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Year-Round Childcare

Childcare for children ages 2-12, including preschool, before- and after- school care, and all-day summer camps.

Enrichment Programming

Children at Critchlow Adkins learn through play with our literature-based STEAM activities and Literacy Programs.

Tuition Assistance Available

Concerned about cost? Learn about our tuition assistance program.

What Makes Critchlow Adkins So Special?

Critchlow Adkins is a local non-profit whose mission is to provide quality, financially accessible childcare in a nurturing, diverse, safe, and enriching environment.

Critchlow’s caring teachers provide engaging lessons in year-round education-based preschool, pre-K through 5th grade before- and after-school care, and themed summer camps. Our innovative STEAM activities promote critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork, and encourage a lifelong love of learning.

Additionally, four Critchlow Sites are located within Talbot County elementary schools, making our programs convenient for families.

“When choosing child care and early education programs, cost and convenience are important considerations for you, the parent. However, the ultimate value a program can offer you and your child is the quality of the care and education it provides.”

Click to learn more about why quality matters in early childhood education.

(Source: Maryland State Department of Education)

Testimonials

It’s evident that the team genuinely cares about each child, fostering a sense of trust that is invaluable to parents like me. My family and I are grateful to be a part of the Critchlow community.

Even teachers who no longer have my kids in their classroom continue to show them love and support their creative and emotional development.

Valuable community resource!!!!! Wonderfully dedicated staff and volunteers.

[Summer camp had] fun and educational activities planned for each week which kept him learning and exploring during the break from school. [My son] came home every day eager and excited to share with me all the adventures he experienced with his new friends! Critchlow Adkins is the best!

Every day is filled with engaging activities and creative learning experiences. Critchlow has truly become an extension of our family, and I highly recommend them.

Trusting the care of our kiddos is our number one priority and we can always do that with Critchlow and the nurturing environment it provides our children.

For the last three years, my daughter attended CACC and has been cared for by the teachers as if she were their own daughter. My daughter has grown, learned, and participated in so many things while attending CACC.

In the Media

Annual Report

YOU CAN BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES!

Your donation to Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers funds so much more than childcare. Your support encourages a lifelong love of learning. You inspire children to use their imaginations, work cooperatively, think critically, and solve problems. Your generosity sets them up for success, both in school and in life. In short, your gift changes lives!

No matter the size of your donation, you make a big impact!

$100

SHARE the love of reading by providing ten books for a classroom library.

$250

INSPIRE imaginations by providing literature-based STEAM* activities for a class.

$500

CARE for a child by providing up to 4 months of tuition assistance for before- and after-school care.

$1,000

SUPPORT a family by providing up to 2 months of tuition assistance for a child in a preschool program.

$2,500

THRILL 250 summer campers with a day of action-packed cooperative STEAM challenges!

$5,000

PROVIDE real world learning with fun, educational field trips for all five of our sites.

*STEAM -Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

Your donation can do all of the above and so much more! Give Today!

CACC Equity Statement

Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers are committed to creating and sustaining a nurturing environment where all staff, students, and families feel empowered, valued, respected, and safe. We seek to foster a sense of belonging by all families and to cultivate diverse and inclusive childcare centers through practices that value and celebrate individual differences of all people.