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Uphc Small Steps Learning Center

Christian private school in Foley, AL. A sourced guide to its identity, available data, enrollment questions and local planning considerations. Use the PCS planning section below to prepare for a school transition.

A school plan for your PCS

Moving with a student: Uphc Small Steps Learning Center

Considering Uphc Small Steps Learning Center in Foley during a military move? Pair the school's academic information with a plan for admission, records and the first week.

Confirm the admissions plan

Contact Uphc Small Steps Learning Center directly about openings, placement, total tuition and fees, and the withdrawal or refund policy if orders change. Ask what can be completed remotely before arrival. The Interstate Compact does not apply to private schools; admissions and transfer decisions follow the school's policies. For a public-school alternative, consult Baldwin County Public Schools registration.

Carry the learning history forward

Request a portable copy of report cards, transcripts, current coursework and relevant learning plans before you leave. If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or other support arrangement, arrange a handoff with the receiving staff and ask what support will be available at the start. Use the Military OneSource school-transition guide to prepare for that conversation.

Match the handoff to the student

For Uphc Small Steps Learning Center, prioritize a teacher handoff about reading, math and daily routines. Ask how the school introduces a child arriving midyear and how parents receive progress updates. If your move involves kindergarten or first grade, have the registrar review age and prior-enrollment documentation. Confirm care availability and pickup authorization separately from school admission. Ask how faith instruction and family participation expectations fit into a new student’s week.

Connect school, home and duty station

If your orders are for NAS Pensacola while you are considering Alabama housing, ask its liaison to help coordinate the interstate school transition. Otherwise, begin with your assigned installation. Local contacts: NAS Pensacola School Liaison. Ask about youth introductions, deployment-related support and coordination with school staff. Availability of a particular service at Uphc Small Steps Learning Center should be confirmed directly.

Check the school-day route to your actual duty gate, dismissal time and backup pickup plan. The map estimates travel; it does not establish a bus route, attendance boundary or guaranteed commute.

Installation and enrollment resources checked . Confirm current requirements with the receiving school.

Get to know this school

Uphc Small Steps Learning Center at a glance.

Uphc Small Steps Learning Center is listed as a christian private school in Foley, Alabama. This guide brings together its recorded identity, school-specific information where verified, practical questions for your visit, and other nearby options.

School formatChristian private school
Recorded cityFoley, AL 36535
Directory grade spanPK–KG
CountyBaldwin
Directory year2023-24
Reported affiliationPentecostal
NCES identityA2192006

Recorded address: 421 2ND AVE. The map uses the recorded campus point.

Grade spans describe the directory year above. Displayed locations may use separately cited campus updates. Newer program details are identified below; confirm the intended program and campus before enrollment.

The school in perspectiveEditorial guide · 2026-09-06

UPHC Small Steps needs a current-program conversation first.

Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.

UPHC Small Steps Learning Center appears in the federal private-school directory with a preschool-through-kindergarten span for the 2023–24 reporting year. The record identifies a Foley location and telephone contact. No school-owned website or current admissions page was confirmed in this review, so we cannot responsibly describe a distinctive curriculum, present availability or current program quality.

Our editorial view is that this listing is a starting point for direct verification. Before comparing it with a larger school, establish whether the present offering is preschool, kindergarten or both, and how the day is organized. A current handbook, a classroom visit and examples of family progress reports would provide substantially better evidence than the historic directory entry alone.

Why it may fit

Keep it on an initial inquiry list only if the center confirms an operating program for the child's age and can explain its teaching approach and admission process.

What to weigh

The federal listing is not an endorsement or accreditation determination. Current operation, staffing, hours, fees and school-year availability remain unverified in the sources available for this guide.

A useful local detail

The historical listing gives 421 2nd Avenue in Foley and 251-943-6299. Confirm that these remain the correct contact and teaching location before arranging a visit.

One question worth asking

Which programs operate now, how is kindergarten readiness or progress documented, and can we review the current handbook and observe the class before applying?

Based on NCES private-school directory, 2023–24 source ↗ · NCES school record ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.

Academic information in context

What the data can tell you.

There is no public-school accountability letter attached to this private school. That does not describe its quality. Ask for the assessments it uses, the most recent results it is willing to share, how progress is measured, and the support available when a student falls behind or needs more challenge.

Accreditation, tuition, scholarship participation and class size have not been independently verified in this guide. Obtain current documentation from the school and check the accrediting organization's own directory. A religious affiliation describes the school's reported identity; it is not an academic score.

From research to a useful visit

Admissions, support and the daily routine.

Contact Uphc Small Steps Learning Center directly for the complete admissions process. Ask about entry assessments, available places, tuition and fees, any faith or family participation expectations, and the services the school can provide for your child's learning needs. Buying a nearby home does not reserve a private-school seat.

  • Which grade and campus would my child attend, and what is the current daily schedule?
  • How are new students assessed, supported and challenged during the first term?
  • What are the transportation, extended-day and extracurricular arrangements, including any extra costs?
  • What records, deadlines and acceptance steps should be completed before a move?
Compare the questions that matter

Other schools to explore.

These are the nearest other pages in the same county and public/private sector with an overlapping recorded school level and similar campus/virtual format. Public-school comparisons also match the federal regular, alternative, special-education or vocational classification. They are comparison starting points, not a ranking or an admissions promise.

Snook Christian Academy ↗

Foley · Directory grades PK–12 · 2023-24

4.6 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Snook is a school to investigate when the family wants an explicitly Christian educational setting and can review its published philosophy alongside academic and practical requirements.

South Baldwin Christian Academy ↗

Gulf Shores · Directory grades PK–12 · 2023-24

4.6 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Consider an inquiry when the school's Christian partnership expectations align with the family's aims and the available program matches the student's academic stage.

St Benedict Catholic School ↗

Elberta · Directory grades PK–8 · 2023-24

5.5 straight-line miles between recorded campuses.

Families exploring Catholic education with project-based technology activities can ask to see current student work and how STEM experiences develop across the grades.

These are campus-to-campus distances, not road miles from your home. The school finder retains separate straight-line radius filters, optional road-route estimates and Google Maps directions.

Sources and review notes.

Guide assembled September 6, 2026. Directory years are shown separately. School-specific perspective checked 2026-09-06.

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