Enrollment Interest

A full-time program for infants ages 6 weeks to 13 months old. Students in the nursery class will be enrolled Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–5:15 PM. These students will not need to enroll for Early Bird or Stay & Play services.

There is no attendance policy in the nursery class and families may utilize these available days/hours to suit their family’s needs. This class is tailored to meet the needs of infants and young toddlers.

Children in the nursery classes follow a baby-led schedule that includes multiple nap time(s) and bottle feeding. Each baby is assigned his or her own personal crib.

The nursery provides a safe environment for our youngest students and is a better fit for the 1-year-old student who may not be walking yet or is still taking multiple naps and/or using a bottle.

A Monday–Friday program for students who will be 13 months old by September 1st. Students attend class time each day from 8:00–12:00 PM with the option to utilize our extended hours services. Students will follow a Day School schedule versus a baby-led schedule.

A snack will be provided by the Day School each morning. Students may bring lunch from home or order a catered lunch. Each class will eat lunch at 11:00 AM.

Students registered for the 1-year-old class may utilize our Early Bird drop off at 7:30 AM and Stay & Play each afternoon from 12:00–5:15 PM.

Our 1-year-old program is filled with fun and enriching activities for toddlers. Students will be involved in hands-on learning experiences and lots of creative arts.

School-wide, we utilize a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Our students will not engage in drilled or rote instruction. Instead, our teachers will use Frog Street Press curriculum to meet the learning needs of 1-year-old students.

Children are immersed in learning through purposeful play-based experiences on topics they’re familiar with from their everyday lives. Children find opportunities for skill development and language comprehension while also developing positive relationships, gross-motor skills, and problem-solving abilities.

We focus on developmentally appropriate goals and objectives for children within four main categories of interest: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language.

Bi-yearly assessments using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, 3rd edition (ASQ-3), are used to screen all students in their classroom. This assessment allows parents and teachers to monitor how children are developing in the important areas of: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social.

The ASQ-3 can help identify your child’s strengths as well as any areas where your child may need support. Monthly calendars will be sent out detailing what your child’s class will be learning each day.

A supply fee is due in August and January each year. The supply fee is $100.00 per semester.

A program for students who will be 2 years old on September 1st of the school year. Students may attend Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 days/week from 8:00–12:00 PM. Students will follow a Day School schedule.

A snack will be provided by the Day School each morning. Students may bring lunch from home or order a catered lunch. Each class will eat lunch at 11:15 AM.

Students registered for preschool may utilize our Early Bird drop off at 7:30 AM and Stay & Play each afternoon from 12:00–5:15 PM.

All classes will be involved in hands-on learning experiences and lots of creative arts. School-wide, we utilize a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Our students will not engage in drilled or rote instruction.

Instead, our teachers will use the Creative Curriculum published by Teaching Strategies in conjunction with Frog Street Press. Children are immersed in learning through purposeful play-based experiences on topics they’re familiar with from their everyday lives.

Children find opportunities for skill development like counting, measurement, and language comprehension while also developing positive relationships, gross-motor skills, and problem-solving abilities. We focus on developmentally appropriate goals and objectives within four main categories of interest: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language.

Bi-yearly assessments using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, 3rd edition (ASQ-3), are used to screen all students in their classroom. This assessment allows parents and teachers to monitor development in: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social.

The ASQ-3 can help identify your child’s strengths as well as any areas where your child may need support. Monthly calendars will be sent out detailing what your child’s class will be learning each day.

The Day School introduces the basic tenets of the Christian faith through Bible stories in every class and special chapel services. All classroom and chapel teaching will be in accordance with the theology of the United Methodist Church.

The Day School staff attends many Christian denominations; however, Christian teaching within the classrooms will provide a foundation in Bible stories of the Old and New Testament through story and song.

Our Pre-K classroom operates under a grant from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. This grant, awarded to First Class Pre-K sites as recognized by the state of Alabama, helps supplement funding in the Pre-K classroom.

The Pre-K class operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-2:30 PM with Early Bird offered each morning at 7:30 AM and Stay & Play offered each afternoon from 2:30-5:15 PM.

There is no monthly tuition for students in our Alabama First Class Pre-K classroom! Additional charges for Early Bird and Stay & Play hours will be billed to families.

Students must be 4 years old on September 1, 2026 to qualify for this class.

Unlike our other classes, this classroom is not filled on a first come first served basis. The class will be filled through a lottery as required by the Department of Early Childhood Education. Students not picked to fill the class in the lottery will remain on a waiting list.

There will be additional paperwork to be completed upon acceptance to the classroom.

We will have a live virtual lottery drawing to fill the class on March 4th at 1:00 PM.

We welcome parents and children to join us virtually for the class selection lottery.

This specialized classroom is for students who were 5-years-old on September 1, 2025 and eligible to attend Kindergarten. Class time is offered each day from 8:00-2:30. Families may elect to use extended day services including an Early Bird drop off at 7:30 AM and Stay & Play hours from 2:30-5:15 each afternoon.

We know the decisions facing parents as they determine their child’s academic path following Pre-K can be overwhelming. Our goal is to work with families to ensure their student’s forward academic progression while providing the gift of time for social and emotional development. The TK experience provides the next step in Kindergarten readiness for students who may benefit from an additional year of preschool before entering a formal Kindergarten classroom. We provide a cohesive experience that smoothly transitions students from a quality Pre-K to a challenging fifth year program.

Our TK class is lead by a certified teacher using the research based Creative Curriculum for Kindergarten in conjunction with the Heggerty Bridge to Reading & Writing curriculums. The students' progress in TK is closely monitored with GOLD documentation and regular parent communication.

Students will find many opportunities for rigorous skill development like counting, measurement, and language comprehension while also developing positive relationships, gross-motor skills, and problem solving abilities. We focus on developmentally appropriate goals and objectives for children within four main categories of interest: social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language.