Preschools & Day Care in Helena, AL

Helena is a Shelby County town with a heavily reviewed child care trade: the 7 preschools and day care centers on this page, all in Shelby County, carry 346 Google reviews and an average rating of 4.7. Christian programs are a large part of that trade, from a four-school group to a church academy and a church preschool, alongside a national franchise and a play-based academy.

School for Amazing Kids has two Helena locations. School for Amazing Kids, Helena is rated 5.0 from 136 reviews, and School for Amazing Kids, Dearing Downs is rated 4.9 from 59 reviews. Both belong to a four-school group that has operated for over 40 years, and both care for children from infancy through pre-K. Days follow the Learn-at-Play curriculum, supported by Frog Street Pre-K and Three Cheers for Pre-K materials and Ready for Life assessments, with Bible stories, songs and prayer woven into the day.

AIM Academy of Helena runs a play-based program using the Creative Curriculum for children from infancy through kindergarten. Preschool is for ages 2.5 to 4, and pre-K is for children who are 4 by September 1. It also runs after school care for kindergarten through third grade, a summer camp and flexible enrollment options. It is rated 4.5 from 65 reviews, 57 of them five stars and 7 at one star.

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Gospel Light Baptist Church & Academy is a Baptist church with a private school, and it is rated 4.8 from 39 reviews, 37 of them five stars and 2 at one star. The Bridge Preschool at Christ Community Church, on Highway 52, offers classes for two, three, four and five-year-olds. The Christ-centered program uses Bible story time, chapel on Wednesdays and a music class on Tuesdays alongside play, crafts and a snack. It is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews.

Primrose School of Riverwoods serves the Helena area with infant, toddler, preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and after school programs, and it is rated 4.7 from 40 reviews. The Primrose name has been used for over 40 years by a national group of preschools. Pink & Blue LLC is a day care center rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, four at five stars and one at one star.

Programs in Helena name Shelby County and Calera as places they work. Helena shares its search area with Pelham, Alabaster, Hoover, Bessemer and Brighton, each with its own page, so a family on the Highway 52 side of town can look south toward Alabaster or north toward Hoover without leaving the county.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Helena

Which Helena schools use a Christian curriculum?

School for Amazing Kids, Helena and School for Amazing Kids, Dearing Downs weave Bible stories, songs and prayer into the day. The Bridge Preschool at Christ Community Church has chapel on Wednesdays, and Gospel Light Baptist Church & Academy is a Baptist church with a private school.

Where can a Helena family find after school care?

AIM Academy of Helena runs after school care for kindergarten through third grade, along with a summer camp. Primrose School of Riverwoods also runs an after school program.

How old must a child be for pre-K in Helena?

At AIM Academy of Helena, pre-K is for children who are 4 by September 1, and preschool is for ages 2.5 to 4. School for Amazing Kids and Primrose School of Riverwoods also run pre-K classes.

Is there a preschool at a church in Helena?

The Bridge Preschool at Christ Community Church, on Highway 52, offers classes for two, three, four and five-year-olds. Gospel Light Baptist Church & Academy is a Baptist church in Helena with a private school.

Which Helena centers have the most reviews?

School for Amazing Kids, Helena is rated 5.0 from 136 reviews. AIM Academy of Helena is rated 4.5 from 65 reviews, and School for Amazing Kids, Dearing Downs is rated 4.9 from 59 reviews. Read the review count along with the rating.

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