Preschools & Day Care in Oneonta, AL

Preschools and day care centers around Oneonta draw from a wide stretch of Blount County, and this page covers 10 of them. Nine are in Blount County and one is in St. Clair County. Besides Oneonta itself, the programs here are based in Blountsville, Ashville, Locust Fork and Cleveland, so a family can often find care in a smaller town without driving into Oneonta.

Churches run much of the local trade. Lester Memorial Methodist Church sits in downtown Oneonta and also operates as a day care center and preschool. It is rated 4.2 from 12 reviews. First Baptist Church Cdc Center is a day care center tied to First Baptist Church, whose ministries include a Child Development Center, and it is rated 3.0 from 2 reviews. A preschool that is an integral part of a local church ministry is not required to be licensed by DHR if it meets the exemption requirements in Alabama Code 38-7-3.

Locust Fork Baptist Pre-School is a private preschool run by Locust Fork Baptist Church with classes for K2, K3, K4 and K5. K4 meets Tuesday through Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM, and K5 meets Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM. Morning care starts at 7 AM, and an after-school program for kindergarten through sixth grade runs until 6 PM. It has one review, at five stars.

Best preschools and day care centers in Oneonta

Little Reef Playschool

5.0(1 review on Google)

35754 US-231, Oneonta (based in Ashville)

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Other Oneonta programs are not church-based. Kids Campus works as a preschool, a day care center and an after school program, and it is rated 2.2 from 6 reviews: 1 five star, 1 four star and 4 one star. Blessings By Day Childcare is a day care center with a free on-site parking lot and posted hours, rated 4.3 from 11 reviews, 9 of them five stars and 2 at one star. Ratchford Head Start is a preschool classroom within the Children's Services programs of Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, which serves 15 counties with more than 130 classrooms. It gives early childhood education at no cost to families, with vision, health and dental screenings.

Smaller towns add to the page. Ms. Dede's Little Bright Stars Daycare in Blountsville is a child care agency in the center of town run by a director with years of early childhood experience, rated 4.6 from 9 reviews. Cradle To Crayons Early Learning, also in Blountsville, has one review, at five stars. Kids Learning Center in Cleveland is rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, 5 of them five stars. Little Reef Playschool in Ashville has one review, at five stars.

Programs here also work in Blountsville, Locust Fork, Cleveland and Ashville. Pinson, Warrior, Trussville, Center Point and Attalla each have a city page, and Trussville carries a larger set of programs for families who commute that way. Families in the Oneonta area who need care close to home can start with the programs in their own town and widen the search from there.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Oneonta

Which Oneonta area programs are run by churches?

Lester Memorial Methodist Church in downtown Oneonta operates a day care center and preschool. First Baptist Church Cdc Center is tied to First Baptist Church. Locust Fork Baptist Pre-School is run by Locust Fork Baptist Church.

Who offers kindergarten-age classes near Oneonta?

Locust Fork Baptist Pre-School holds classes for K2, K3, K4 and K5. K4 and K5 meet in the morning, with K5 on Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM. An after-school program for kindergarten through sixth grade runs until 6 PM.

Is there early morning care in the Oneonta area?

Locust Fork Baptist Pre-School starts morning care at 7 AM. Kids Campus and Blessings By Day Childcare both post their hours, so check them for the schedule that fits your workday.

Is there a Head Start classroom in Oneonta?

Ratchford Head Start in Oneonta is a preschool classroom within the Children's Services programs of Community Action Partnership of North Alabama. The programs give early childhood education at no cost to families.

Are there day care options in Blountsville and Cleveland?

Ms. Dede's Little Bright Stars Daycare and Cradle To Crayons Early Learning are both in Blountsville. Kids Learning Center is in Cleveland. All three share this page with Oneonta.

Preschools & Day Care near Oneonta