About Us
1650 A1A South
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904.471.2859
904.460.9141 (fax)
earlychildhood@anastasiachurch.org
About Us
Anastasia Baptist Academy (formerly Anastasia Baptist Child Care Ministry) was established in August of 1975 as an outreach ministry of the Anastasia Baptist Church. The church committed to a program of ministering to children and families by offering quality Christian education and care to young children. We have continued to build upon this early commitment by encouraging both our teachers and our children to grow spiritually, emotionally, socially, mentally and physically. These goals are achieved by our use of Christian-based teaching and curriculum guidelines that focus on developmentally appropriate teaching practices for each stage of growth and development. We are greatly blessed to be able to provide a nurturing environment for children from infancy through five years of age.
POCET Curriculum, Florida VPK Standards, Creative Curriculum, Links to Literacy and Wee Learn
Teachers and staff are pre-screened through local, state and federal background screening processes.
Teachers and staff are highly trained in early childhood and attend yearly in-service training.
Teacher’s Assistants are utilized in each classroom.
Small class sizes
Special weekly resources including; on-site Library; Chapel; and Kinderfit (extra $16 monthly).
Visit Our Staff page. Or take a look at some of the Employment Opportunities.
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he would not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
General Information
Our program is available for children from infancy (6 weeks old) through Pre-K (5 years old) and is year round. See the Parent Handbook for list of observed holidays and closings. Children must be the age level of the enrolled class by September 1st of the upcoming year. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:00am – 5:30pm.
Our curriculum is based on thematic units of study incorporating learning centers and developmentally appropriate activities. Our teachers incorporate The Creative Curriculum, Handwriting Without Tears, Funshine Express, Florida VPK Standards, and the Pocet evaluation system. We encourage parents to be actively involved with their child’s program.
Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK program)
www.ecs4kids.org
Anastasia Baptist Academy is an approved VPK provider. VPK is Florida’s voluntary prekindergarten for children who are 4 years old by September 1 and reside in Florida. *Full time children enrolled in VPK at Anastasia must pay an additional wrap fee. Please visit the Episcopal Children’s Services for detailed information about the program.
Non-discriminatory Policy
The Anastasia Christian Teaching Services Inc., doing business as Anastasia Baptist Academy admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
Waiting List Enrollment Form
To ensure your child’s place on our waitlist,Click on this link to fill out your information. When an opening becomes available you will be contacted by the Ministry Director.