ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608120011
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Following is a partial list of day-care centers in the New River Valley*: Blacksburg
Blacksburg Day Care and Child Development Center, 844 University City Blvd.
951-8868
Emphasizes the social, physical, emotional and cognitive areas of development.
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. (nursery and toddler room: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Fees: vary with age group
Carousel Learning Center, 952 Heather Drive
951-1714
Toddler room and classrooms for 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds
Ages: 18 months to 13 years
Hours: 7:05 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
All day preschool during year. Full-time for school-age children in the summer; before and after-school for school-age during school year.
Fees per week:
* Preschool: $85 to $99
* Summer school: $75 for first through sixth grade
* $80 for kindergartners
* $60 each for two children from the same family.
* Fall after school: $42
* Fall before school: $15
Children's Nest Preschool and Day Care Center, 1155 Draper Road,
953-3945
Planned programs for toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. Summer program for school-age children. Three-acre playground.
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday
Full-time fees per week: $25 annual registration fee
* Infant to 2 years: $95
* 2-year-olds: $90
* Preschool to 5 years old: $85
School-age program:
* Before and after school: $50
* After school: $45
* Summer program: $85
Mount Tabor Nursery School and Day Care Center, 1531 Mount Tabor Road
552-4551
Indoor and outdoor play areas, lunches and snacks, arts and crafts, lessons and stories, field trips, Christian environment.
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Full- and part-time
Nursery school: For ages 2 to 5
Summer program: For ages 5 to 12
Evening care from 2:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. is available
Fees: depend on ages and hours
Rainbow Rider Childcare Center, 2470 Ramble Road
951-3636
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Fees per month:
* Infants through 2 years old: $430
* 3-year-olds through prekindergarten: $388
* Half-day preschool (3 to 5 year olds): $165
* After school only: $182
* Before and after school: $202
* Summer camp: $85 per week
Tall Oaks Montessori School, 703 Tall Oaks Drive
951-0034
Classroom experiences are based upon Montessori philosophies, methods and materials.
Ages: 18 months through 11 years
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fees: Depend on age and hours.
Virginia Tech Child Development Laboratories, 140A Wallace Hall, Virginia Tech
231-6148
A model program for local, state and national early childhood communities, and a site for early childhood teacher training.
Ages: infant to 4 years old
Part-time only; follows university calendar for vacations and holidays
Fees:
* $150 for infants and toddlers, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesday or Tuesdays and Thursdays;
* $427.50 for separate 3- and 4-year-olds, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday
* * $177 for noon to 5 p.m.
$177 for combination 3- and 4-year-olds, 1 to 4 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Christiansburg:
Christiansburg Child Care Center, 970 Radford St.
381-2499
Language arts, science and nature exploration, dramatic play centers.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ages: 6 weeks to 10 years
Fees per week:
* Infant to 2 years: $90
* 2 to 3: $75
* Preschool: $70
* Before and after school: $42, summer: $70
* Part-time preschool: $10 per morning
The Growing Tree Early Learning Center, 1850 Electric Way
382-1357
Ages: 6 weeks to 5 years
Hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
Full-time fees per week:
* Under 2 years: $80
* Over 2 years: $70 (sibling discount - $5 per week each)
Preschool rates:
* $85 per month ($160 for two siblings)
Child Care Consultant Services, 304-A Roanoke St.
382-3783
Operates before- and after-school child-care centers in public schools in Riner, Belview and Elliston-Lafayette Elementary schools and Eastern Elementary School in Giles County. Offers age-appropriate activities and arts and crafts, and other events.
Ages: 5 years to 13 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to school opening; school closing to 6 p.m.
Fees: Depend on school and hours
New Beginnings Child Development Center #1, 420 Starlight Dr.
382-1138
Large playgrounds, clean, air-conditioned buildings, age appropriate activities.
Ages: 6 weeks, to 12 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fees per week: $25 one-time registration fee
* Infant: $92
* Toddler: $87
* Preschooler: $77
* Schoolage: Before and after - $47
Before or after - $39
Summer - $60
New Beginnings Child Development Center #2, 135 Church St.
382-0535
Large playgrounds, clean, air-conditioned buildings.
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fees per week: $25 one-time registration fee
* Infant: $80
* Toddler: $75
* Two: $70
* Preschooler: $65
* Schoolage: Before and After - $45
Before or After - $35
Summer - $55
Tomorrow's World Child Care Center, 2025 Sunset Drive
Music instruction, aerobics/movement classes, foreign language classes soon.
Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
382-7981
Fees: Depend on age and hours.
Dublin:
Creation Station Preschool
674-2892
Special activities, children's aerobics, dance.
Ages: 2 1/2 years to 5 years
Fees:
* $55 weekly, $11 per day, $8 per day for a second child in the same family.
Sowing Seeds Christian Daycare, Virginia 100 North
674-9220
ABCs, songs, Bible verses, motor development, arts and crafts, manners
Ages: 2 1/2 years to 11 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fees per week: $10 registration fee
* Full-time: $60 ($105 for two children)
* Daily: $15 ($25 for two children)
* Half-day: $7.50 (5 hours maximum)
* Before and after school: $30 ($55 for two children)
* Before or after school: $25
* Registration: $10
Floyd:
Copper Hill Child Care, 9907 Floyd Highway, Copper Hill
929-4955
Nature trails, crafts, movies, drama, hiking, sports, camping.
Ages: 2 years to 12 years
Hours: 6:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fees per week: $65
Radford:
Central Children's Center, 803 Wadsworth St.
639-3780
Enriched early learning program.
Ages: 2 1/2 years to 12 years
Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fees per month:
* 2 1/2 years to prekindergarten: $260
* Kindergarten: $190
* School age: $130
Radford Child Care Center, 602 Thirteenth St.
639-5227
Encourages self-help, independence and creativity in accordance with the child's age.
Ages: 2 years to 10 years
Hours: 6:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Fees per week: $28.75 registration fee
* $55 ($85 for two children, $115 for three children)
* Before and after school: $35
Pulaski:
YMCA Child Development Center, 615 Oakhurst Ave., Pulaski
980-7422
Swimming, rollerblading, Team Kids Club, arts and crafts, in a Christian environment.
Ages: 2 years to 13 years
Before- and after-school, and full-time programs, and summer adventure program.
Fees per day: $20 annual registration fee
* $12 ($8 for second child in same family)
* $5 before or after school ($4 for second in same family)
* $10 before and after school ($8 for second in same family)
*The day care centers listed above responded to a request published in the Current this spring for information on programs, fees and hours of area day care centers. If you would like to have your center added to the list for next year, please call the New River Bureau at 381-1663 and leave the name of your center and a phone number.
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