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Center for Young Children
University of Maryland
Building 381
College Park, MD 20742

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Directions to the CYC


Hours
Location
Driving Instructions
Parking
Public Transportation
Accessibility
                                       

Hours

                           
  The Center for Young Children is open Monday through Friday from 7:45 am to 5:30 pm.

The CYC is closed for all University holidays. Additionally, five Teacher Workshop days are scheduled over the 10-month calendar. The CYC follows the Prince George's Public Schools for school closings due to inclement weather. The CYC calendar is provided for each family in the yearly Parent Handbook.

For further information, please see the online CYC calendar, or call 301-405-3168.
 
                                       
                                       

Location

                             
  The CYC is located in Building 381 on Valley Drive on the University of Maryland College Park Campus. It is in the Northwestern quadrant between Elkton Hall and the Campus Recreation Building.

University of Maryland campus map - The Center for Young Children is located in the Northwest quadrant.
 
                                       

Driving Directions

                     
 

To: The Center for Young Children - University of Maryland

From: North - Baltimore

  • Take I-95 South to Exit 25 - College Park. Take Exit 25 (Route 1) South to MD Rt. 193 West. Continue on Md. 193 (University Boulevard) past Metzerott Road and take a left into the University at Stadium Drive (the entrance to the University Golf Course will be on your right). Take the 2nd right off the circle and then the first left onto Valley Drive. The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.

From: Northwest - Rockville, Silver Spring

  • Take I-495 East (Inner Loop) to Exit 25 - College Park. Take Exit 25 (Route 1) South to MD Rt. 193 West. Continue on Md. 193 (University Boulevard) past Metzerott Road and take a left into the University at Stadium Drive (the entrance to the University Golf Course will be on your right). Take the 2nd right off the circle and then the first left onto Valley Drive. The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.

From: South - Virginia

  • Take I-495 to Woodrow Wilson Bridge (Outer Loop). Continue on I-495 to Exit 25 - College Park. Take Exit 25 (Route 1) South to MD Rt. 193 West. Continue on Md. 193 (University Boulevard) past Metzerott Road and take a left into the University at Stadium Drive (the entrance to the University Golf Course will be on your right). Take the 2nd right off the circle and then the first left onto Valley Drive. The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.

From: South - Washington D.C.

  • Take Rhode Island Avenue (Route 1) North. Rhode Island Avenue will turn into Baltimore Avenue (Route 1), and continue on Baltimore Avenue North past East-West Highway. Take the left into the University at the main entrance at Campus Drive. Follow Campus Drive to the "M" traffic circle. Bear right at the circle onto Regents Drive. Stay on Regent's Drive to Stadium Drive. Take second left onto Stadium Drive immediately after the parking garage. Stay on Stadium Drive to the left for Valley Drive. Take the left for Valley Drive and The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.

From: Campus Entrances

  • Campus Drive entrance:
    • Follow Campus Drive to the "M" traffic circle. Bear right at the circle onto Regents Drive. Stay on Regent's Drive to Stadium Drive. Take second left onto Stadium Drive immediately after the parking garage. Stay on Stadium Drive to the left for Valley Drive. Take the left for Valley Drive and The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.
  • Stadium Drive entrance:
    • Go around the circle to the 2nd right off the circle and an immediate left onto Valley Drive. The Center for Young Children is the 2nd building on the left. Please park in Lot YC adjacent to the building.

 

 
                                       

Parking

                             
  Short term parking (1 hour) is available in the parking lot YC directly beside the CYC. Parking permits may be obtained at the CYC front desk.

Metered parking is available in lot N2, as indicated on the map (click on all lots at top left). Visitors may also park for free in Lot 2a (next to the CYC's lot YC) after 4 PM weekdays and on weekends without a permit.
 
                                       

Public Transportation

                     
  From Washington, DC, CYC visitors can take the Metro Green Line to College Park and then the free University of Maryland shuttle bus to the campus on weekdays during the fall and spring semesters. Please contact the shuttle-UM (301-314-PARK) for further information.  
                                       

Accessibility

                           
  The Center for Young Children building is accessible to all visitors. Directly beside the building, visitors with HC licenses or permits may park in designated areas close to the front door. The one-story building is equipped with HC electric doors.  
                                       

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