Weekday & Daycare Info

The Weekday program offers care for children 6 weeks through 5th grade. We also offer a half-day program for those children ages three and four. Both programs include quality experiences designed to meet your child's need. Our center offers developmentally appropriate activities to promote each child's spiritual, social and emotional development through play, music, art, literature, and hearing God's word.

Hours, Contact, & Fees

Main Weekday Number:	(601) 853-9100
Weekday Financial:	(601) 853-0338
Daycare Hours:	6:30am - 6:00pm
Registration Fee:	$75 per year
Infants - 2-yr-olds:	$127 per week
3 & 4-yr-olds:	$115 per week
School age after school:	$70 per week
School age holiday & summer	$105 per week

Our Directors

Kim Ainsworth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-professional Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and has over 18 years of experience as a teacher, assistant director and director in childcare. She has been employed at Ridgecrest for eight years.    

Babbe May - School-Age Director/ Weekday Financial

We Provide

- Opportunities for your child to play, learn and grow in a happy, healthy and creative way.
- Lessons about God using Bible stories
- Music two days a week
- Chapel every Wednesday

Educational Methods

A modified ABEKA program is used starting with our two-year olds - four's. Plus a Church ministry related program emphasizing social interaction and relationship. Play is an important factor of our educational program. It is a child's way of exploring new ideas, testing unfamiliar concepts, and internalizing feeling and attitudes. Field trips and guest speakers supplement our educational program. Our staff members are trained individuals, who are required by law to obtain 15 hours of in-service training each year, and have been cleared by the FBI, through Fingerprinting, and also Child Abuse Background checks through the national registry.

Philosophy

Ridgecrest Weekday Ministry has been established to provide a spiritual atmosphere and a positive choice of quality care for their children. Ridgecrest Baptist Church considers it a vital part of its ministry to this community.  The center is centered on helping children develop cognitively and emotionally, with special attention to a healthy self-image, self-identity and good socialization skills.  It is vital for a child to feel self-worth while being allowed to explore within loving limitations.  We are your extension of home. Our workers possess the ability to communicate educational truths within the reality the child is experiencing.

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