Austin · Licensed center

Clayton Crew

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.

How they teach

Play-based

“The CDC uses a variety of teaching approaches to support our play-based philosophy by implementing thematic, emergent, Play to Learn®, Handwriting Without Tears® and Heggerty Phonemic Awareness® curriculums.”In their words, July 2026.thechilddevelopmentcenter.org

One of 104 Austin-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 226 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day.

What the state has found

State record — Texas HHSC

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A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week

Policies

Special needs
Inclusion classrooms in partnership with AISD (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

5122889792

Website
thechilddevelopmentcenter.org
Address
7525 La Crosse Ave
License
1175326, active
Ages they serve
as young as 2 months through age 5
Established
1994

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

A day here

Policies

Details