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Programs

Five rooms, six weeks to twelve years.

Every room lists its hours, our staff-to-child ratio next to the Texas minimum, the weekly rate and what is included. Flip any card, or open the room for the full day.

  • Mon–Fri, 6:00 am – 6:30 pm
  • Meals included
  • CCS accepted
The infants room at Bright Start

Full

Infants

6 weeks – 17 months

Two caregivers, eight babies, one room they stay in all day. Bottles, naps and nappies on your baby’s schedule, not ours.

$255 per week

Infants

Hours
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
Our ratio
1:4Texas min. 1:4 (0–11 months) · 1:5 (12–17 months)
Group size
8Texas max. 10 · 13
Weekly cost
Five days a week: $255Three days a week: $175Two days a week: $130

Included

  • Formula prepared from your labelled bottles, or your expressed milk stored and warmed to your written instructions
  • Nappies and wipes if you would rather not bring them (add $12 a week)
Full details
The toddlers room at Bright Start

Open

Toddlers

18 months – 2 years

The busiest room in the building. Two teachers, fourteen toddlers, and a schedule built around moving, eating and sleeping.

$235 per week

Toddlers

Hours
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
Our ratio
1:7Texas min. 1:9 (18–23 months) · 1:11 (2 years)
Group size
14Texas max. 18 · 22
Weekly cost
Five days a week: $235Three days a week: $162Two days a week: $122

Included

  • Breakfast, lunch and two snacks, included in tuition
  • Toilet learning on your child’s timeline, in step with what you are doing at home
Full details
The preschool room at Bright Start

Open

Preschool

3 years

Letters, numbers and how to take turns — taught in two languages by teachers who use both.

$205 per week

Preschool

Hours
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
Our ratio
1:11Texas min. 1:15
Group size
20Texas max. 30
Weekly cost
Five days a week: $205Three days a week: $142Two days a week: $108

Included

  • Breakfast, lunch and two snacks, included
  • A bilingual day: story time and circle happen in both English and Spanish
Full details
The pre-k room at Bright Start

Waitlist

Pre-K

4 – 5 years

The year before kindergarten. Names, sounds, scissors, and sitting still long enough to finish something.

$195 per week

Pre-K

Hours
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
Our ratio
1:14Texas min. 1:18 (4 years) · 1:22 (5 years)
Group size
22Texas max. 35 · 44
Weekly cost
Five days a week: $195Three days a week: $136Two days a week: $104

Included

  • Writing their own first and last name
  • Letter sounds, rhyme and syllable clapping in both languages
Full details
The school-age room at Bright Start

Open

School-age

5 – 12 years

Bus to school in the morning, bus back at 3:30, homework done before you get here.

$105 per week

School-age

Hours
Before 6:00–7:55 am · After 3:20–6:30 pm · Full days on school holidays
Our ratio
1:18Texas min. 1:22 (5 years) · 1:26 (6–13 years)
Group size
26Texas max. 44 · 52
Weekly cost
Before and after school: $105After school only: $78Before school only: $58

Included

  • Morning and afternoon transport on five routes, in our own vehicles with a certified driver and a second adult
  • Breakfast before the bus and a hot snack after school
Full details

Two more things we run

Before and after school

Before and after school

Bus routes to five nearby campuses, breakfast before the bus, a hot snack and forty-five minutes of homework time after it. School holidays covered.

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Summer programme

Summer programme

Nine weeks of full days for school-age children — field trips, water play, reading and a lot of gym time — at a flat weekly rate.

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What tuition includes

  • Breakfast, lunch and two snacks every day, at no extra charge — we take part in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • All materials, art supplies, books and outdoor equipment
  • Full-day care on school holidays and teacher work days for school-age children
  • Bus transport to and from the five campuses we serve
  • Written daily sheets for infants and toddlers, and progress notes twice a year for preschool and Pre-K

What it does not

  • Nappies and wipes, if you would like us to supply them ($12 a week)
  • A one-off registration fee of $75 per child, per year
  • Late pick-up after 6:30 pm, at $1 a minute
  • Field trip fees for school-age children in the summer programme (never more than $15, always optional)

Texas minimum standards, in full

These are the state minimums for a licensed child-care centre, by age. We publish them because they are the number a parent should be comparing centres on, and because ours are better in every room.

Texas minimum caregiver-to-child ratio and maximum group size, single-age groups
AgeMinimum ratioMaximum group
0 – 11 months1:410
12 – 17 months1:513
18 – 23 months1:918
2 years1:1122
3 years1:1530
4 years1:1835
5 years1:2244
6 – 8 years1:2652
9 – 13 years1:2652

Read the current standards on the Texas HHS site

Come and see the room your child would be in.

No appointment needed. Come during the day when the rooms are full, ask what the ratio is right now, and take the answer with you.

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