Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Southlake. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Southlake. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
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CISD Little Dragons is an exclusive employee-childcare center run by Carroll ISD, housed at the district administration building in Southlake, serving infants and toddlers from 6 weeks through age 3. The center operates with a small 70-capacity setting and benefits from full district oversight, background-checked CISD employee staff, and a zero high-severity deficiency record under Texas HHS licensing standards. Its compact size supports extremely personal care ratios typical of quality infant-toddler programs. However, enrollment is restricted exclusively to Carroll ISD employees and their grandchildren, making it unavailable to the general public; additionally, weekday hours (6:50 AM–5:00 PM) run shorter than many private Southlake competitors.
Safety10.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness4.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management8.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars6.0
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