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2023-2024 Center Calendar
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2023-2024 Center Calendar
Printable Calendar | Updated 12/6/23
| Mon, Aug 28, 2023 | First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS |
| Mon, Sept 4 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Labor Day |
| Fri, Sept 22 |
MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Mon, Sept 25 |
MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, Oct 9 |
MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day |
| Wed, Nov 1 |
MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Fri, Nov 10 |
TPCDC Open | Veterans Day |
| Mon-Tue, Nov 20-21 |
MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Wed, Nov 22 |
MCPS Closed | TPCDC Closes at 3 PM |
| Thu-Fri, Nov 23-24 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Thanksgiving |
| Mon, Dec 25-Mon, Jan 1, 2024 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Christmas-New Year’s Day |
| Tue, Jan 2 |
TPCDC Reopens | MCPS Closed |
| Wed, Jan 3 |
MCPS Reopens |
| Mon, Jan 15 |
TPCDC CLOSED | MLK Jr Holiday |
| Mon, Jan 29 |
MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, Feb 19 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Presidents’ Day |
| Fri, March 1 | MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Mon, March 25-Mon, April 1 | MCPS Spring Break | TPCDC Open |
| Wed, April 10 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, April 22 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Tue, May 14 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, May 27 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Memorial Day |
| Thu, June 13 |
MCPS Last Day, Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Fri, June 14 |
MCPS Closed | Preschool Open, School-age Camp Not Available (Teacher Work Day) |
| Mon, June 17 |
Summer Camp begins for school-age children |
| Wed, June 19 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Juneteenth Holiday |
| Thu, July 4 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Independence Day |
| Thu-Fri, Aug 15-16 |
Transition Days: Preschoolers visit new classrooms 9:30-11:30 AM |
| Fri, Aug 16 |
Last Day of Preschool/Summer Camp |
| Mon-Fri, Aug 19-23 |
TPCDC CLOSED | Staff Professional Days |
| Mon, Aug 26 |
First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS |
| New Family Orientations | As Needed |
| Preschool Classroom Orientation/Back to School Night | Friday, September 8, 6:15 PM |
| Community Town Hall | Monday, October 2, 6:15-7 PM |
| Preschool Costume Parade, Families Welcome | Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 4:30 PM |
| Preschool Thanksgiving Lunch | Friday, November 17, 2023 |
| Fundraiser Concert | TBD |
| Picture Day | Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
| Spring Clean Up Day | TBD |
| Week of the Young Child & Children's Performances | April 8-12, 2024 |
| Teacher Appreciation Week | May 6-10, 2024 |
| Explorers' Graduation | Friday, June 7, 3:30-4 PM |
| Community Cookouts | TBD |
As an independent non-profit organization, TPCDC is governed by a volunteer board of directors that meets monthly. Meetings are held on Monday evenings. Meetings generally occur at 8 PM on Zoom, except for three times/year when meetings are held in-person at 6:15 PM. All community members are welcome at the public portion of the meetings (at 6:15 or 8 PM) to share thoughts or concerns or to ask questions.
| Date | Time | Location |
| October 2, 2023 | 6:15-7:45 PM | In-person at TPCDC |
| November 6 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| December 4 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| January 8, 2024 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| February 5 | 6:15-7:45 PM |
In-person at TPCDC |
| March 4 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| April 8 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| May 6 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| June 3 | 6:15-7:45 PM | In-person at TPCDC |
| July 1 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
| No August Meeting | ||
| September 9 | 8-9:30 PM | Zoom |
2024-2025 Center Calendar
Printable Calendar | Updated 2/6/24
| Mon, Aug 26, 2024 | First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS |
| Mon, Sept 2 | TPCDC CLOSED | Labor Day |
| Fri, Sept 27 | MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Thu, Oct 3 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Rosh Hashanah |
| Mon, Oct 14 | TPCDC & MCPS Open | Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day |
| Fri, Oct 18 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, Nov 4 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Tue, Nov 5 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Election Day |
| Mon, Nov 11 | TPCDC & MCPS Open | Veterans Day |
| Mon-Tue, Nov 25-26 | MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Wed, Nov 27 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Closes at 3 PM |
| Thu-Fri, Nov 28-29 | TPCDC CLOSED | Thanksgiving |
| Mon, Dec 23 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Tue, Dec 24 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Closes at 3 PM |
| Wed, Dec 25-Wed, Jan 1, 2025 | TPCDC CLOSED | Christmas-New Year’s Day |
| Thu, Jan 2 | TPCDC & MCPS Reopens |
| Mon, Jan 20 | TPCDC CLOSED | MLK Jr Holiday |
| Wed, Jan 29 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, Feb 17 | TPCDC CLOSED | Presidents’ Day |
| Fri, Feb 28 | MCPS Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Mon, March 31 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open | Eid al-Fitr |
| Mon, Apr 14-Mon, Apr 21 | MCPS Spring Break | TPCDC Open |
| Mon, May 26 | TPCDC CLOSED | Memorial Day |
| Fri, June 6 | MCPS Closed | TPCDC Open |
| Fri, June 13 | MCPS Last Day, Early Release | TPCDC Open All Day |
| Mon, June 16 | Summer Camp begins for school-age children |
| Thu, June 19 | TPCDC CLOSED | Juneteenth Holiday |
| Fri, July 4 | TPCDC CLOSED | Independence Day |
| Thu-Fri, Aug 14-15* | Transition Days: Preschoolers visit new classrooms 9:30-11:30 AM |
| Fri, Aug 15* | Last Day of Preschool/Summer Camp |
| Mon-Fri, Aug 18-22* | TPCDC CLOSED | Staff Professional Days |
| Mon, Aug 25* | First Day of School | TPCDC & MCPS |
*August dates are based on a presumed first day of the MCPS school year of Monday, August 25, 2025. The first day of the 2025-2026 school year will not be announced until December 2024. If the first day of school is earlier or later, all of these August dates will shift to match TPCDC’s first day with MCPS’s.