Our History

Embark Education began with a simple conversation amongst preschool educators, one which took place while packing up a school shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring of 2020. Disheartened and displaced by the closing of their preschool, our founders and founding teachers came together sharing one simple question, “How can we continue to provide quality care and education to children in this changing world?” Together, through the pandemic, we worked tirelessly to open a new center, focused on bringing quality childcare and education to children and families along the I-83 corridor.

Our Educational Philosophy

At Embark, we are more than just childcare. We are a community of educators, children, and families. We welcome and value family-insight into their individual child’s needs and embrace family participation in our school community.  Embark welcomes families from all different backgrounds and experiences. We believe that a diverse community enriches our communal experience and strengthens our learning environment. We offer our expertise, guidance, and encouragement to support our families.

Here, play is the work of a child. Here, children engage in hands-on, interactive, play- based learning to enhance their developing language, social-emotional, and critical thinking skills. Our career educators guide children on a daily basis by providing interesting, thought-provoking materials to pique curiosity, encourage questions, and inspire discovery. Through large-group meeting times, small-group activity, outdoor exploration and 1:1 attention, our faculty imparts age-appropriate academic and school readiness skills. 

Our unique educational approach is rooted in a variety of philosophies, and views children as competent and capable learners. From the earliest point, we encourage children in our care to develop age-appropriate, independent life skills.   Children gain self-confidence and pride in their hard work and achievement by independently putting on a winter coat or opening their own lunch. We encourage children to have a growth mindset, “This is hard, and I’ll try”, recognizing that learning is challenging, yet gratifying work. 

Community outreach and service is at the heart of Embark. We partner with a variety of community organizations, to not only teach children that we have a responsibility to our immediate learning community, but to our larger community as well. Classes participate in age-appropriate community service and social action projects throughout the school year. These may include collecting soda tabs for Ronald McDonald House, providing meals to families in need, the holiday giving tree, and more.