Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center

Specialties

Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center offers quality early childhood education programs for children ages 2 – 5 years. We are committed to providing a positive and caring learning environment that enriches the mind and focuses on the development of the whole child; social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth. We offer a safe and secure setting that embodies a home away from home. Our certified and licensed teachers work in collaborate teams on which emphasis is placed on every possible learning opportunity to meet the individual needs of each child and family.

History

Established in 2004.

Established in 2004 The founding of Bright Beginning is truly an inspirational story. In July of 2004 only two weeks before Alice Anne was to give birth to her first child, Marty and Alice Anne Loftus purchased a failed childcare center in Crownsville, Maryland, and with determination and dedication opened their doors by September. Not an easy feat to accomplish with the building in disrepair and Maryland State Licensing ahead of them.

Alice Anne, having recently moved to Maryland from Kansas City, Missouri and a mere twenty three years old dreamed of making a difference. Alice Anne believes that learning starts from birth and that with a proper foundation all children can reach their full potential.

The first day Marty and Alice Anne opened their doors they had eight teachers and only six students. Determined to succeed and be the best in the area they continued what they had started, and before long with hard work and word of mouth Bright Beginning began to grow.

Meet the Business Owner

Alice Anne L.

Business Owner

Ms. Loftus founded Bright Beginning in 2004. She studied Elementary Education and Special Education at Northwest Missouri State University and Central Missouri State University, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education Administration from Kendall College.

She began her journey in education working with school-​aged children while living in Kansas City, Missouri where she was a Director for a School-​Aged Child Care program. From there she managed seven Missouri public school Pre-​K and Kindergarten enrichment programs. She found working with the younger children very rewarding and something that she truly enjoyed.

After moving to Maryland she worked in a child care center as a Director, but as she was approaching the birth of her first child there was a twist of fate enabling her with the possibility of opening her own early learning center. Excited and ambitious she decided that she would jump into the of endeavor, Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center