Piney Ridge Elementary School

ABC Care Center – Piney Ridge Elementary School

The ABC Care Center at Piney Ridge is a three-time nationally accredited and MD EXCELS Level 3 center. The program offers out-of-the-box activities in STEM as well as creative arts. Students choose their rotations between construction manipulatives, drama, and a designated homework area. Hands-on experiments encourage exploration of special topics. Children enjoy supervised free time on the school’s large playground, blacktop area and in its large gymnasium.

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The NAA Standards for School-Age Quality specifically address the indicators of quality programs reflected in current research. Examples include meeting the developmentally different needs of youth, 5-14 years, involving children and youth in program planning, providing positive interactions between children and youth and adults, and ensuring a safe and challenging environment for children and youth in and out of school time.

This Location Meets COA Standards
COA's After School Standards represent a merging of NAA's standards and COA's 8th Edition Standards, and include three different sections of standards: After School Program Administration (ASP-AM), After School Human Resources (ASP-HR), and After School Programming and Services (ASP-PS). The set of standards are based on generally-accepted elements of best practice, outcomes-oriented, effective in advancing quality, and responsive to the unique needs and diversity of after school programs. COA's standards are grounded in a long-standing, widely held belief that children, youth, and families benefit when a program enhances its capacity to achieve its mission and validate its impact. “Children and youth who participate in After School and Youth Development programs gain the personal, social, emotional, and educational assets needed to support healthy development, increase well-being, and facilitate a successful transition through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood.” Council of Accreditation Core Purpose

Park out front of the school. Use Door #2 which is located along bus loop to the left of the main entrance. Use walkie talkie or doorbell to alert staff you have arrived.

Penny Hoffman

Penny Hoffman joined ABC Care in October 2017 as an Assistant. She has three adult children, one is an aspiring musician, one is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, and one is a Junior at Virginia Tech. When not a work, Penny enjoys, cooking, exercising, and spending time with family and friends. Penny worked for a law firm in Washington, D,C. prior to having children. Penny was a stay-at-home mother until a few years ago. Penny pursued childcare since she wanted to work with children after raising her own. Since being with ABC Care, her passion with working with children has only grown and she continues to learn from her experiences and looks forward to getting to know each and every family. Email: phoffman@abccareinc.com