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Oldest Private Preschools in Virginia

The average private preschool in Virginia was founded around 1981 (2026-27).
The oldest private preschool in Virginia is Falls Church Episcopal Day School, founded in 1732.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # VA Schools Ranked: 557
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1732–1915
  • VA School Avg.: 1981
  • National School Avg.: 1971

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # VA Schools Ranked: 557
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1732–1915
  • VA School Avg.: 1981
  • National School Avg.: 1971
Show school map — Virginia (year founded range: 1732–1915, avg 1981)
Year Founded Range: 1732 1941 Avg. Year Founded: 1906

Oldest Private Preschools in Virginia (2026-27)

Showing 557 schools
Map of Falls Church Episcopal Day School
#1Falls Church Episcopal Day School
Gr: PK-K | 119 students
Daycare / Preschool (Episcopal)
115 E Fairfax St
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 534-8687
1732year founded
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Map of Mt. Pleasant Christian Academy
#2Mt. Pleasant Christian Academy
Gr: PK-2 | 38 students
Baptist
2516 Squirrel Hill Road
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 793-1196
1866year founded
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The Basilica School Of St. Mary Photo
#3 The Basilica School Of St. Mary
Gr: PK-8 | 713 students
Avg. class size: 26 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
400 Green Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-1646
(1)
1869year founded
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Immanuel Lutheran School Photo
#4Immanuel Lutheran School
Gr: PK-8 | 151 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Extracurriculars: 11
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
1801 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
(703) 549-0155
(6)
1871year founded
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St. Joseph School Photo
#5St. Joseph School
Gr: PK-8 | 146 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 4
Catholic
123 Franklin Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 732-3931
(5)
1876year founded
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Map of Chesapeake Academy
#6(°Õ6–T7)Chesapeake Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 137 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 13
107 Steamboat Rd.
Irvington, VA 22480
(804) 438-5575
1889year founded
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Roanoke Catholic School Photo
#6(°Õ6–T7)Roanoke Catholic School
Gr: PK-12 | 327 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 17
Catholic
621 N. Jefferson St
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 982-3532
1889year founded
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St. Catherine's School Photo
#8St. Catherine's School
Gr: PK-12 | 824 students
Sports: 14
All-girls (Episcopal)
6001 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 288-2804
(3)
1890year founded
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Map of Mount Lebanon Christian Academy
#9Mount Lebanon Christian Academy
Gr: PK-2 | 68 students
Baptist
884 Bells Mill Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 547-9550
(1)
1902year founded
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Map of First Baptist Church Child Development Center
#10(°Õ10–T11)First Baptist Church Child Development Center
Gr: PK-K | 104 students
Daycare / Preschool (Baptist)
515 3rd St Sw
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 224-3360
1906year founded
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Saint James Catholic School Photo
#10(°Õ10–T11) Saint James Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 495 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 8
Catholic
830 W Broad Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-1182
1906year founded
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Map of Beach Montessori Technical
#12(°Õ12–T13)Beach Montessori Technical
Gr: PK-K | 35 students
Montessori School (Christian)
1101 Eaglewood Dr Ste C
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 428-5437
1907year founded
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Map of Chesapeake Montessori School
#12(°Õ12–T13)Chesapeake Montessori School
Gr: PK-7 | 117 students
Montessori School
516 Albemarle Dr Ste C
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 547-7673
1907year founded
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Map of Shenandoah Valley Adventist Continuation School
#14Shenandoah Valley Adventist Continuation School
Gr: PK-8 | 101 students
Avg. class size: 26 students
Sports: 2
Seventh Day Adventist
115 Bindery Road
New Market, VA 22844
(540) 740-8237
1908year founded
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St. Charles School Photo
#15St. Charles School
Gr: NS-PK | 182 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 2
Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)
3299 Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 527-0608
1909year founded
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St. Anne's-belfield School Photo
#16(°Õ16–T17)St. Anne's-belfield School
Gr: PK-12 | 798 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 14
2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 296-5106
(1)
1910year founded
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Stanley Seventh-day Adventist School Photo
#16(°Õ16–T17)Stanley Seventh-day Adventist School
Gr: PK-8 | 26 students
Seventh Day Adventist
118 Church Ave
Stanley, VA 22851
(540) 778-3377
1910year founded
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Map of St. Christopher's School
#18St. Christopher's School
Gr: PK-12 | 985 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 19
All-boys (Episcopal)
711 Saint Christophers Road
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 282-3185
(6)
1911year founded
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Map of Victory Child Development Center
#19Victory Child Development Center
Gr: K | 47 students
Daycare / Preschool (Assembly of God)
410 E Yorktown Rd
Poquoson, VA 23662
(757) 868-8417
(1)
1914year founded
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Collegiate School Photo
#20Collegiate School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,690 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 5
103 N Mooreland Road
Henrico, VA 23229
(804) 740-7077
(1)
1915year founded
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St. Benedict Catholic School Photo
#21St. Benedict Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 225 students
Avg. class size: 22 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
3100 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 254-8850
1919year founded
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Map of Vienna Adventist Academy
#22Vienna Adventist Academy
Gr: PK-10 | 80 students
Seventh Day Adventist
340 Courthouse Rd Sw
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 938-6200
(1)
1920year founded
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Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy Photo
#23Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy
Gr: PK-10 | 77 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 2
Seventh Day Adventist
19 George St
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 237-1899
1921year founded
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Linton Hall School Photo
#24 Linton Hall School
Gr: PK-8 | 360 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 13
Catholic
9535 Linton Hall Rd
Bristow, VA 20136
(703) 368-3157
(1)
1922year founded
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Map of St. Mary Star Of The Sea School
#25St. Mary Star Of The Sea School
Gr: PK-8 | 203 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 6
Catholic
14 N Willard Ave
Hampton, VA 23663
(757) 723-6358
(4)
1923year founded
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Cape Henry Collegiate Photo
#26(°Õ26–T27)Cape Henry Collegiate
Gr: PK-12 | 1,102 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18
1320 Mill Dam Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 481-2446
(7)
1924year founded
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St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School Photo
#26(°Õ26–T27)St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
Gr: NS-12 | 1,230 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 26
Episcopal
1000 St. Stephens Road
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 212-2705
1924year founded
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The Hill School Photo
#28The Hill School
Gr: PK-8 | 235 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 6
130 South Madison St
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-5897
(13)
1926year founded
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The Williams School Photo
#29The Williams School
Gr: PK-8 | 166 students
419 Colonial Ave
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 627-1383
1927year founded
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Map of Highland School
#30Highland School
Gr: PK-12 | 503 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 12
597 Broadview Ave
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 878-2700
(1)
1928year founded
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Map of West Ghent School
#31West Ghent School
Gr: PK-1 | 63 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Alternative School
1009 W Princess Anne Rd
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 622-4403
1930year founded
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Map of Hampton Christian Academy
#32Hampton Christian Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 268 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 19
Christian
2419 N Armistead Ave
Hampton, VA 23666
(757) 838-7427
1937year founded
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Congressional School Photo
#33Congressional School
Gr: NS-8 | 480 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 9
3229 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 533-9711
(21)
1939year founded
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Browne Academy Photo
#34(°Õ34–T35)Browne Academy
Gr: NS-8 | 205 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 7
5917 Telegraph Rd
Alexandria, VA 22310
(703) 960-3000
(9)
1941year founded
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Map of Mt. Pleasant Christian School
#34(°Õ34–T35)Mt. Pleasant Christian School
Gr: PK-8 | 375 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 7
Mennonite
1613 Mt Pleasant Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 482-9557
1941year founded
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