Nellie Burge is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

We Provide Day Care Service

The Center is licensed by the Alabama State Department of Human Resources to serve 109 day care children.  The program accepts children ages 6 weeks through 5 years.

Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack are prepared in our kitchen according to USDA guidelines and served to the children

Children of working parents, GED mothers, mothers’ enrolled in public schools, and on the job training programs are eligible for our day care services.  The center uses Open Court and Exceed Curriculums.

Please note that DHR Guidelines do not allow any child in our care to remain in our center more than 10 hours per day.

Nellie Burge has always had the foresight to help those women in need and one way is to sponsor a GED (General Equivalency Diploma) Program in which women in the community are able to attend classes that are offered at our center with no cost to them.

We team up with the Alabama Parent Education Center to offer classes Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 to 12 (noon) each day.

Nellie Burge Community Center offers four sessions per year.  Each session runs for eight weeks.

We also offer free day care for the children of our GED parents.  The children are served breakfast and lunch while their parents are in class. 

After-school / Summer Enrichment Program

The program offers a supplementary education program to children during the school year as well as during the summer.

We include LifeSkills training in our curriculum and our instructor has 25+ years in education. The program accepts children 5 years of age through 12 years of age.

Federal Nutrition Program / Home Providers

Nellie Burge sponsors licensed day care providers and assists them with qualifications for the Federal Nutrition Program. Our Staff monitors child supervision, meal preparation, and bookkeeping records by visiting the homes.