When stay-at-home parents need a break, some child care and church facilities offer short-term day care options for young children known as Mother’s Day Out. This is a noncomprehensive guide of such programs in the Sugar Land and Missouri City area.
Sugar Land
The Bridge Fellowship Baptist Church
802 Brooks St. 281-494-1615 www.thebridge.me
Ages: 6 months-5 years Price: $175 per month, $45 registration fee, $35 supply fee (per semester)
The two-day per week Mother’s Day Out program uses public school and Christian curriculums. Children use the playground, have music and craft time, and can enjoy fall and springtime events.
Similar to its preschool program, Mother’s Day Out is offered for younger children in multiday increments.[/caption]
Christ Church School
3300 Austin Parkway 281-980-2582 www.christchurchsl.org/christ-church- school
Ages: 1-5 years Price: $220/month for 2 days, $265/month for 3 days
Similar to its preschool program, Mother’s Day Out is offered for younger children in multiday increments. Teachers provide music, motor class and stories, physical education, snacks and other activities.
Holy Cross Kids Holy Cross Episcopal Church 5653 W. River Park Drive 281-633-2000 www.holycrosskids.org
Ages: 1-4 years Price: $200-$330 per month (varies by age and days)
The program includes some sight word instruction, basic alphabet and numbers lessons, playtime, motor skills and chapel lessons.
Parkway United Methodist Church 5801 New Territory Blvd. 281-295-1675 www.parkwayumc.org/ministries/for-children
Ages: 18 months-6 years Price: $200-$385 per month (varies by age and number of days)
Parkway United Methodist Church offers Spanish, music, physical education, computer lab classes and chapel sessions. An extended day program is available and features yoga, taekwondo, gymnastics and dance instruction.
The School for Little Children Sugar Land First United Methodist Church 431 Eldridge Road 281-242-5437 www.schoolforlittlechildren.com
Ages: 6 months as of Sept. 1 (Children’s Day Out), 2-4 years as of Sept. 1 (preschool) Price: $195-$205 per month (Children’s Day Out), $160-$220 per month ( two- or three-day preschool)
The facility has a Children’s Day Out program for a minimum of two days per week, as well as preschool options. Activities include music, mini gym, chapel sessions, art, science and language recognition. Spanish instruction for preschoolers will begin in the fall.
Sugar Creek Baptist Church 13223 Hwy. 59 281-242-6742 www.sugarcreek.net/sugarland/children/weekday-preschool
Ages: 1-4 years Price: call for price information
The program features developmentally appropriate activities, including games, art, music and creative movement lessons, and Bible lessons.
Sugar Land Baptist Church 16755 Hwy. 59, Sugar Land 281-980-0606 www.sugarlandbaptist.org
Ages: 15 months and walking (as of Sept. 1) through pre-K Price: $185-$295 per month (varies by age and day)
Referred to as Children’s Day Out, the curriculum is based on a child’s age and includes music, motor skills, chapel sessions, playtime and group circle learning time, wherein children can learn letter or number recognition, colors and Bible passages. Spanish instruction is available for older children.
Missouri City
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Children’s Learning Adventure 5320 Hwy. 6 832-583-6845 www.childrenslearningadventure.com
Ages: 13 months-13 years Price: call for price information
The center offers drop-in services for children for up to 10 hours per day. Program activities vary by age and include culinary time, reading, sports and dance. Science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, activities for younger children are available, and older children may take field trips during the summer months. Extended care is available.
The Goddard School 6111 Sienna Ranch Road 281-778-8200 www.goddardschool.com
Ages: 6 weeks-12 years Prices: $700-$900 per month (varies by program duration), $75 (full-day drop-in), $50 (half-day drop-in)
The Goddard School offers two- and three-day preschool options for children as well as four drop-ins per month, or one drop-in per week. As part of the program, children have music and movement time, yoga, arts and hands-on activities, outdoor play, jump time and Spanish. Snacks and lunch are also provided, and extended care is available.
Little Sprouts Preschool and Mother’s Day Out
832-277-2546 www.facebook.com/littlesprouts.preschool.33
Ages: 20 months-4 years Price: call for information
Owned by Iris Granados, the home-based day care in the Lake Olympia subdivision follows Fort Bend ISD’s guidelines for kindergarten preparation. Children work on phonics and alphabet learning activities and can use an outdoor playground. A snack and lunch are provided, as well as age-appropriate STEM activities. Summer camps are available in June and July.
Methodist Day School First United Methodist Church 3900 Lexington Blvd. (281) 499-2581 www.fumcmc.org
Ages: 6 months-5 yrs Price: $200-$290 per month (varies by age and days), plus $175 registration fee
The program offers developmentally appropriate activities that target social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth. Art, physical education, open play, music and chapel sessions are some of the activities included.
Southminster School 4200 Cartwright Road 281-261-8872 www.southminsterschool.org
Ages: 2-4 (preschool) Prices: $2,120-$4,860 per year (varies by program duration), plus $150 registration fee
Southminster School has two-, three- and five-day preschool options for young children, which includes activities, such as daily chapel sessions and music.
Richmond
First Baptist Church 502 S. Fifth St. 281-342-7729 www.fbcrichmond.net/mother_s_day_out
Ages: 9 months by Sept. 1-pre-K Prices: $100-$240 per month (varies by program duration)
The one-, two- or three-day program takes children to chapel once each week and offers weekly Spanish instruction for children age 3 and older. All children in the program have music time, while visitors from law enforcement, fire and rescue, and medical fields, among others, will meet with children on occasion.
