The Children’s Center of Austin

My granddaughter has attended this school for 3 years. I think this is the best place for children, the meals are home made and delicious. She has learned so much and loves to run in hugging every teacher she sees. They all know the students and everything is personalized for to all there.

I have been a loyal patron of the Children’s Center since my oldest son started daycare in July of 2010. He has been there from 5 months old and is now 3 and we are sending our infant son there as well very soon. The location is convenient for us, the facility is AMAZING (swimming pool, two playgrounds, library, computer lab, art room, etc.) and clean, the teachers are friendly and loving, the curriculum is great, and there is always something fun and special going on (for example, a petting zoo came to the school today). They are also using an application called Tadpoles to share pictures, videos, and daily reports with parents now, which makes me feel super connected and aware of what my son is doing at school. A very high tech and well run school. Also, we LOVE that they provide two snacks and a full lunch every day, so we don’t have to worry about packing anything food-​wise and that they are a nut free facility, which gives us peace of mind. The price is a little on the high side, but given the amenities, we think it is well worth it. The only reason I have subtracted one star is there has been a good deal of director and teacher turnover, but even that appears to be improving this year. An excellent day care and preschool for our family.

CCOA is a great place for childcare and education. My daughter attended preschool and pre-​K at the Bee Cave location. Her teachers in both classes were warm, engaging and managed the classrooms really well. Her learning — both mental and physical — was spot on for age-​appropriate development. The Center also has various programs (extra cost) that they offer during the day. We enrolled in the martial arts and dance classes and my little girl loved those!
The teachers, front staff and the director are all very open to communication and great at follow-​up. The facilities are nice, clean and roomy.
I’d recommend CCOA highly. It doesn’t get 5 stars from me because:
1. I don’t hand out 5 stars very often :)
2. The food could be a little more nutritious and diverse. Then again, our family is used to raw veggies and hummus as a snack and I’ve found several of our friends from the school think it quite exotic. I can understand that the school needs to serve something all kids are willing to eat. Still… I wish they’d experiment a little more — maybe even once a month.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE The Children’s Center of Austin, Bee Caves, and so does my entire family. It really has been a complete Godsend for us, given that now both me and my husband are working almost full-​time. We are extremely hands-​on parents, and were with our son, Nelson almost all of the time his first year of life. We were very hesitant to put him in any kind of daycare, but CCOA has been better for our Nelson in some regards than even we are! At CCOA, Nelson has learned great socialization skills, immaculate manners, how to eat like «big people», and improved upon his baby sign language.
We are so incredibly happy with this daycare, and actually traveled all the way out from Buda to get there for 2 full months, because we were so impressed with the care. Miss Patsy is the most amazing teacher, and we entrust our febrile-​seizure proned toddler completely in her care. Katie, the Dir., is the sweetest and does everything to provide the kids with the most well-​rounded education and experience. Pam, at the front desk, is always there with a smile and kind words, and the owner, Therese, has just been especially understanding.
I can never say enough good things about this place. When we feel sad that we left CA., our original home, we just remind ourselves that we are so blessed to be here in Austin, because it is the home of CCOA, the greatest daycare on earth!

I agree that the staff and the teachers are super engaged, friendly, and focused on your child. We had our son there for a very short period of time, but did have to move on to another school because of a move.

I agree with Melissa Q — we love it there even though it completely out of the way for us. We love our teacher for the toddler room. The staff and the surrounding class teachers all know my son’s name and will say hi and bye. It is clean and a great environment for learning and imaginative play. We were thinking of finding another closer school for next year, but decided that we all like it too much to move on.

Excellent school. Lots of extra curricular activities and teachers who are very attentive to the students. This school is completely out of my way but it is still worth sending my child there.