Preschools & Day Care in Alabaster, AL

All of the preschools and day care centers on the Alabaster page are in Shelby County, 8 of them. One name reaches beyond the town itself: School for Amazing Kids, Weatherly serves Alabaster as one of four locations, with the others in Calera, Dearing Downs and Helena. Calera and Helena are also towns where other programs here describe their work, along with Harvest.

School for Amazing Kids, Weatherly, LLC. cares for children from infants through pre-K and has prepared children for kindergarten for more than 40 years. Its curriculum combines its own Learn-at-Play and Ready For Life assessments with Frog Street Pre-K and Three Cheers for Pre-K by Savvas. It holds 4.7 from 120 reviews, by far the longest review history on this page, so its rating rests on a lot of parents.

Vinehouse Nursery in Alabaster is licensed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources and rated STAR 3. Its rooms follow children by age: Seedlings for infants from six weeks to 12 months, Sprouts for toddlers, Stems for 36 to 48 months and Sunflowers for 48 to 60 months, all using the Creative Curriculum by Teaching Strategies. Classes include S.T.E.A.M. and enrichment, and meals are provided. Its rating is 5.0 from 10 reviews.

Best preschools and day care centers in Alabaster

Vinehouse Nursery

5.0(10 reviews on Google)

105 Plaza Cir #100, Alabaster

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • STEM or STEAM
(205) 564-8564

Kingwood Christian Child Development Center is at 200 Harvest Way and offers year-round, full and part-time Christian daycare and early education for children 8 weeks through K4. Classrooms run from infants and young toddlers through two-year-olds, three-year-olds and a K4 kindergarten prep room. It holds 4.3 from 15 reviews. Stepping Stones ELC is a full time childcare center for children from 8 weeks old to 5 years old and is rated 5.0 from 3 reviews. Little Cubs Learn and Play Development Center provides childcare, daycare and preschool to the town and surrounding areas, hosts birthday celebrations and is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews.

Kids academy enrichment childcare center LLC offers a Mother's Day out program, summer camp and afterschool care, and families can email to enroll or join the waitlist. It is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews. Young Impressions Child Care I is a day care center rated 4.0 from 36 reviews, with 27 at five stars and nine at one star. New Beginnings Academy is a day care center rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, all at five stars.

Helena, Pelham, Calera, Hoover and Chelsea each have their own page for families whose commute or home sits closer to those towns.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Alabaster

Which Alabaster centers care for infants?

Vinehouse Nursery has a Seedlings room for infants from six weeks to 12 months. Kingwood Christian Child Development Center takes children from 8 weeks through K4, and Stepping Stones ELC cares for children from 8 weeks old to 5 years old. School for Amazing Kids, Weatherly also cares for children from infants through pre-K.

What does a STAR 3 rating mean for Vinehouse Nursery?

Alabama Quality STARS is the state's quality rating system for early care and education programs, with five levels from 1-STAR to 5-STAR. A 1-STAR rating means a program meets DHR licensing standards, and the higher levels are for programs that go beyond them. Taking part is voluntary, and Vinehouse Nursery is licensed by DHR and rated STAR 3.

Who offers summer camp or afterschool care in Alabaster?

Kids academy enrichment childcare center LLC offers a Mother's Day out program, summer camp and afterschool care. Families can email the center to enroll or join the waitlist.

Is there a pre-K program in Alabaster?

School for Amazing Kids, Weatherly teaches pre-K with Frog Street Pre-K and Three Cheers for Pre-K by Savvas. Kingwood Christian Child Development Center has a K4 kindergarten prep room for the oldest children it enrolls.

Which towns near Alabaster have their own pages?

Helena, Pelham, Calera, Hoover and Chelsea each have their own page. School for Amazing Kids also runs locations in Calera, Dearing Downs and Helena.

Preschools & Day Care near Alabaster