🏆 Ranked #24 in Galveston / Texas City · 5.9 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Galveston / Texas City. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
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Raising Stars Academy in Texas City serves infants through school age with full-day programming from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., including breakfast, lunch, and supper. The center uses a play-based FrogStreet curriculum and offers enrichment activities including Spanish and sign language instruction, gardening, theatre arts, and Stretch & Grow fitness classes, plus school transportation to area elementary schools. It accepts child-care subsidies and provides continuity of care across age groups for growing families. However, recent HHSC records document 6 high-severity deficiencies; prospective families should review the latest inspection report before enrolling.
Safety3.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management6.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Uses the FrogStreet curriculum described as laying solid educational groundwork, with a play-based learning approach.
Programs & activities: Programs for infants (6 weeks) through school age (12 years) plus summer camp; enrichment includes Spanish and sign language, gardening, theatre arts, spelling bee camp, and Stretch & Grow fitness, music, and dance classes. School transportation provided to area elementary schools and early childhood centers.
What sets it apart: Open 5:30 am-6:30 pm Mon-Fri; breakfast, lunch, PM snack, and supper included in tuition. Security features include privacy fences, cameras, and pin-code locks; financial assistance accepted.
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