Best for a family who wants the owner on site daily at a franchise preschool.

PreschoolDaycareInfant CareSTEAM
After-School CareWomen-Owned
Group classesIndoorSummer campsOngoing enrollmentYear-round
(817) 488-4754
SouthlakeTX@goddardschools.com
435 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Mon · 7AM – 6PM
Monday7AM – 6PM
Tuesday7AM – 6PM
Wednesday7AM – 6PM
Thursday7AM – 6PM
Friday7AM – 6PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Pricing not published — contact the studio for current rates.
Full-day early education and childcare, Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–6:00 PM, on Goddard's play-based "Wonder of Learning" curriculum.

Schedule

Full-day early education and childcare, Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–6:00 PM, on Goddard's play-based "Wonder of Learning" curriculum.

  • Age-based classrooms from Infant (6 weeks–12 months) and Toddler through Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten (at participating locations).
  • A before- and after-school program for school-age children.
  • A themed Summer at Goddard camp in weekly sessions, with Pre-K and School Age tracks.
  • Enrichment: chess, yoga, American Sign Language, art, world cultures, and music.
1 Spring Camp Concluded
  • May 25 – Aug 7Concluded · ages 4+

Cost · Contact for current pricing.

Details

Summer at Goddard runs as weekly themed sessions, with separate Pre-K and School Age tracks, from late May through early August, each week built around a theme with field trips and in-house visitors (Fort Worth Zoo, Perot Museum and Globe Life Park among them). Most recently published: the 2026 season, May 25 – Aug 7, which has finished.

Our take

The Goddard School of Southlake is a Goddard franchise on West Southlake Boulevard that opened in 2011 and runs the brand's "Wonder of Learning" curriculum, which follows the children's own play and questions instead of worksheets. It holds two independent accreditations, NAEYC Accreditation+ and Cognia, and its owner is at the school daily.

The program covers infants at six weeks through pre-K and a kindergarten year (at participating locations), full-day (7 AM to 6 PM), with a wide enrichment roster — chess, yoga, American Sign Language, art, world cultures, music. There's a before- and after-school program for older kids and a genuinely programmed Summer at Goddard camp: weekly themes from late May into August with real field trips (Fort Worth Zoo, the Perot Museum, Globe Life Park) and in-house visitors.

The reasons to pick it over another franchise center are the owner, who is at the school every day, and a summer program published week by week, field trips included. Enrollment is by tour, and the homepage flags popular age bands filling, so ask early.

Local Tips

A Goddard franchise on West Southlake Boulevard, open since 2011, with an owner (Jennifer) on-site daily who personally drove the school's 2024 NAEYC accreditation. A few things worth knowing:

  • It holds both NAEYC Accreditation+ and Cognia accreditation, and the school notes that only a small percentage of childcare programs achieve NAEYC accreditation. The enrichment roster includes chess, American Sign Language, art history, world cultures and yoga.
  • The summer camp is the standout detail: the 2026 calendar runs weekly themes with specific field trips (Fort Worth Zoo, Perot Museum, Globe Life Park, the Southlake Fire Department).
  • Daily photos and logs come through the Goddard Family Hub app.
  • Rates aren't posted, so ask; the site also shows live classroom availability by age band.
Credentials

The Goddard School of Southlake is a facility-based, franchise-operated early-education center, state-licensed, and accredited by both NAEYC (Accreditation+) and Cognia. It has an on-site owner, Jennifer, who oversaw the school's 2024 NAEYC accreditation. The school director, Mara, has directed the center since 2018 and holds a degree in developmental psychology and an early-childhood-education associate degree, with licensure as a childcare director in multiple states; the education staff includes a licensed director of education and degreed lead teachers. Faculty are certified in first aid and CPR and trained in child-abuse awareness, with controlled-entry security and regular emergency drills.

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