Best Quality Early Education
Transforming early education,
one child, one family, at a time.
A tailored education program and curriculum
based on your child’s needs and interests!
Transforming Early Education One Child at a Time.
A tailored, play-based education program built around your child’s unique needs, interests, and potential — delivered in a warm, home-like environment your whole family will love.
Where Every Child
Belongs & Thrives
At Count 123 Early School, we believe that learning is most powerful when it is joyful, relational, and deeply personal. Our home-based setting creates a cozy, safe environment where children feel genuinely known — by their educators, by their peers, and by themselves.
We partner closely with families — your child’s first and most influential educators — to design experiences that honour each child’s unique identity, culture, and way of learning.
Learning
Five Programs,
One Loving Community
From infants to school-age children, every program at Count 123 is built around play, partnership, and the whole child.
👶 6 wks – 12 mo
Infant Care
Gentle, responsive care tailored to each baby’s unique rhythm. Safe, warm, and wonderfully home-like.
🧩 1 – 3 yrs
Toddler Program
Hands-on discovery through music, art, sensory play, and social interaction — one milestone at a time.
📚 3 – 5 yrs
Preschool
Literacy, numeracy, science, and social-emotional learning — preparing children to step into kindergarten with confidence.
🏫 5 – 12 yrs
Before & After School
Safe, enriching care before and after school. Homework help, outdoor play, and a space children genuinely love to return to.
🌞 5 – 12 yrs
Day Camp
Exciting themed weeks of outdoor adventures, science, arts, and community. A summer your child will talk about all year long.
Caring Staff
Why Families
Love Count 123
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Home-Like Atmosphere A cozy, welcoming environment where children feel completely safe and loved — just like being at home.
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Real-Time Parent Updates Stay connected all day with live photos, milestone alerts, and activity updates via the Xplor Home app.
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Tailored Curriculum Every program adapts to your child’s individual interests, pace, and learning needs — never one-size-fits-all.
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Diverse & Inclusive Community A rich multicultural environment where every child’s identity, language, and culture is celebrated daily.
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Enrichment Every Day Music, gardening, dramatic play, science discovery, and outdoor exploration — every single day.
Belonging · Being · Becoming
At the heart of everything we do are three connected ideas from the Early Years Learning Framework — the three pillars of every child’s journey with us.
Belonging
Experiencing belonging — knowing where and with whom you belong — is fundamental to every child’s existence. Children belong first to a family, a cultural group, a neighbourhood, and a wider community. At Count 123, we build that sense of belonging intentionally from day one.
Being
Childhood is a time to be, seek, and make meaning of the world. Being recognises the significance of the here and now — knowing themselves, building friendships, engaging with life’s joys, and meeting everyday challenges. The early years are not just preparation for the future; they matter profoundly right now.
Becoming
Children’s identities, knowledge, skills, and relationships change rapidly in the early years. Becoming reflects this process of significant growth — shaped by experiences, relationships, and the rich environments we create. We embrace every step of that remarkable transformation.
What Families Are Saying
“Count 123 is amazing. My son is learning at school in a home-like environment — I’ve never seen him so excited to start the day. The educators know him inside and out.”
“My daughter doesn’t want to leave at the end of the day! She has so much fun learning and playing. The teachers genuinely care about every single child — you can feel it.”
“I love receiving updates throughout the day — photos, milestones, meals. It gives me such peace of mind and so much joy! Count 123 has been a true blessing for our whole family.”
Never Miss a Moment — Download Xplor Home
Upon enrollment, download Xplor Home and receive real-time updates, photos, and milestone notifications from your child’s day — direct to your phone, all day long.
Give Your Child the
Best Possible Start
We are now enrolling at our new Chesapeake, Virginia location. Spaces are limited — secure your child’s spot in the program that is right for your family today.