Renderings Of Preschool Coming to White Flint/Pike District

A private preschool part of a nationwide education company is planning a new 15,000-square-foot facility for up to 225 children in the North Bethesda area. The Goddard School, which has more than 400 franchised and accredited schools in 35 states, has revealed more on its plans to tear down an existing two-story house at 5420 Edson Lane and build a new facility. The plans for the project will go before the county Planning Board later this month. The proposed facility would handle up to 225 children and 32 staff and faculty with 50 parking spaces. The building would be about 32 feet tall and 195 feet long. It would run perpendicular to Edson Lane, which is just off of Rockville Pike in the White Flint/Pike District area. Planning staff will recommend approval of the project when it goes before the Planning Board on April 30. Planners estimate the school will generate 53 vehicle trips during the morning rush hour and 72 vehicle trips during the afternoon rush hour. The school was founded in 1988 in Pennsylvania for children six weeks to six years old. It uses the "F.L.E.X. Learning Program," heavy on play-based learning. The Goddard School is also finishing the build-out for a Bethesda location in an office building at 6400 Goldsoboro Road. Via Planning Board