Barton Creek Child Development Center

My daughter, now 18 months, has been enrolled at Barton Creek CDC since she was 12 weeks old. We have been pleased with the care she has received, as well as her progress.
BCCDC consists of 3 buildings; we’ve been in the infant center to date, which has 4 classrooms for age groups ranging from 3 – 23 months. The center has a quaint, home-​like feel with an open layout, allowing ease of communication between teachers and the director. Additionally, the children interact and become familiar with all teachers in the center, which helps with the transition when they advance to a new room. The outdoor space is large and shaded.
In our experience, the infant room was a cozy, clean, and safe environment that provided the teachers the ability to be within a hands reach of the babies at all times. My daughter was very content with her teachers and it was apparent that she was well taken care of. As hard as it is to leave an infant in someone else’s care, I had no doubt that all her needs were being met throughout the day.
As we’ve progressed from the infant to toddler rooms, we’ve experienced the same attentiveness and it’s evident that my daughter is benefiting from the time she spends at BCCDC. In addition to the social skills she’s gained from a preschool environment, she has learned sign language, songs, shapes, colors, recognizes/​says letters and has started counting. She loves her friends and says their names when we’re at home.
While illness is inevitable in a childcare setting, we’ve been fortunate to have only experienced the occasional minor cold. I appreciate the communication that occurs if a more serious condition is associated with one of the children in the building though.
Overall, Barton Creek CDC has been a positive experience for my family and I’m grateful that my daughter has a safe and caring «home» to spend time in when she’s away from ours.

I cannot say enough good things about this school. My daughter has been there since she was 3 months old and is now 18 months. She adores her teachers and they have become like family. She gets excited when we walk in the building and asks for her friends and teachers whenever I say, «school.» She has learned so much while she has been there, but more importantly, I know she has been cared for and loved by her teachers.

Parents, no one can take care of your children as well as you can, but I strongly urge you to visit different centers that allows your intuition to be comfortable with leaving your babies with.
This review is solely from our personal experience with the infant center.
My son was in the infant center from age 10 weeks until 6 months. During his stay at Barton Creek, the director of the time, Pricilla, was wonderful, sweet, and caring. I have nothing but positive comments about her. My baby had a lot of trouble with napping and adjusting to a loud and bright environment, but Pricilla was very understanding and worked with me. Unfortunately, she went to be the director of the older children’s center leaving another person in charge.
The infant rooms themselves were dirty. Teachers would walk all over the tummy time mat with their shoes and I had expressed many times and had contacted the owner, Elizabeth, to ask if they could wear shoe covers or remove shoes all together. She listened but decided not to change the rules on the shoes in the rooms, but would talk to the ladies to be mindful of walking on the mats with their shoes as well as cleaning them. After this conversation, I still saw the teachers stepping on the mats with their shoes countless of times. Mind you, babies this age are exploring the mats with their mouths. My son had an ear infection and came home with runny noses and coughs. I realize it is normal for children to be sick, but it felt that my son and other littles were always coughing and had a runny noses. This center also had 2 cases of staph and 1 case of RSV during our stint here in which I inquired which room it was in in case my son was exposed. Megan, the new director, said she could not tell me, but that my son was not in the 2 rooms the staph were reported in. I then said my son was in one of the nurseries during pick up which Megan then realized, yes, my son was exposed in one of the rooms.
Once while picking up my son, I found him in the bigger room under an A/​C unit blowing at him with no pants or socks on. He was freezing to the touch. Another time I found him laying on the dirty floor in the corner while toddlers were walking around him. And time to time, I would find small traces of poop still stuck to my son’s bottom when I changed him at home.
Like I said, I strongly urge you to visit several centers before making a decision. Babies until the age of 6 months do not make their own antibodies so it’s up to its environment to make sure it’s clean and germ free as much as possible to avoid parents taking off from work for sick babies.
Good luck!

This is a wonderful center and I have had my full dose of child care centers. This one actually seems to genuinely care not only for the children, but their education as well. The infant building is on top of their game. The teachers know the babies and toddlers like they were there own. They communicate with parents very well and then some. They go out of their ways to make each parent feel comfortable and okay with leaving their baby in good hands.
In the toddler area, it is obvious that the children are getting a good education and able to explore their individuality.
In this field of profession, turn over is inevitable. However, this place is better than most at keeping there employees and keeping them happy.
I highly recommend this place and wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it to any parent.

This is a WONDERFUL school! My son was at the infant center from 3 months to one year. As a first time mom, I was nervous about leaving him anywhere but as soon as I toured Barton Creek I knew this was the place.
The teachers are AMAZING. They worked with my son through feeding issues, diaper rash, and his inability to fall asleep right away. The director, Amelia, always kept me informed of what was going on and teachers like Katie and Kristin worked with us and his schedule to meet his individual needs. Both of them were so good with him we have had them in our own home. Another teacher, Brandy, was so helpful about giving tips on breastfeeding woes, solid foods and diaper rash– and she always gave advice in a way that as supportive and helpful. One of the reviews mentioned turnover and not being BF friendly– I had quite the opposite experience. The only turnover there was was due to promotions as they are expanding their toddler center.
I seriously think we were spoiledwith our experience at Barton Creek CDC and agree with the other reviewer that I would linger when picking up my son because I liked the teachers and kids so much it was good to soak up the atmosphere my baby had been in all day.
Visit and you will get the impression that everyone is really, really nice– take it from me, that is sincerely what it’s like year round and not just on the tour. The only reason we moved our son was because we want him exposed to a faith-​based curriculum but we already miss it!

I love this school and am extremely happy here! My twin toddlers have been here for 6 months now and they are thriving. Every day I go to pick them up and we end up playing for another 30 minutes because they’re not ready to go home. The teachers and directors are extremely kind and warm and obviously have my kids best interest at heart.
The school is small and has a very homey feel. There is a lot of overlap and shared responsibility among the staff — I love being able to talk with any teacher at the school and they know who my kids are. I love the open communication we have with the teachers and directors which allows us to address «growing pains» or adjustment periods as a team with a shared goal. And they also are great at helping to celebrate the victories!!! I often think of the school in terms of «it takes a village» and I love that spirit.
I would highly recommend this school!!!