Editor’s Note :: all New Orleans families should thoroughly investigate the available daycare, preschool and child care options in your area. In our New Orleans mom’s guide to daycare, we provide advice and guidance in selecting a daycare in New Orleans. In addition, a list of state licensed child care facilities is available on the Louisiana Department of Education-Louisiana Believes website.
You asked; we answered. We have compiled a list of the best New Orleans daycares, New Orleans preschools, and Mother’s Day Out (MDO) programs as recommended by you, New Orleans moms! Don’t see your favorite New Orleans daycare on this list? Let us know and we’ll add them. Keep in mind that many preschool programs in New Orleans fill up fast and often have waiting lists. Metairie daycares, Kenner daycares, Mandeville daycares, Covington daycares … anywhere that offers childcare in the greater New Orleans area may be listed!
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Lily House at Ursuline Academy is a nursery program that serves boys and girls from 6 weeks of age through the Toddler 1 program. Named in honor of Ursuline foundress St. Angela Merici, the Lily House is located in the former Nashville Convent on the Academy’s 11.5 acre historic Uptown campus.
Who :: Boys and girls 6 weeks of age through the Toddler 1 program.
What :: The Lily House serves a maximum of 27 children.
When :: This nursery program offers both a 10 and 12-month option. Both options are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. care. The newborn teacher/student ratio is 1:5 and the Toddler 1 ratio is 1:7
Where :: The Lily House is located in the former Nashville Convent on the Academy’s 11.5 acre historic Uptown campus.
Why :: Ursuline Academy of New Orleans develops tomorrow’s brightest independent thinkers, innovators, and community builders. Its nurturing community, diverse by design, fuels every child’s success. The Academy’s Lily House provides a small and welcoming environment, which ensures that our youngest students have meaningful relationships with their peers and teachers during their most formative years.
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Lakeview New Orleans
Cathedral Montessori: Primary program: Ages 3-6
Cub Corner at Mt. Carmel: Infants- Age 3
Children’s Place: 6 weeks- Age 4
Carriage House (under 12 months only)
Lakeview Presbyterian Week Day School: 14 months- 5 years
St. Paul’s Episcopal: Pre-K 2, 3 & 4
First Baptist ELC: 6 weeks- 4 years
Grace Lutheran: 6 weeks- 4 years
St. Dominic: Full day 3 & 4-year-old programs
St. Pius X: Full day 3 & 4-year-old programs
St. Luke’s Methodist: 2, 3 & 4-year olds
Crescent City Montessori: Ages 3-6
Class Kids Center: Full Day 3 months- 12 years
Moving Grace Montessori: 3- 6 year-olds
Holy Cross: Pre-K4
Mid-City New Orleans
Krescent City Kids: 6 weeks-5 years
Abeona House: 6 weeks-5 years
Joey Georgusis Center for Children at Delgado:6 weeks-4 years
Crescent Cradle at Cabrini: 6 weeks-3 years
Mid-City Early Learning Center: 6 weeks-3 years
Wilcox Academy: 2 months-10 years
Christian Brothers (Canal St. Campus): Pre-K4
St. Anthony of Padua Preschool: Full-day Montessori program for ages 2 and 3
Nurture Nursery: Ages 6 months to 4 years
NOLA Nature School Forest School: Pre-K-2nd
St. Luke’s Methodist: 2, 3 & 4-year olds
Kid’s Kingdom: 6 weeks- Pre-K
NOLA Petites: 1- 4 years
Little People’s Workshop: 6 weeks- 4 years
Gentilly and New Orleans East
Resurrection of Our Lord: Pre-K programs for 3 & 4-year-olds
St. Mary’s Academy: Full day programs for ages 3 & 4
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Preschool: Ages 1-4
Educare New Orleans: 6 weeks- 5 years
St. John Berchman’s Early Childhood Development Center: 18 months- 4 years
Winn’s Discovery Center: 6 weeks- 5 years
Metairie and Kenner
Celebration Christian Daycare and Learning Center: Infants-3 years
Kehoe-France: 8 weeks- Pre-K 4
Early Childhood Center at Country Day: 6 weeks- 4 years
George Cottage at St. Martin’s Episcopal: 8 weeks-4 years
Alpha Montessori: 12 months-Pre-K4
St. Philip Neri: Ages 6 weeks and up
St. Christopher: 6 weeks & up
Beary Cherry Tree: Infants-Pre-K4
Crescent City Christian: Infants-4 years
Metairie Ridge Presbyterian: 6 weeks-3 years
St. Ann: 2, 3, and 4-year-old programs
John Calvin: Ages 1- TK (Transitional Kindergarten)
Carousel Preschool: 6 weeks-Pre-K4
Munholland: Mother’s Day Out: Babies-Age 4
Excel Early Learning Center: Infants – 4 year olds
Memorial Baptist: 6 weeks- Pre-K 4
Seven Oaks: 12 months-4 years
Christ the King Lutheran: 18 months-4 years
The Little School: Ages 2-5
Kinder Haus Montessori: Ages 1-6
Parkview Baptist Preschool: 6 weeks- Pre-K4
Metairie Daycare and Learning Center: 6 weeks-4 years
Atonement Lutheran: Pre-K 3 & 4
St. Augustine: Ages 2-5
St. Benilde Loreto Center: 6 weeks & up
St. Catherine of Siena: Pre-K 3 & 4
St. Clement of Rome: Pre-K 2, 3 & 4
St. Edward the Confessor: Ages 1 & up
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Ages 1 & up
St. Francis Xavier: Pre-K 2, 3 & 4
St. Louis King of France: Ages 6 weeks & up
LaPetite Nursery: 6 weeks-4 years
Gates of Prayer Nursery School: 15 months-Pre-K
Jewish Preschool of the Arts at Torah Academy: Infants-Pre-K
New Horizon Learning Academy: Infants-Pre-K
Green Preschool at JCDS/Jewish Community Day School: Infants-Age 2/Pre-K
The Learning Castle: Infants-Pre-K4
Saints Community Church MDO: Ages 2-4
Old Jefferson, Harahan, and River Ridge
St. Matthew the Apostle: Ages 1 & up
John Curtis Christian: 15 months and up
St. Rita Harahan: 2, 3, & 4-year-old programs
Jefferson Presbyterian: 20 months-Pre-K4
Uptown New Orleans
Lily House: 6 weeks of age through toddler
Ecole Bilingue: 18 months-Pre-K4
Les Enfants at Trinity Episcopal: Independent walkers-Pre-K4
All Nations Fellowship: Ages 1-4
Waldorf Early Childhood Program: 2.5 years-Kindergarten
Ursuline Acdemy: Ages 1 & up
Newcomb Children’s Center at Tulane: Ages 12 months- 5 years
JCC: 13 months- 5 years
McGehee Little Gate: Ages 1-3
Sacred Heart Little Hearts: Ages 1- Pre-K4
Whelan at Loyola: Ages 4 months-5 years
Child Development Program: Ages 6 weeks- Pre-K4
Audubon Primary Academy & Audubon Primary Preschool: Infants-5 years
Stuart Hall School For Boys: Pre-K 3 & 4
Holy Name of Jesus: Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 PLUS a new infant/toddler program called Little Gators
Rayne Early Childhood Program: 6 weeks- Pre-K4
St. Andrew’s Episcopal: 12 months- Pre-K
St. George’s Episcopal Early Childhood Program: Ages 1-4
Isidore Newman Green Trees: Ages 6 weeks- 4 years
St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church Nursery School: Ages 2-4
Nurture Nannies: All ages
Benjamin Thomas Academy: Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers
St. Stephen: 2, 3, and 4-year-old programs
The Bright School:Infants-Pre-K
Downtown New Orleans
Bright Horizons at Tulane: 6 weeks- Pre-K
LSUHSC Early Learning Center: Infants & Toddlers
Bywater/9th Ward
Kids of Excellence: 6 weeks-5 years
Giggles: Infants-Pre-K4
Kiddie Kids: Infants-Pre-K
Westbank
Woodland Presbyterian – Algiers: Age 1- Kindergarten
Aurora Methodist – Algiers: Pre-K1-Pre-K4
St. Joseph’s – Gretna: Mother’s Day Out for 1 & 2-year-olds
GUMP at Gretna United Methodist Church: Infants-Age 4
St. Andrew the Apostle-Algiers: 8 weeks & up
Guardian Angels Early Learning Center at Immaculate Conception School-Marrero: 6weeks & up
Hawk’s Haven at St. Rosalie-Harvey: Ages 6 weeks & up
Visitation of Our Lady-Marrero: Pre-K 2, 3 & 4
St. Cletus-Gretna: Pre-K 3 & 4
Our Lady of Prompt Succor-Westwego: Pre-K 3 & 4
Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Belle Chasse: Ages 1 & up
Westbank Cathedral Preschool Marrero: Ages 2-4
Peas in a Pod, Marrero: 6 Weeks-Pre-K 4
Belle Chasse Saints Community Church: MDO: Ages 2-4
Belle Chasse Baptist: Pre-K2- Pre-K4
Algiers UMC: MDO: 8 months-5 years
Algiers Point Montessori: 6 weeks-3 years
Clara’s Little Lambs: 6 weeks & up
Terry Parkway & Lapalco Learning Centers: Infants-Pre-K
The Crescent School: Infants – Young Toddlers
Chalmette
Gethsemane Lutheran: Ages 2-4
Our Lady of Prompt Succor: Pre-K 3 & 4
Northshore
Slidell
First United Methodist: 3 & 4-year-olds
First Baptist Child Development Center: 2-year-olds-Kindergarten
Apple Tree Preschool and Little Lambs MDO: MDO-18 months-2 years, Preschool 3 & 4-year-olds
Grace Memorial Baptist MDO & Preschool: 12 months-4 years
Primary Colors: 6 weeks- 4 years
Our Lady of Lourdes: Ages 6 weeks and up
St. Margaret Mary: 2-year-old MDO, Pre-K 3 & 4
Helping Hands at Cross Gates: MDO 2-5 years
Covington/Mandeville/Madisonville
St. Timothy: Ages 1-5
North Cross MDO: Walkers- Pre-K
St. Michael’s: 18 months-Pre-K4
My Little Sprout: Infants-Pre-K
Planet Kids: 12 months-Pre-K
Kidz Karousel: 6 weeks-Pre-K
Bambi’s Kids Academy: Infants-Pre-K
Primary Colors Early Childhood Learning Center: 6 weeks-4 years
Hosanna Christian Preschool: 18 months-4 years
Cedarwood School: Ages 2-5
Mary, Queen of Peace: Pre-K 3 & 4
Our Lady of the Lake: 2-year-old MDO, Pre-K 3 & 4
St. Peter Covington: Pre-K 3 & 4
Church of the King Mandeville: MDO: 6 weeks- 5years
First Baptist Covington: MDO: 6 months-4 years
Children’s Chalet: 6 weeks- 8 years
Noah’s Arc: 6 weeks- 5 years
Hammond
First United Methodist Preschool: MDO: 6 months-2 years, Preschool: Ages 3 & 4
River Parishes
St. Charles United Methodist Church-Ormond: Ages 2-5 years old
Angels Among Us Childcare and Learning Center: Daycare & Pre-K
Boutte Christian Academy: Ages 1-3
Holy Family Parish: Half day programs for ages 2-4
St. Charles Borromeo: Pre-K 3 & 4
Please add St. Augustine Episcopal school in Metairie. 2yo-4yo programs. Very reasonably priced and great preschool environment!! Full and half day programs available staugustinesdayschool.weebly.com
Looking for day care for a beautiful 1 year old – for 8 weeks. Mid October – Mid December. Any suggestions or ideas?
Hello, did you find any daycares on the Westbank?
Do you know of any reputable drop-in daycares in New Orleans (for occasional childcare needs)?
Can you please add KinderCare Learning Center in Slidell. It’s NAEYC accredited! 1040 Joe Buccaran Dr. Slidell LA 70458
Hi! correction for St andrew’s episcopal uptown: they now start at 12 mo!
Also another option for downtown: LSU has a daycare.
Fixed! Thanks for letting us know.
Audubon Primary Preschool. My 3 year old just started. It’s down the street from us on Earhart and I believe is 6wks to 4-5yrs
Children’s chalet preschool is in Mandeville!
Missing from your list is Green Preschool @ JCDS, the new preschool at the Jewish Community Day School in Metairie. It has infants through children who turn two this school year, and it will add an age cohort each year until students move up. Students who turn four by the start of the school year are eligible for Prekindergarten at JCDS.
Kiddie Kids Daycare & Preschool (Bywater/9thWard Area) Reggio Emilia Inspired School http://www.facebook.com/kkdpfun for pics