How the funding fits
Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades Scottsdale Child Care and Learning Center serves, ADE's latest chart gives $4,718–$6,205; that chart is labeled 2025-26 (ADE estimate; the 2026-27 chart isn't posted yet), and the exact figure depends on grade and the funding formula for the school the child would otherwise attend. The account can pay tuition at a qualified private school that is set up as a ClassWallet vendor. The state keeps no list of schools that take ESA payments, so ask Scottsdale Child Care and Learning Center directly.
Scottsdale Child Care and Learning Center did not turn up on any STO's published school list when we checked (Oct 2026). Lists change, so ask the school which STOs its families use.
The school also has a preschool. The universal ESA starts in kindergarten, so ask about the school's preschool aid and look at DES child care assistance or Quality First scholarships.
Many Valley Christian schools discount tuition for members of the sponsoring church and work with ACSTO or AZTO; ask which of those STOs its families use.
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What the records show
The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2021-22) shows the school reporting 154 students, 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 4.1:1 student-teacher ratio and grades PK-K, with a Christian (no specific denomination) religious orientation.
Questions for your visit
- Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
- Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
- Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?
After grade K: nearby schools that keep going
Scottsdale Child Care and Learning Center ends at grade K. These schools serve grade 1 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Scottsdale Christian Academy: grades PK-12, about 6 mi away · 5 STO lists
- Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory: grades PK-12, about 9 mi away · 6 STO lists
- Redeemer Christian School: grades K-12, about 13 mi away · 5 STO lists
- Carefree Christian Academy: grades PK-12, about 14 mi away · 5 STO lists
Nearby schools with profiles
- New Covenant Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-K, 0.7 mi · 5 STO lists
- Camelback Desert School: Independent School, grades PK-K, 1.5 mi · 3 STO lists
- Notre Dame Preparatory: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 1.8 mi · 4 STO lists
- The United School of Autism: Independent School, grades 1-11, 2.1 mi · 1 STO lists
- Thunderbird Christian Elementary School: Christian School, grades K-8, 2.5 mi · 4 STO lists
- Thunderbird Adventist Academy: Christian School, grades 9-12, 2.5 mi · 4 STO lists
We list 44 private schools in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley & Fountain Hills, and 36 of them are on at least one STO school list.