Austin · Licensed center
Nicholson Early Childhood Education Center
At a glance
- Medium emergent curriculum center, licensed for 95 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Toddler $805, preschool $685 a month, half day. See costs
From their website, read July 2026:
“We prioritize low teacher/child ratios (1 to 5 for toddlers and 1 to 8 for preschoolers) so teachers can really get to know each child and build relationships which maximize children’s opportunities for learning and connection with others.”
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
State record — Texas HHSC
Texas HHSC’s published inspection data has no rows for this provider as of November 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — it does not show whether the state inspected and found nothing.
What it costs
$805 a month for a toddler
Austin-area comparison hidden: these are half-day prices, and only full-time prices are compared.
- Part time
- $305 to $545 a month
- Application fee
- $350
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, outdoors and schedule
- Meals
- Morning snack provided daily 9:00-9:30; lunch is bring-your-own or an optional hot lunch for $3.50/day
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor curriculum on a shady playground (art easels, sensory tables, dramatic play house, sandbox, gardening bins); outdoor time is planned like indoor curriculum
- Schedule
- Half-day
How they teach
Emergent curriculum
“Emergent curriculum methods respond to children's unique learning needs. Our learning plans start with a concept and grow from there.”
Who cares for your child
Dr. Shelley Nicholson (Director and founder), 30 years in early childhood.
Details
- Phone
- (512) 243-6539
- Address
- 12233 Rr 620 N Ste 201, Austin, 78750
- License
- 1836599
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff nicholsonececenter.com
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Calendar — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 nicholsonececenter.com
Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.