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Welcome to CDS
A play-based independent private preschool and kindergarten
![children sitting togetherwriting at a desk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1689363571/countrydayva/nrxlteuxkho3n6vv2lnf/childrenwritinginkindergarten.jpg","width":2200}])
Expanding upon academics
![child writing on a art card]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1689363210/countrydayva/r5jea2ituxgufwm9kc9m/childworkingonartproject.jpg","width":2200}])
Experimenting, recording, and classifying
![child painitng in a classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1689363466/countrydayva/gu6wuzfmxsftedfqoe7k/girlpaintinginclassroom.jpg","width":2200}])
Building friendships and exploring our world
![boy counting gourds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1689363323/countrydayva/hg5gx7u92bsusfya93na/Twosplayigwithtruck.jpg","width":2200}])
A caring introduction to independence
![child holding walnut heardshaped]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1689363962/countrydayva/ndq8t4ovppen0pu5pzng/IMG_3729.jpg","width":2200}])
6-weeks of outdoor fun
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News & Events
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By The Numbers
9
Playgrounds
60
Years of Teaching Experience
8:1
Average Classroom Ratio
3
Outdoor Libraries
4
Wooded Acres
1
Outdoor Theatre