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

PreschoolDaycareInfant CareSTEAM
After-School Care
Group classesIndoorSummer campsOngoing enrollmentYear-round
(817) 488-4754
SouthlakeTX@goddardschools.com
435 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Thu · 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, year-round, on Goddard's play-based "Wonder of Learning" curriculum.

Schedule

Full-day early education and childcare, Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–6:00 PM, year-round, 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 (ages 4–9).
  • Enrichment: chess, yoga, American Sign Language, art, dance, world cultures, and music.
1 Spring Camp Concluded
  • May 25 – Aug 7Concluded · ages 4–9

Cost · Contact for current pricing.

Details

Summer at Goddard runs as weekly themed sessions for ages 4–9 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 play-based "Wonder of Learning" curriculum — led by the children's own play and questions rather than worksheet-heavy. Two things stand out for a franchise: it carries two independent accreditations, NAEYC Accreditation+ and Cognia, which few daycares hold together, and it has an owner on-site daily rather than an absentee franchisee.

The program covers infants at six weeks through pre-K and a kindergarten year (at participating locations), full-day (7 AM to 6 PM) and year-round, 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.

Who it's for: families who want a play-based, well-accredited franchise center with an engaged owner and a strong summer program, rather than a small in-home setting. Enrollment is by tour, and the homepage flags popular age bands filling, so ask early. Tuition isn't posted; the school quotes it directly.

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, an uncommon pair, and the enrichment roster is unusually broad for a preschool (chess, American Sign Language, art history, world cultures, 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), which most centers don't publish.
  • 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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