter every day. 
Happy New Year
Happy New Year from Primrose School of Downtown Bethesda!
We are so excited for all the fun activities and new faces that 2025 has in store for us. Here's to a year filled with growth, learning, and lots of smiles. We can't wait to make unforgettable memories with our amazing students and families! 
Christmas Show!
A huge THANK YOU to all our wonderful PPK families for coming out to support our Christmas Show! Our children had an absolute blast practicing for their big showcase, and it was so special to see all their hard work come to life on stage.
We’d also like to give a special shoutout to Ms. Lilly and Ms. Dounia for their incredible dedication and commitment to making this showcase a success. Your hard work and passion truly made the event memorable for everyone!
Pajama Day
Our Christmas-themed Pajama Day is always a highlight, and it's so much fun to see the kids (and staff!) dressed in cozy holiday pjs. It's one of our favorite "Special Days of the Week" where we come together as a community to share in the joy and festivities of the season.
Sensory Box
At Primrose, our infants had so much fun exploring their sensory box filled with sand and discovering different textures! It’s wonderful to see how much they enjoy new, hands-on activities. Sensory play is so important for our little ones as it helps develop their skills and senses, and today was a perfect example of how much they love learning through play at Primrose. 
Primrose Tree
Our students had an absolute blast decorating our Primrose tree! Each classroom worked together to create beautiful, unique ornaments, making our tree a true reflection of their creativity and holiday spirit. It's wonderful to see our school community come together in such a festive way.
Libby
At Primrose, we're celebrating this month with our puppet Libby. Libby teaches children that being fair leads to positive relationships and more fun for everyone.
To demonstrate the importance of sharing, Libby encouraged each of the kids to donate gloves and practice the true spirit of giving.
This is just one of the many ways we teach our students the value of sharing and fairness. We're grateful to have such compassionate role models like Libby leading by example!
At Primrose, we love the Holiday season. Feel free to share a picture of your favorite Holiday activity with your loved ones and tag us!
The holiday season is the perfect time for our students to give without expectation! Our Primrose students gave back to their community by donating to Bethesda Care. Our classrooms talked about how grateful we are for our food, family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our wonderful families! We are so grateful for each of you and your support. A special thank you to everyone who participated in our food drive – your generosity is truly appreciated. All of the donations will be delivered to Bethesda Care, and your contributions will make a real difference to those in need.
We hope you all enjoy a holiday filled with love, laughter, and delicious food!
Thumbs Up
Our toddlers had a blast practicing their fine motor skills during today’s Thumbs Up activity! They rolled their balls down a ramp while learning all about motion and cause and effect. Each child had a turn to participate and explore how the balls moved, fostering both their physical development and understanding of movement. 
Today, our Pre-Kindergartners had an unforgettable experience during our field trip! We explored the importance of giving back to our community and learned how small acts of kindness can make a big impact.
Our little ones did chores at home to earn money, which they then used to purchase canned goods for donation. The donations will go to Bethesda Care, and we're so proud of how much they were able to give!
A HUGE thank you to all of our wonderful families who generously contributed to this heartwarming cause. Your support made such a difference!
Happy World Kindness Day! 🌟
Happy World Kindness Day! 🌟
At Primrose School of Downtown Bethesda , we celebrated by showing appreciation to our amazing staff with some delicious baked goods as a thank-you for all the kindness they show our little ones every day. They are such incredible role models, demonstrating kindness in everything they do.
In the classrooms, we talked about the importance of kindness and shared examples of small acts that can make a big difference, helping others feel good and spreading positivity.
Apple of Our Eye: Ms. Veena
Apple of Our Eye: Ms. Veena. Ms. Veena's kindness and compassion shines through in everything she does, creating a supportive and nurturing learning environment for her infants. Her commitment to excellence and her willingness to go above and beyond to ensure our success does not go unnoticed. From innovative teaching methods to engaging activities, she never fails to keep her students captivated and eager to learn. Thank you for being such an amazing teacher and for making a difference in the lives of your students every day. 
At Primrose, our students had a wonderful time learning about food today! Our teachers encourage healthy habits in children early on since it is essential to their future health and success. That’s why we developed our Balanced Menus program, which exposes our students to a variety of healthy foods and ensures they get the proper balance of fruit, vegetables and whole grains while in school. They rolled play-dough to create their own dishes, discovering shapes and sizes along the way. It was a great opportunity to develop their fine motor skills as they used their hands to craft various types of food.
Today at Primrose, we practiced tracing our lowercase and uppercase letter B! The kids had a great time in their small literacy groups using their own whiteboards to try writing the letters on their own.
We had a fantastic time in class painting and learning about the important community helpers who keep us safe every day! From firefighters and police officers to doctors and paramedics, we explored the incredible work they do to support and protect our community. We’re so proud of their creativity and teamwork!
At Primrose, our toddler program provides a curriculum to help set a foundation to ensure that our infants reach their milestones and achieve the support they need to reach their full potential. Toddlers draw on social-emotional, language, motor, and perceptual experiences and abilities for cognitive development. They are attuned to relationships between features of objects, actions, and the physical environment. Our classrooms use objects such as books and learning blocks to learn about different kind of animals and make real world connections. Our children love to read and learn about new information.
The Primrose Balanced Learning® curriculum supports children’s innate desire to learn through investigation and experimentation. In the classroom, intentional experiences introduce little ones to new concepts and ideas in engaging ways. And the exploration doesn’t stop there.
Primrose teachers are trained to observe each child’s interests and learning style, which they then use to extend learning. For example, if a child expresses curiosity about plants during a lesson, the teacher will pose questions to encourage him to explore the subject further and reach his own conclusions, while sharing facts and information to enrich his understanding.
Primrose Schools' Harmony & Heart program is a proprietary approach to music and literacy that helps children develop into better listeners, more dynamic thinkers, and kinder people. The program combines music and children's books to help children learn about rhythm, melody, and other concepts. It also helps children develop confidence, independence, and strong character.
Encouraging healthy habits in children at Primrose early on is essential to their future health and success. That’s why we developed our Balanced Menus program, which exposes our students to a variety of healthy foods and ensures they get the proper balance of fruit, vegetables and whole grains while in school.
We encourage children try new foods on the menu on a regular basis, as research shows children are more likely to accept a new food if it’s offered 10-15 times, though we always respect a child’s preferences and will never make him eat anything he doesn’t want to. We’ve also built several lessons and experiences into our curriculum to help children learn about nutrition and to encourage a healthy relationship with food – starting in our infant classrooms through Pre-kindergarten.
Infant Program
At Primrose, we believe that every moment in an infant's early life is an opportunity for growth and discovery. From the very beginning, our focus is on laying a strong foundation that will support your child's development as they grow. Infants are incredibly curious and eager to learn about the world around them. Our balanced learning curriculum incorporates experience blocks and literacy activities that are essential for building this foundation. These experiences are not just play—they are intentional and integral to fostering cognitive, social, and emotional growth.
Exploring the arts is a great way to stimulate your child's imagination and creative thinking. In our creative arts programs, like Primrose Early Art Masters®, your child discovers classical and contemporary artists then practices techniques by creating their own masterpieces.
Our infant classrooms foster Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts® through a nurturing environment with plenty of reading. This includes literacy; communication and vocabulary skills to help your infant better express their needs; gross motor skills and sensory development; and emotional well-being. Today our infants loved learning about different animals through our learning blocks and infant books.
At Primrose, we incorporate STEM-based learning into children’s everyday experiences through our Balanced Learning® approach. For infants to pre-kindergartners, STEM subjects are intentionally integrated in many ways, including through group activities, learning centers, books, discussions, experiments, art projects and educational games. Today we learned about living things and experimented with water to explore its properties. We love experimenting at Primrose.
As part of our commitment to providing a well-rounded early childhood education with our Balanced Learning® approach, Primrose School of Downtown Bethesda includes Spanish-language learning with daily lessons in our classrooms. Our program introduces vocabulary related to weekly themes, music and simple conversation.
At Primrose, we love experimenting with colors. Today, we learned that we can create new colors by mixing other colors! Our teachers encourage curiosity at Primrose and encourage our children to explore with fun experiments. Primrose will give your children the confidence to ask questions about the world, find out how things work, and give them an understanding of their environment.
Election Day
At Primrose, Election Day is our opportunity to show our students the value of democracy and citizenship while educating them on the importance of voting. Our students will get to see first-hand how voicing their opinions at the ballot box translates into real-life results by choosing a presidential Primrose Friend mascot.
*Not in any way associated with the current election*
