Preschools & Day Care in Mobile, AL

Mobile's preschools and day care centers all sit in Mobile County, and this page covers 81 of them. Some of the older names are here. Nina Nicks Joseph Day Care Center has served Mobile children since 1945 from South Washington Avenue, and Weinacker's Montessori School has provided early education and child care in Mobile and Daphne since 1969.

Montessori has a real foothold. Weinacker's Montessori School runs three campuses, Hillcrest, University and Lake Forest, each with infant, toddler and early childhood programs, and Montessori World Pre-School and Kindergarten takes ages 3 to 6 and teaches German and Spanish. Faith is another thread. Kidz First Academy teaches preschoolers from the Abeka curriculum, and Saint Mark Early Learning Center is the child care ministry of St. Mark Methodist Church, with classes from Beautiful Babies and Incredible Infants up to Fantastic Fours.

Head Start and Early Head Start have a visible place here. Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services is a nonprofit running Head Start and Early Head Start for families in Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke and Escambia counties, with services provided free of cost. Watch Me Grow Child Development Center has a First Class Pre-K program and an Early Head Start classroom, and Faith Tabernacle Academy offers First Class Pre-K and Early Head Start along with an after school program and summer camp. Penny's Playhouse & Early Head Start Academy and MCA Head Start are two more names for families looking at this route.

Programs for children with disabilities are part of the local trade too. United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile is a nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities across South Alabama, and its preschool runs in partnership with the Mobile County Public School System and Satsuma City Schools. Goodwill Gulf Coast Child Development Center offers inclusive child daycare with Mobile County Public Schools for children of all abilities from 2.5 years to preschool age, in small groups with low child-to-staff ratios.

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Best preschools and day care centers in Mobile

Creative Kids

4.5(52 reviews on Google)

680 Azalea Rd, Mobile

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Accepts child care subsidies
(251) 518-8837

Kidz First Academy

4.4(13 reviews on Google)

359 Azalea Rd, Mobile

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(251) 287-2312

Bells & Whistles

4.6(9 reviews on Google)

1725 Rustic Wood Ct, Mobile

  • Preschool program
  • Accepts child care subsidies
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(251) 508-3059

Kids On The Go 2

4.0(4 reviews on Google)

962 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Mobile

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(251) 459-0836

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Families who use a child care subsidy need a provider that takes part in the program. Creative Kids and Watch Me Grow Child Development Center both accept Child Care South, and Nina Nicks Joseph Day Care Center, Bells & Whistles, Goodwill Gulf Coast and Weinacker's Montessori School also accept child care subsidies. Bells & Whistles is a small group program for ages 2 to 5, open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Jubilee Child Care Center-Preschool runs two centers licensed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, one on Wall Street in Mobile and one in Spanish Fort, covering infants through school age children up to 12. The Watermelon Patch Preschool & Nursery has cared for children in Mobile since 2015, with classrooms called K1 through K4.

Review numbers are worth a look. Creative Kids holds 4.5 from 52 reviews, Jubilee Child Care Center-Preschool 4.4 from 40, and The Watermelon Patch Preschool & Nursery 3.7 from 39. Weinacker's Montessori School at the Hillcrest campus holds 5.0 from 14. Prichard, Semmes, Theodore, Saraland and Daphne each have their own page, and Daphne is where Weinacker's also operates.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Mobile

Who accepts Child Care South in Mobile?

Creative Kids and Watch Me Grow Child Development Center both accept Child Care South. Nina Nicks Joseph Day Care Center, Bells & Whistles and Goodwill Gulf Coast also accept child care subsidies. Alabama requires a subsidy provider to be licensed or hold a legal exemption and to be registered by its regional agency, and a family can use the subsidy only with a participating provider.

Where can a Mobile family find Head Start or Early Head Start?

Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services runs Head Start and Early Head Start for infants, toddlers and preschool children in Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke and Escambia counties. Watch Me Grow Child Development Center has an Early Head Start classroom, and Faith Tabernacle Academy has an Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers.

Which Mobile preschools teach Montessori?

Weinacker's Montessori School runs campuses in Mobile and Daphne with infant, toddler and early childhood programs. Montessori World Pre-School and Kindergarten teaches children ages 3 to 6 in a Primary Program and a Kindergarten Program.

Is there an inclusive preschool for children with disabilities in Mobile?

United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile runs a preschool in partnership with the Mobile County Public School System and Satsuma City Schools. Goodwill Gulf Coast Child Development Center provides inclusive daycare for children of all abilities in partnership with Mobile County Public Schools.

What hours do older Mobile centers keep?

Nina Nicks Joseph Day Care Center is open 12 months a year, Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Bells & Whistles runs 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Watch Me Grow Child Development Center runs 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Which towns around Mobile have their own preschool page?

Prichard, Semmes, Theodore, Saraland and Daphne each have a page of their own. Daphne is also where Weinacker's Montessori School has a campus, so families across the bay can compare both pages.

Preschools & Day Care near Mobile