Preschools & Day Care in Florence, AL

Florence is where several of the longest-running child care programs in the Shoals are found, and this page covers 10 preschools and day care centers, all in Lauderdale County. Little Angel Day School has served the Shoals since 1961, Play World Child Care since 1977 and Early Arts at Edgemont since 1991. St. Joseph Regional Catholic School has been educating students of the Shoals for over 100 years. A parent here is often choosing between programs that have been part of the community for decades.

The mix runs from a parish school to licensed child care to small church programs. St. Joseph Regional Catholic School at 115 Plum Street is a PreK to 8 private school supported by three parishes and open to families of all faiths. It is accredited by Cognia, accepts child care subsidies and is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews. Little Angel Day School at 1125 Sherrod Avenue is licensed child care with full time and part time programs for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old, including after school care and summer programs. A lunch menu is published for families, and enrollment is open year round depending on availability. It is rated 3.6 from 21 reviews.

Play World Child Care Center is licensed child care open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Its offerings range from educational experiences to kindergarten readiness programs, and it publishes a lunch menu too. It is rated 3.4 from 5 reviews. Early Arts at Edgemont is a creative preschool started by founding director Jennie Corley, a former teacher. It works through the arts, with art projects, a weekly music and movement class for each class and cooking in the classroom. It is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

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Church-linked programs add more choices. Sonshine Ministries Daycare and Preschool at St. John Methodist Church in Florence, AL has after school program and day care center categories, and its mission is to give children a safe and fun place, to meet and go above state standards and to keep a Christian atmosphere. It has one review, at 5.0. Petersville Church Of Christ carries a preschool label alongside its church listing and is rated 4.8 from 28 reviews, 26 of them five stars.

Smaller day care centers round out the page. Tina's Little Angel Christain has 6 reviews, all five stars. Little Miracles is rated 4.0 from 8 reviews, six at five stars and two at one star. Kids Club Child Development is rated 3.9 from 7 reviews: four at five stars, two at three stars and one at one star. Lida' early childhood home of Small Wonders is rated 1.0 from 2 reviews, both at one star.

Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Killen, Rogersville and Athens each have their own city pages. Florence families often look across that whole group of towns when they choose care. Families who split time between Florence and the neighboring Shoals towns can look at those pages for care closer to a workplace.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Florence

Which Florence preschool has been around the longest?

St. Joseph Regional Catholic School has been educating students of the Shoals for over 100 years. Little Angel Day School has served the Shoals since 1961 and Play World Child Care since 1977. Early Arts at Edgemont began in 1991.

Who in Florence takes children from six weeks old?

Little Angel Day School at 1125 Sherrod Avenue takes children from 6 weeks to 12 years old, with full time and part time programs, after school care and summer programs. Its rating is 3.6 from 21 reviews.

Is there an arts-focused preschool in Florence?

Early Arts at Edgemont is a creative preschool that uses the arts to develop children's skills. Classes include art projects, a weekly music and movement class and cooking in the classroom. Creative music and dance and arts appreciation classes are part of its offerings.

Does a Florence program accept child care subsidies?

St. Joseph Regional Catholic School accepts child care subsidies. It is a PreK to 8 private school at 115 Plum Street, accredited by Cognia, and it is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews.

Which Florence centers publish a lunch menu?

Little Angel Day School and Play World Child Care both publish a lunch menu for families. Play World Child Care is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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