First Baptist Church
- Preschool program
- Infants and toddlers
Among the preschools and day care centers in Alabama, 4 sit in Pinson, all of them in Jefferson County. The mix is small and varied: one is a church preschool ministry and three are day care centers. Families in Pinson also look at the neighboring pages for Center Point, Trussville, Gardendale, Warrior and Birmingham when they want a wider field.
First Baptist Church, known locally as FBC Pinson, runs a preschool ministry for newborns through K5. Preschool is available on Sundays during the 8:30 am and 11 am services and the 9:45 Life Groups. The babies' activities are held in their own rooms and watched over by a volunteer group, and the church's director also works with children in its daycare and preschool. It holds a 4.4 rating from 24 reviews.
Faith, Hope & Love Childcare Center is a day care center with posted hours, a wheelchair accessible entrance and accessible parking. It has the largest review history of the four, 34 reviews averaging 3.1, and the opinions split sharply: 18 five-star reviews and 16 one-star reviews.
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Precious Angels Day Care Center is rated 4.0 from 4 reviews, 3 of them five stars and 1 a single star. Hopewell Day Care is also rated 4.0, from 2 reviews, both four stars, and it has posted hours and wheelchair accessible parking. Both ratings rest on a handful of reviews, so a phone call and a visit tell a parent more than the number does.
Alabama lets a preschool program that is an integral part of a local church ministry operate without a DHR license if it meets the exemption requirements in Alabama Code 38-7-3. Such a program must still notify DHR at least 30 days before operating, pass a DHR inspection before opening, and post a notice in a public area saying it is not regulated or licensed by DHR. Parents weighing a church-run program can ask which category it falls under.
First Baptist Church in Pinson runs a preschool ministry for newborns through K5, with the babies' activities held in their own rooms and watched over by a volunteer group. Preschool meets during the Sunday 8:30 am and 11 am services and the 9:45 Life Groups.
Faith, Hope & Love Childcare Center has a wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking. Hopewell Day Care has wheelchair accessible parking. Both post their hours.
The center has 34 reviews and a 3.1 average, made up of 18 five-star reviews and 16 one-star reviews. Reviews this far apart point to very different experiences, so a visit and a few questions to the staff are a sensible step before enrolling.
Center Point, Trussville, Gardendale, Warrior and Birmingham all have their own pages. Families in Pinson who cannot find the hours or age range they need close to home can look through those pages.