Child Enrichment Center
805 Crest Dr, Gardendale, AL 35071Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Methodist
- From Gardendale center
- 1.7 miles
Can you use CHOOSE Act here?
Not on the CHOOSE Act list we read
- About the list
- How the CHOOSE Act list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 window closed March 31, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet; the 2026-27 portal for new families opened January 2, 2026.
Source: CHOOSE Act official source, dated October 23, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 40
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 240
- Length of the school day
- 4 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 960
- Kindergarten
- Half day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- 60 days longer than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 180 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Child Enrichment Center tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,450 to $12,000 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Alabama CHOOSE Act Education savings account
- Award
- $7,000 per student at a participating school
- How it varies
- Homeschooled students get $2,000 each, up to $4,000 a family.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Child Enrichment Center?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes CHOOSE Act; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Christian School | $6,450 to $6,850 | 2026-27 | 3.0 |
| Cornerstone High School | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 | 7.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardendale Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Tabernacle Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 276 | 3 |
| Integrity Christian Academy | PreK-4 | 13 | 7 |
| Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 59 | 7 |
| Trinity Outreach Ministries | PreK-Transitional K | 2 | 7 |
| First Baptist Church-Pinson | PreK-K | 10 | 7 |
| Cornerstone High School | PreK-12 | 659 | 8 |
| Glad Tidings Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 38 | 8 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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