From Early Childhood Focus

School and Child-Care Closures Due to Probable Swine Flu Outbreak

Posted in: Alabama
By Sheila Holland
May 1, 2009

All public schools in Madison County, including Huntsville and Madison city schools, will be closed today due to the two cases of probable swine flu found at Heritage Elementary School in Madison.  Also, all school athletic events in the state of Alabama have been postponed for the rest of the week.


In addition:

  • "Soul Stock" will take place as scheduled on Saturday, May 2, at Athens State University.

  • "Months of Military Child" block party scheduled for Saturday is cancelled.
  • A Bundle of Joy Child Development Center is closed today.
  • Abundance of Love Daycare 1 and 2 and Kids Space Palace closed until Monday.
  • All child, youth, and school services on Redstone Arsenal are closed until Monday.
  • All Premier Campuses closed until Monday.
  • All Primrose Schools will be closed until Monday.
  • Asbury Child Development Center in Madison closed until Monday.
  • Best Beginnings Christian School and daycare closed until Monday.
  • Care To Learn in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Carousel Daycare Center Brownsboro closed until Monday.
  • Charleece Child Care Center until Monday
  • Choose Life of North Alabama administravtive offices will closed until Monday.
  • Community Fellowship Baptist Preschool closed until Monday.
  • Country Day School in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Covenant Classical School & Daycare will be closed until Monday.
  • Covenant Classical School and Daycare closed until Monday.
  • Dorothany's Darlings Learning's Daycare center closed until Monday
  • Earlyworks Museum and Constitution Village closed until Tuesday.
  • Epworth Mother's Day Out and Kindergarten closed until Monday.
  • First Baptist Child Development Academy on Blue Springs Road closed until Monday
  • First Baptist Church Wee Ministry in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • First Christian Early Childhood Ministries in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • First Missionary Baptist Church Huntsville Child Development Center Academy closed until Monday.
  • Ford's Chapel preschool and Kindergarten closed until Monday.
  • Gingerbread House Daycare closed until Monday.
  • Grace Lutheran Church school will closed until Monday.
  • Green Gate School in Huntsville will be closed until Monday.
  • Growing Smiles Child Care Center closed until Monday.
  • Hampton Cove Christian Academy closed until Monday.
  • Heidi Knight School of Dance closed until Monday.
  • Heritage Club closed this weekend until Tuesday.
  • Holy Family School in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Hope Community Christian Academy closed until Monday.
  • Huntsville Achievement School will be closed until Monday.
  • Huntsville Metro Relay For Life will be held today at John Hunt Park as scheduled. However, the organizers are monitoring the situation and will reschedule if needed.
  • Huntsville Museum of Art will be closed until Tuesday.
  • Ice Complex on Leeman Ferry Road will be closed until Monday. The spring concert scheduled will also be rescheduled to another date.
  • Kiddie Kollege in Huntsville closed till Monday but graduation will go ahead as scheduled Friday at 6:30 p.m.
  • Kid's First Child Development Center in Huntsville is closed today.
  • Kids Kingdom Christian Academy all locations will be closed until Monday.
  • Kids Place Academy closed until Monday.
  • Latham United Methodist Church preschool and daycare will be closed until Monday.
  • Legacy Academy Preschool in Madison closed until Monday.
  • Life Christian Academy in Harvest is closed today.
  • Lil' Angels Child Development Center in Hazel Green is closed until Monday.
  • Little Gym of Jones Valley and Village of Providence will be closed today.  Classes will resume Saturday morning.
  • Locust Grove Daycare closed until Monday.
  • Lots of Love Child Care in Toney will be closed until Monday.
  • Madison Academy will be closed until Monday.
  • Madison Baptist Academy is closed until Monday.
  • Madison Church of Christ's Mothers Day Out on Hughes Road in Madison closed until Monday.
  • Madison County Schools' Indian Festival at Sharon Johnson Park in New Market scheduled for today has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
  • Madison Free Will Baptist Church Daycare closed until Monday.
  • Madison Freewill Baptist Church Daycare will be closed until Monday.
  • Madison United Methodist Church Preschool will be closed until Tuesday.
  • Marshall Child Development Center on Redstone Arsenal is closed until Monday.
  • Mayfair Child Development Center will be closed until Monday.
  • Miss Marcias Child Care Center will be closed until Monday.
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Weekday Education will be closed until Monday.
  • North Alabama Dance Center will be closed until Monday
  • No visitation at the Madison County Jail through the weekend.
  • Oakwood Adventist Academy K-12 will be closed until Monday.
  • Onyx Cheerleader and Gymnastics will be closed until Monday.
  • Parents Choice Child Development Center in Harvest closed until Monday
  • Pentecostal Lighthouse Child Development Center in Huntsville will be closed until Monday. Staff should report to work today.
  • Performances of "The Wiz" by Butler Theatre Company, scheduled for today and Saturday, have been postponed. These performances will be rescheduled for later dates
  • Pregnancy Test Center in Rands Ave will be closed until Monday.
  • Progressive Union Child Development Center in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Rainbow Daycare closed until Monday.
  • Riley Center in Huntsville will be closed until Monday.
  • Second Mile Preschool in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Shiloh Kids Christian Academy in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Slaughter Road Child Development Center closed until Monday. 
  • St. John's Catholic School in Madison has canceled Sunday School services this weekend, but Mass will continue as scheduled.
  • St. Luke Christian Child Care Center in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • St. Mark Child Development Center on Moores Mill Road closed until Monday.
  • Steps Of Faith Performing Arts Center in Meridianville closed today.
  • Sunflower Station in Huntsville closed till Monday.
  • Susanna Wesley preschool will be closed until Monday.
  • Sylvan Learning Center in Huntsville and Madison is closed until Monday.
  • Taylor'd For Kids will be closed until Monday.
  • The Arab Lions Club North/South basketball game has been rescheduled until Tuesday.
  • The Pinnacle Schools in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Toy Box Learning Center in Madison closed until Monday
  • Trinity Child Development Center in Huntsville closed until Monday.
  • Twickenham Kids Preschool will be closed until Monday.
  • UAH Preschool will be closed until Monday
  • Union Chapel Christian Academy and Child Development Center closed until Monday.
  • Union Hill Daycare Center will be closed until Monday.
  • UA Huntsville classes will continue as scheduled. However, university administrators have decided that non-essential meetings involving the gathering of large numbers of people should be canceled or postponed.

    Events affected by this decision include three events on Friday - the university's service award luncheon, a housing appreciation dinner and a town hall meeting. Another town hall meeting scheduled for Monday will also be postponed. These events will be rescheduled at a date in the near future.

 

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