The Ultimate Guide to Child Care, Preschool and MDOs in Greater Baton Rouge

Editor’s Note :: all Greater Baton Rouge families should thoroughly investigate the available daycare, preschool and child care options in your area. You can also find our Community Neighborhood Guide HERE. In addition, a list of state licensed child care facilities is available on the Louisiana Department of Education-Louisiana Believes website.

You asked for it and we listened! We have compiled a listing of Greater Baton Rouge area daycares, preschools, and Mother’s Day Out (MDO) programs as recommended by local moms! Don’t see your favorite child care facility on this list? Let us know and we’ll add them.

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Jump to your Baton Rouge neighborhood daycare choices by selecting below

Broadmoor/Sherwood Forest | Central | Denham Springs | Downtown Baton Rouge | Highland/Perkins/Bluebonnet/Siegen | Jefferson/Goodwood/Stumberg | Mid City | Old Jefferson/Highland | O’Neal/Jones Creek/Old Hammond/S. Harrell’s Ferry | Prairieville | Shenandoah | Southdowns | Walker | West Baton Rouge

Broadmoor/Sherwood Forest

Color Wheel Learning Center: Infants to Preschoolers

Broadmoor Presbyterian Early Childhood Center: 6 months to Pre-K 4

Broadmoor United Methodist Church: MDO for ages 3 months to Pre-K

Central

Zoar Baptist: 14 months to age 3

Black Water United Methodist: 12 months to Pre-K 4

Greenwell Springs Baptist Church: 8 weeks to Pre-K4

Denham Springs

Amite Christian Academy: 6 weeks to age 2 and Preschool

First Baptist Denham Springs: 9 months-age 3

Live Oak United Methodists: Ages 2-4

The Way Church: Ages 6-months to 5 years

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: Ages 2 to 5

Downtown

St. James Episcopal Early Childhood Development Center: Ages 18 months to Pre-K3

The Early Learning Center: 6 weeks to Kindergarten

First Presbyterian Baton Rouge: Ages 6 months to Pre-K

 

Highland/Perkins/Bluebonnet/Siegen

Country Day School (4 total locations): Infants to Pre-K

Bethany Christian School “Cub Club: Ages 6 weeks to 3

KinderCare (4 total locations): Ages 6 weeks to Kindergarten

Montessori School of Baton Rouge: Ages 3 to 6

Family Christian Academy: Infant to Pre-K3

The Dunham School: Ages 2 to Pre-K4

Little Sprouts: MDO and Preschool

Grace Life Preschool: Ages 6 months to Pre-K4

Jefferson/Goodwood/Stumberg

Blue Bridge ASL Academy: Blue Bridge ASL Academy is the very first language immersion pre-school and childcare center in Louisiana, specialized in the bilingual acquisition of American Sign Language (ASL) and English, for hearing and Deaf children alike. Ages 6 weeks to 5 years.

Jefferson United Methodist Preschool (JUMP): MDO for ages 18 months-2 and Preschool for ages 3-5

Jefferson Baptist Church: Ages 12-months to 3

Parkview Baptist Church Preschool: Ages 6 weeks to Pre-K4

St. Patrick’s Preschool: Ages 2 to Pre-K4

Woman’s Child Development Center: Ages 6 weeks to Preschool

Mid City

Ingleside United Methodist Church: Ages 6 months to 4 years

The Child Development Cooperative: Ages 6 weeks to age 5

Kids Count: Infants to Preschool age

Runnels: Preschool

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School: 3 year old and Pre-k

Old Jefferson/Highland

Most Blessed Sacrament: Ages 2, 3 and Pre-K

Grace Life Preschool: Ages 6 months through Pre-K4

Cross Point Baptist Church MDO & Preschool: Ages 2 through Pre-K

O’Neal/Jones Creek/Old Hammond/S. Harrell’s Ferry 

Episcopal Lower School: Pre-K 3+

Trinity Lutheran Preschool: 6 weeks to 5 years

Mothers Choice: Daycare for 6 weeks+

Prairieville

Corban Early Childhood Center: Infant to Pre-K

JOY Early Learning Center: Ages 15 months to 4 years

Wonder Kids Academy: 6 weeks to age 12 (daycare/before & after school care)

Shenandoah

Woodlawn Baptist on Jones Creek – MDO: Ages 1 to 4

St. Andrews United Methodist Church: 6 months to age 5

Southdowns

University Baptist Church: Infants to age 4

Christ Covenant Preschool: Ages 2 to Kindergarten

La Printaniere Montessori School: Ages 3 through 5th grade

Elan Vitale: 18 months to Kindergarten

Montessori of Baton Rouge: Ages 3 to 6

Alfred G. Rayner Learning Center: Infants to preschool age

Country Day School of Baton Rouge (4 locations): Infants to Preschool

Southside Child Development Center: 6 weeks to 4 years

 Trinity Episcopal Day School: Pre-K4

St. Aloysius Childcare Center:  Infants to Preschool

 

Walker

Judson Baptist Caring and Learning Center: Ages 6 weeks+

West Baton Rouge

Holy Family School: Pre-K 3

River Road Daycare: Ages 6 weeks+

St. John the Baptist MDO: Ages 1 to 3

If you know of a daycare, MDO, or Pre-K program that we should add, please submit it by leaving a comment OR emailing ericka {at} redstickmom {dot} com.