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Elmore County Child Development Centers Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. He/she cannot ride the bus to school. All of our preschool children must be brought to school by a parent or guardian and walked into the building and signed in.

  • Yes. We encourage parent's, grandparent's, and family members to come and spend time during the day with their child.  Read a book to the class, attend a class party, or eat lunch with us.  

  • We are a 12 month program.  We offer a summer program for preschool and school age children. We only close a few days out of the year.

  • No. We do not offer a drop in option.

  • No. You may choose to send your child 1/2 day or only a couple of days per week, but the tuition charge is the same.

  • We offer before school care at the Eclectic and Wetumpka locations only.  Before school care is $15.00 a week.

  • Yes. We do take several trips throughout the school year.  Parents/ Grandparents transport their child to and from field trips.   Parent's please remember all preschool children must have a car seat or booster seat when we go on a field trip.  Summer field trips are offered for children who have completed kindergarten - 12 years old.  Summer field trips use a bus for transportation.

  • Yes. Our Preschool classes will use Frog Street curriculum starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

  • Yes. Anytime the schools close for bad weather, the Child Development Programs also close. We will notify WSFA 12 and Cumulus radio stations. Parents who have signed up for information call outs, will receive a phone call with the details of the school closure.

  • A morning breakfast and afternoon snack are provided for your child.  You may bring a lunch or you may buy a lunch from the lunchroom. School lunch cost $2.75 a day.  You may also fill out a free/reduced form to see if you qualify for free or reduced lunch.

    You may fill out the free/reduced form on the website at http://www.myschoolapps.com/

  • Yes.  Parents may request a speech screening for their child.

  • No. We do not offer a "free" or vacation week.  We try to keep our tuition cost as low as possible while still being able to cover the cost of running the program.  Discounted weeks are offered during Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Christmas Break for children not in attendance.

  • There is a $30.00 annual non-refundable fee per child

  • Preschool. Our program is a preschool program and an after-school program.

  • Yes, we offer a $5.00 per week multi-child discount.

  •  3 years old on or before September 1st of the year they will be attending.

  •  We are open 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.

  • 15 to 1 for 3 and 4 year olds.

  •  $135 for K3 and K4 preschool $75 for after school K-6th grade.

  • No.  Tuition is due regardless of the child's attendance.  The exceptions are the previously mentioned discounted weeks during Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Christmas Break.