Preschools & Day Care in Bessemer, AL

Bessemer has 29 preschools and day care centers on this page, all in Jefferson County, and a good share of them are Christian based programs using the Abeka or A Beka curriculum. Several sit on named roads, such as Lighthouse Child Development Center on Parkwood Road and Dunnam's Private School on Glenn Road.

Dunnam's Private School is a family business that has served the Bessemer area since 1978, run now by owners Kyle and Bethany Dunnam. It takes children from 6 weeks through 2nd grade and mixes the A Beka curriculum with some common core methods, so students are ready for area schools. It carries 3.5 from 15 reviews. Lighthouse Child Development Center is state licensed and enrolls children from 6 weeks through Pre K 4, with Infants I and II, Wobblers and Pre-K2, Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 classrooms. It holds 3.9 from 24 reviews.

Busy Bee Academy is a Christian day care that was chosen as a reward recipient for the 2021-22 First Class Pre-K program. It works with United Way of Central Alabama, Target and Bessemer schools, has both a music teacher and a Spanish teacher, and holds 3.4 from 10 reviews. The Learning Center At New Life is church run and has an infant and toddler facility, while the wider campus runs Pre-K 3 through 5th grade as New Life Christian School of Excellence. It holds 4.2 from 5.

Longer hours and subsidy families are covered too. All Kids Childcare Center is a state licensed, woman-owned preschool and daycare with centers in Bessemer, Tuscaloosa and Hueytown, caring for children from 6 weeks to 12 years, and it accepts subsidy families. Its rating is 5.0 from 14 reviews. Kid Kare Childcare LLC opens at 6am and stays open until 7pm, serving breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack, and holds 5.0 from 3. Everyday Sunshine Academy- Westlake Campus also accepts subsidies and offers STEM or STEAM learning, with 5.0 from 1 review.

Best preschools and day care centers in Bessemer

All Kids Childcare Center

5.0(14 reviews on Google)

3102 Allison-Bonnett Memorial Dr Ste 110 and 112, Bessemer

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Accepts child care subsidies
(205) 491-3400

Busy Bee Academy

3.4(10 reviews on Google)

1401 4th Ave SW, Bessemer

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Accepts child care subsidies
(205) 425-9577

Coopers daycare

5.0(1 review on Google)

Bessemer, AL 35022, Bessemer

Smaller, home-style and specialty centers add variety. Beautiful Minds Childcare is Black-owned and woman-owned, cares for children aged 6 months to 5 years, keeps class sizes small and asks visitors to make an appointment. It holds 5.0 from 13. Little Royalties Child Development Center serves children from six weeks to 12 years and has teachers qualified in a STEM curriculum, though it describes its location as next to The Square Plaza in Hueytown. My Angel's Autism Child Development Center is also on the page with 5.0 from 1 review.

Review records span a wide range. Little Cubs Learn and Play Academy holds 4.5 from 6, Tiny Toes Nursery & CDC Inc holds 4.3 from 18, Stepping Stones Childcare, LLC holds 4.4 from 14 and Childcare Heaven Development Center holds 4.6 from 10. Everyday Sunshine holds 1.8 from 9, and Cornerstone Daycare holds 1.0 from 1.

Providers here name Hueytown and Tuscaloosa as places they work. The nearby pages are Hoover with 11 businesses, Fairfield with 8, Brighton and McCalla with 5 each, and Hueytown with 4.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Bessemer

Which Bessemer day care centers use a Christian curriculum?

Lighthouse Child Development Center on Parkwood Road offers the Abeka curriculum for preschool and pre-kindergarten. Dunnam's Private School teaches with A Beka. Busy Bee Academy uses the A-Beka Christian Curriculum. The Learning Center At New Life is a church-run program that ministers to the whole child.

Who in Bessemer accepts child care subsidies?

All Kids Childcare Center accepts subsidy families and also mentions scholarships, company discounts and voucher programs. Busy Bee Academy and Everyday Sunshine Academy- Westlake Campus accept subsidies as well.

Is there a Bessemer center open early or late?

Kid Kare Childcare LLC opens at 6am and stays open until 7pm. Dunnam's Private School offers afterschool care, and All Kids Childcare Center runs before and after-school care along with summer camp.

Which nearby cities have their own child care pages?

Hoover has 11 businesses on its page and Fairfield has 8. Brighton and McCalla have 5 each, and Hueytown has 4. All Kids Childcare Center and Little Royalties Child Development Center both have a connection to Hueytown.

Preschools & Day Care near Bessemer