Parr’s Ridge & Mt. Airy Elementary School

ABC Care Center – Parr’s Ridge & Mt. Airy Elementary School

The ABC Care Center program at Parr’s Ridge, is a MD EXCELS Level 1 Center with three national accreditations, serving students in kindergarten through second grade. We provide a daily structured routine, with a balance between enrichment activities and social engagement. Weekly programming is centered around a theme and planned activities assist children with social and emotional development. Each month the center focuses on a character trait to reinforce values such as respect and kindness. Children enjoy supervised free play time on the school’s large playground and blacktop areas as well as 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

Use the side cafeteria entrance to the left of main covered walkway/entrance. Use door #4 to walkie talkie to alert staff you have arrived.

Kara Thompson

Ms. Kara has been working with children and youth since 2017. She received her bachelor’s in Youth Studies in 2021. Ms. Kara started working for ABC Care in October of 2023 and has loved working in school age childcare. She was originally the Assistant Director of Parr’s Ridge & Mount Airy ABC Care and is now the Director. Ms. Kara lives in Urbana with her Husband and two cats. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, videogames, reading, camping, and spending time with her family.
Izzy Pribulick

Since joining the ABC Care team in February 2020 as an Assistant, Izzy has risen to the role of Assistant Director for the Parrs Ridge and Mount Airy ABC centers. Izzy has a background in early childhood education and early childhood special education, having completed college coursework in these areas. She has a passion for working in the childcare field which stems from a deep-rooted love for building meaningful relationships with children and seeing them flourish as they learn and grow. Outside of work, Izzy lives in Mount Airy with her husband, their dog, and two birds. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, baking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.