
Browse 1,797 daycare centers across Alabama. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Alabama can make the decision-making process smoother.
Alabama has about 1,797 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Alabama. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 1,797 daycares in Alabama: 182 headstart facilities, 30 before/after school centers, 734 religious facility daycares, and 851 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 851 |
| Headstart Programs | 182 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 734 |
| Before or After School | 30 |
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ABC Princeton Day Care & Kindergarten has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff, particularly Mrs. Eleanor, for their professionalism, care, and structured learning environment on a spacious 2-acre campus. However, negative reviews raise serious safety concerns, including unexplained injuries, inadequate supervision, poor hygiene conditions, and lack of learning activities.
Feedback for Mother Goose Child Development Center is mixed, with some parents praising the friendly staff while others report serious concerns regarding safety protocols and administrative conduct. Specific complaints include inadequate handling of biting incidents, unexplained injuries to infants, failure to administer prescribed medication, and reports of children hearing inappropriate language. Additionally, one reviewer explicitly warns that the facility does not pay its bills.
One parent reports exceptional care and peace of mind for a child with developmental delays, while a separate review details severe neglect, including feeding failures and unprofessional staff conduct. The few reviews so far highlight a stark contrast between supportive staff interactions and critical safety concerns regarding infant care standards.
Feedback for Grace Temple Christian Academy is mixed, with some parents expressing strong satisfaction while others cite significant operational and environmental concerns. One reviewer highlights the facility as excellent, whereas others report unorganized management, billing issues, and an interior that lacks appropriate educational displays and organization.
Little Crusaders in Daphne receives consistently high praise from parents who value the caring, attentive staff and positive learning environment. Parents highlight strong communication, quality pre-K curriculum, and genuine care from teachers who make children feel welcome and loved.
Feedback for this Ardmore center is divided, with one parent expressing long-term satisfaction and another citing significant concerns. While some appreciate the teachers and reliability, others report issues with bullying, hygiene, and communication practices.
Candy Cane Kids has mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Some parents report their children love attending and praise the friendly, accommodating staff. However, multiple parents raised serious concerns about facility maintenance, safety issues, child neglect, and unsafe transportation practices.
Immanuel Child Development Center receives highly polarized reviews. The majority of parents praise the caring, professional staff, cleanliness, communication systems, and quality care over many years. However, a smaller group of parents report poor treatment, unprofessional behavior, inconsistent closure notices, and lack of advance communication about field trips and schedule changes.
Reviews are highly polarized with no consensus on daycare quality. Positive reviews offer minimal detail beyond thumbs up and service enjoyment. Negative reviews focus on allegations of animal abuse by the pastor as a teaching method, with critics arguing this contradicts biblical principles and raises serious concerns about the facility's values.
Lakeview Baptist Church operates a daycare within a religious facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Most reviews praise the loving and kind staff, with one parent reporting their granddaughter loves attending. However, one serious incident was reported involving a director spraying a two-year-old with essential oil as discipline, though this director was eventually terminated.
All About Kidz Learning Dev Center receives mostly positive reviews praising caring staff, educational programs, and healthy meals. However, two negative reviews cite disorganization, unprofessional staff behavior, and sudden withdrawal of children from the program.
Brentwood Child Care has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise caring, engaged staff and a safe, nurturing environment. Negative reviews cite poor management, inadequate supervision, unresolved behavioral incidents, and multiple DHR investigations.
New Beginnings Childcare Center receives mostly positive feedback from parents who praise the extended hours, affordable pricing, caring staff, and educational approach. However, two recent negative reviews raise serious concerns about transparency, accountability regarding child injuries, and access to classroom observations.
Trinity Learning Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents and staff who praise the caring, patient teachers and clean, organized environment. Parents report their children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with strong communication from management. One review alleges an injury was not properly reported, though multiple reviewers defend the center's reputation.
One parent highlights a positive, multi-generational connection with staff member Ms. Brooks, while another describes severe neglect regarding toddler supervision and hygiene. The latter account details toddlers being confined to high chairs for extended periods and a specific incident where a child was denied bathroom access, resulting in a distressing accident.
Parents report a loving environment where some children thrive, while others cite unprofessional management, disorganization, and rigid enrollment policies that include charging for missed days and refusing facility tours. One family expresses deep dissatisfaction with the owner's communication and the center's operational consistency, contrasting sharply with another's positive two-year experience.
One parent describes the center as not being father friendly. This limited feedback highlights a potential concern for fathers seeking childcare services.
Some parents highlight Mrs. Jackie's patience, genuine care, and family-like treatment of children, while others report unprofessional interactions, including dismissive attitudes toward scheduling needs and difficulty reaching the director.
Calvary Little Friends School in Tuscaloosa has experienced significant decline and operational challenges. While some parents praised dedicated teachers and a new director's efforts, multiple recent reviews report serious concerns including staff turnover, administrative failures, safety incidents, DHR probation status, classroom closures with minimal notice, and unresponsive management. The facility is reportedly closing permanently.
A few parents highlight the center's gentle and patient staff, noting that young children adapt well to the environment and that the team supports anxious families. However, one review criticizes the facility for being excessively loud and having staff who slam doors.
One parent reports that staff provided supportive assistance with potty training and developmental delays, while another parent alleges serious misconduct involving child abduction. The facility has mixed feedback regarding staff helpfulness and safety concerns.
One parent expresses strong dissatisfaction with the service, explicitly stating they would not recommend the facility. The single review provided offers no specific details regarding the nature of the complaint or any positive aspects of the program.
One parent describes the organization as terrible, citing numerous online articles about its poor operation and negative impact on Alabama children. The reviewer claims the business prioritizes money over the health and well-being of children, stating the owners should be ashamed.
One parent describes the facility as a terrible organization focused on money rather than child health and well-being, citing numerous negative articles about its operations in Alabama and suggesting the owners should be ashamed.
One parent expresses extreme excitement about rediscovering the center, while another review offers a brief, neutral comment on the facility's appearance. The limited feedback highlights a personal connection for some, though it provides little substantive detail on care quality or operations.
One parent describes the organization as terrible, citing widespread online reports of poor operations and a primary focus on money over children's health and well-being. The reviewer suggests the business owners should be ashamed of their conduct.
One parent describes the organization as terrible, claiming it prioritizes money over children's health and well-being. The reviewer urges others to research the business, citing articles about its poor operation for Alabama children.
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