Preschools & Day Care in Daphne, AL

Preschools and day care centers in Daphne sit entirely in Baldwin County, and this page carries 19 businesses on the Eastern Shore. The trade here leans toward church-based programs and branded academies that take children from infancy through pre-K, with a smaller group of Montessori, bilingual and Head Start options. Families who live here often look across town lines, which is why Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Loxley, Prichard and Mobile all have their own pages as well.

Several of the programs are ministries of local churches. Ascension Christian School runs an early childhood program for infants through age 4, plus 5 year olds who are not yet kindergarten ready, with a K2 toddler class, K3 and K4 Pre-K classes, weekly chapel, art, music and soccer. Resurrection Academy, at 2401 Main St., is an outreach ministry of Resurrection Church for children from 8 weeks to age 4, with half day and full day options. Abiding Love Church and Childcare has served Daphne families since 2017, and Coastal Kids Academy is a full time daycare on the Daphne campus of Coastal Church for children ages 18 months to 4 years, open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Language and curriculum set a few centers apart. Hermes Enchanted Garden is a full day, year round program for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years whose Pre-K class is a bilingual kindergarten readiness program with Spanish as a second language and a classical education focus. It is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews. Big Blue Marble Academy Daphne builds its daycare and preschool around global education, service learning and character development, and has the deepest review record on the page at 4.7 from 122 reviews. Thrive Preschool Daphne is a Christ-centered center on County Rd 54 W with STEAM principles in a play based curriculum.

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Best preschools and day care centers in Daphne

Tiny Tots Academy

3.5(30 reviews on Google)

25478 Friendship Rd, Daphne

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Accepts child care subsidies
(251) 625-6625

Montessori and after school options are here too. Eastern Shore Montessori School is a preschool rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, and Neighborhood School is a preschool that also carries an after school program category, rated 4.7 from 14 reviews. Good Beginnings Community Center is a day care center rated 4.7 from 17 reviews. GRECS Early Learning Center Daphne is part of Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, an agency that runs Head Start and Early Head Start, with Head Start for preschool children and Early Head Start for infants and toddlers. Its service reaches families in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Review counts and ratings vary a lot, so they are worth reading together. Tiny Tots Academy, a family owned, veteran and women owned center on Friendship Road that takes children from 6 weeks until school age and accepts child care subsidies, holds 3.5 from 30 reviews. Little Crusaders Learning Center is rated 3.3 from 26 reviews, 15 of them five stars and 10 one star. Thrive Preschool Daphne is at 3.5 from 27 reviews. St. Paul's Episcopal Preschool, which has met the child care needs of local families for over 15 years, is rated 2.3 from 3 reviews. Ascension Christian School and Destiny Kids Academy both hold 5.0, from 18 and 3 reviews.

Smaller names fill out the page. Destiny Kids Academy is a Christian day care for children from 6 weeks to 4 years serving families on the Eastern Shore from Daphne. Kids Kabin Day Care Center has all 6 of its reviews at five stars. RFM Learning Academy is rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, Color Us Kids Learning Center of Alabama,Inc. is rated 3.7 from 6 reviews and also carries a tutoring service category, and God's Living Sea is a preschool with 2 five-star reviews.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Daphne

Who offers Spanish or bilingual preschool in Daphne?

Hermes Enchanted Garden runs a bilingual kindergarten readiness Pre-K program that includes Spanish as a second language, taught with a classical education focus. It takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years and is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews.

Which Daphne programs are run by churches?

Ascension Christian School, Resurrection Academy, Abiding Love Church and Childcare and Coastal Kids Academy on the Coastal Church campus are all tied to congregations. Thrive Preschool Daphne and Destiny Kids Academy describe a Christ-centered approach.

Is there Head Start in Daphne?

GRECS Early Learning Center Daphne is part of Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, which runs Head Start for preschool children and Early Head Start for infants and toddlers. The agency's service reaches families in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Where in Daphne can toddlers and infants go?

Ascension Christian School takes infants through age 4 and has a K2 toddler class for ages 18 months to 3. Hermes Enchanted Garden takes children from 6 weeks. Resurrection Academy takes children from 8 weeks. Tiny Tots Academy also starts at 6 weeks.

Does any Daphne center accept child care subsidies?

Tiny Tots Academy is the one business on this page that notes it accepts child care subsidies. It is a family owned, veteran and women owned center on Friendship Road, rated 3.5 from 30 reviews.

Which nearby towns have their own page?

Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Loxley, Prichard and Mobile each have a page. GRECS Early Learning Center Daphne serves families in Mobile as well as Baldwin County, so the Mobile page is worth a look for that reason.

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