Founded in 1981, the Acadmeny Child Development Center is a non-profit locally run child care provider as well as educational organization. It offers programs in has schools in various locations in Montgomery County, but the main administrative office is in Rockville. The Academy Child Development Center has program options for children from three months to 12 years of age. These programs are: Infant/Toddler, Tiny Tots, Preschool, Discovery Pre-K, Pre-K, and School Age. The school has daycare programs, after school care, and a summer camp. The child/staff ratios are purposefully kept low to facilitate a child-centered approach at education.