Preschools & Day Care in Salem, VA

Preschools and day care centers in Salem draw from well past the city line. Of the 11 businesses on this page, 9 are in Roanoke County, one is in Copper Hill in Floyd County and one is in New Castle in Craig County. Businesses here describe working in Copper Hill, New Castle, Roanoke and Roanoke County, so families on the western and northern edges of the Roanoke Valley will find options on the same page, and many of the providers sit close to Roanoke itself.

The two largest names are both HoneyTree Early Learning Centers. The Salem Center is rated 4.8 from 81 reviews, 75 of them five stars and 3 at one star. The Lewis Gale Center is rated 4.9 from 59 reviews and cares for children from infancy through school age, with a research-based, play-based Learn Every Day Curriculum. Both offer infant care, preschool, pre-K and summer camp.

Mini-World Child Care Centers runs a preschool and a before and after school program in Salem and a separate Botetourt center, and holds 3.0 from 30 reviews. Loving Care Day Care has a dedicated pre-K program and serves breakfast, lunch and snacks, with 3.6 from 11 reviews. Small Steps Learning Academy holds 4.6 from 9 reviews. Mini-World also keeps special events schedules for its locations. Cindi's World Home Day Care holds 5.0 from 2 reviews, a small base for a rating.

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Church ministries are a clear part of the Salem trade. Lakeside Day Care & Pre-School is the daycare ministry of Lakeside Baptist Church, with infant through pre-K daycare and after-school care for kindergarten through fifth grade at its Dalewood Avenue and McVitty Road locations. Children come from Salem City elementary schools and Roanoke County schools. It holds 3.9 from 7 reviews. St Anne's Episcopal Day School operates with St. Paul's Episcopal Church, has been part of Salem for more than thirty years and holds 5.0 from 4 reviews. Lakeside's after-school children can come from Cave Spring and other Roanoke County schools, which makes it a practical fit for families on both sides of the line.

TAP Head Start - Salem Center serves children from birth to age four, open yearly from August to May for part-day services. Early Head Start covers children up to and including 2 years old, and Head Start is the preschool program for 3 and 4 year olds. Head Start is free for eligible families, generally those whose income is at or below the federal poverty guidelines or who receive TANF, SSI or SNAP, or whose child is in foster care or experiencing homelessness. It holds 5.0 from 1 review.

Outside Salem proper, Copper Hill Child Care in the Copper Hill area holds 4.3 from 7 reviews, and New Castle Christian Church in New Castle runs a children's Christmas musical, Wacky Wednesdays and a vacation Bible school called RainForest Falls. Pages for Roanoke, Vinton, Rocky Mount, Blacksburg and Christiansburg cover neighboring areas.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Salem

Is there a Head Start program in Salem?

TAP Head Start - Salem Center serves children from birth to age four, from August to May for part-day services. Early Head Start covers children up to 2 years old and Head Start is for 3 and 4 year olds. Head Start is free for families who meet the income requirements.

Who offers after-school care for Salem elementary students?

Lakeside Day Care & Pre-School runs after-school care for kindergarten through fifth grade at its Dalewood Avenue and McVitty Road locations. Mini-World Child Care Centers has a before and after school program in Salem.

Which Salem child care centers take infants?

HoneyTree Early Learning Centers at both its Salem Center and Lewis Gale Center take infants. Lakeside Day Care & Pre-School has infant through pre-K daycare, and TAP Head Start - Salem Center has Early Head Start for children up to 2 years old.

Is there child care in Copper Hill or New Castle?

Copper Hill Child Care is in the Copper Hill area of Floyd County and holds 4.3 from 7 reviews. New Castle Christian Church in Craig County holds 5.0 from 2 reviews. Both are best reached by phone to ask about ages and openings.

Which Salem providers offer summer camp?

HoneyTree Early Learning Centers at both locations offer summer camp. Mini-World Child Care Centers keeps a summer camp calendar, and Lakeside Day Care & Pre-School also offers summer care.

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