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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Maryland

The average private preschool in Maryland was founded around 1970 (2026-27).
The oldest private preschool in Maryland is Asbury Child Development Center, founded in 1778.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MD Schools Ranked: 440
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1778–1885
  • MD School Avg.: 1970
  • National School Avg.: 1970

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MD Schools Ranked: 440
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1778–1885
  • MD School Avg.: 1970
  • National School Avg.: 1970
Show school map — Maryland (year founded range: 1778–1885, avg 1970)
Year Founded Range: 1778 1917 Avg. Year Founded: 1872

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Maryland (2026-27)

Showing 440 schools
Map of Asbury Child Development Center
#1Asbury Child Development Center
Gr: PK-K | 140 students
Daycare / Preschool (Methodist)
1401 Camden Ave
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 742-7058
1778year founded
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Friends School Of Baltimore Photo
#2Friends School Of Baltimore
Gr: PK-12 | 755 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 19
Friends
5114 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 649-3210
(5)
1784year founded
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Mother Seton School Photo
#3Mother Seton School
Gr: PK-8 | 407 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Extracurriculars: 14
Catholic
100 Creamery Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301) 447-3165
(3)
1810year founded
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St. James Academy Photo
#4St. James Academy
Gr: NS-8 | 382 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 4
Episcopal
3100 Monkton Road
Monkton, MD 21111
(410) 771-4816
(7)
1821year founded
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St. John Regional Catholic School Photo
#5 St. John Regional Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 571 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 20
Catholic
8414 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 662-6722
(36)
1829year founded
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Map of St. Johns Lutheran School
#6St. Johns Lutheran School
Gr: NS-5 | 86 students
Sports: 2
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
13300 Manor Rd
Glen Arm, MD 21057
(410) 592-8019
1848year founded
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St. Joseph School-Fullerton Photo
#7 St. Joseph School-Fullerton
Gr: PK-8 | 541 students
Avg. class size: 30 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 28
Catholic
8416 Belair Road
Nottingham, MD 21236
(410) 256-8026
(5)
1850year founded
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Map of The Maryland School For The Blind
#8The Maryland School For The Blind
Gr: PK-12 | 204 students
Sports: 4
Special Education School
3501 Taylor Ave
Nottingham, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
1853year founded
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Map of Jewish Community Center-ece Dept
#9Jewish Community Center-ece Dept
Gr: PK-K | 232 students
Daycare / Preschool (Jewish)
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3554
1854year founded
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St. Joseph School Cockeysville Photo
#10 St. Joseph School Cockeysville
Gr: PK-8 | 351 students
Avg. class size: 19 students
Extracurriculars: 13
Catholic
105 Church Ln
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(410) 683-0600
(9)
1856year founded
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St. Augustine School Photo
#11 St. Augustine School
Gr: PK-8 | 257 students
Avg. class size: 26 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 6
Catholic
5990 Old Washington Road
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 796-3040
(1)
1857year founded
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Map of St. John The Evangelist Elementary Catholic School
#12 St. John The Evangelist Elementary Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 225 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 16
Catholic
13311 Long Green Pike
Hydes, MD 21082
(410) 592-9585
1858year founded
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St. Mary Elementary School Photo
#13 St. Mary Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 849 students
Avg. class size: 24 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 15
Catholic
111 Duke Of Gloucester Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 990-4135
(3)
1862year founded
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St. Agnes School Photo
#14St. Agnes School
Gr: PK-8 | 183 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 4
Catholic
603 Saint Agnes Ln
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 747-4070
1865year founded
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St. John Catholic School Photo
#15St. John Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 285 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
45 Monroe Street
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-7455
(1)
1866year founded
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Map of School Of The Cathedral Mary Our Queen
#16 School Of The Cathedral Mary Our Queen
Gr: PK-8 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 4
Catholic
111 Amberly Way
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 464-4100
(1)
1871year founded
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McDonogh School Photo
#17McDonogh School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,444 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 88
8600 McDonogh Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 544-7020
(3)
1873year founded
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St. Mary Catholic School Photo
#18 St. Mary Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 181 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 14
Catholic
218 W Washington St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-1184
(1)
1874year founded
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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School Photo
#19 Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School
Gr: PK-8 | 215 students
Avg. class size: 24 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 9
Catholic
4801 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 744-4251
(17)
1879year founded
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Map of The Bryn Mawr School
#20The Bryn Mawr School
Gr: PK-12 | 843 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 16
All-girls
109 W Melrose Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-8800
(1)
1885year founded
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Map of Oak Chapel School
#21Oak Chapel School
Gr: PK-8 | 93 students
Christian
14500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 598-7249
(1)
1886year founded
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Immaculate Conception School Photo
#22(°Õ22–T24) Immaculate Conception School
Gr: PK-8 | 605 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 6
Catholic
112 Ware Ave
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 427-4800
(12)
1887year founded
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Map of Little Flower School
#22(°Õ22–T24)Little Flower School
Gr: NS-8 | 194 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 8
Catholic
20410 Point Lookout Rd.
Great Mills, MD 20634
(301) 994-0404
(2)
1887year founded
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Map of Mt. Zion Baptist Christian School
#22(°Õ22–T24)Mt. Zion Baptist Christian School
Gr: PK-12 | 136 students
Baptist
2000 E Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 426-2309
1887year founded
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St. Mark School Photo
#25St. Mark School
Gr: PK-8 | 364 students
Avg. class size: 19 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 19
Catholic
26 Melvin Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 744-6560
(3)
1889year founded
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Gilman School Photo
#26Gilman School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,050 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 35
All-boys
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-3800
1897year founded
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Map of Crestview Montessori School
#27Crestview Montessori School
Gr: PK-K | 14 students
Montessori School
4728 Western Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20816
(301) 910-4728
(1)
1907year founded
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Map of Montrose School
#28Montrose School
Gr: PK-K | 39 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Daycare / Preschool
5721 Montrose Parkway
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 770-4233
1909year founded
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Garrison Forest School Photo
#29Garrison Forest School
Gr: NS-12 | 512 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 23
All-girls
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
(6)
1910year founded
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Park School of Baltimore Photo
#30Park School of Baltimore
Gr: PK-12 | 788 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 13
2425 Old Court Road
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 339-7070
(3)
1912year founded
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Severn School Photo
#31Severn School
Gr: NS-12 | 911 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 50
201 Water St
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7700
1914year founded
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Baltimore Junior Academy Photo
#32(°Õ32–T33)Baltimore Junior Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 63 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Seventh Day Adventist
3006 W Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 542-6758
(5)
1915year founded
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St. Marys Bryantown Catholic School Photo
#32(°Õ32–T33)St. Marys Bryantown Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 246 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
13735 Notre Dame Place
Bryantown, MD 20617
(301) 932-6883
(1)
1915year founded
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Map of Talmudical Academy Of Baltimore, Inc.
#34(°Õ34–T35)Talmudical Academy Of Baltimore, Inc.
Gr: PK-12 | 1,002 students
All-boys (Jewish)
4445 Old Ct Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 484-6600
1917year founded
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Map of Talmudical Academy-baltimore
#34(°Õ34–T35)Talmudical Academy-baltimore
Gr: PK-12 | 933 students
All-boys (Jewish)
4445 Old Court Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 484-6600
1917year founded
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What is the Maryland average private preschools founding year?
The Maryland average private preschools founding year is 1970 for 2026-27.
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The top ranked private preschools in Maryland include Asbury Child Development Center, Friends School Of Baltimore and Mother Seton School.

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