Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Amarillo. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Amarillo. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Amarillo. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Amarillo. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Amarillo. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Amarillo. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Full Ranking Detail
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McLellan Learning Center is a downtown Amarillo provider serving infants beginning at 6 weeks through age 10, affiliated with Children's Learning Centers of Amarillo and accepting subsidies for working families. The center holds Texas Rising Star's 4-star quality designation—the state's second-highest rating—with zero high HHSC deficiencies. Its Spanish immersion, play-based curriculum includes field trips, school pickups from local elementary schools, transportation, and meals in a peanut-free environment. The S. Van Buren location may not be convenient for families in outlying Amarillo neighborhoods, and prospective families should request references or tour to gauge current culture, as public online reviews are limited.
Safety9.0
Curriculum9.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care8.0
Kindergarten readiness9.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management8.0
Culture7.0
Class sizes6.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
What sets it apart: 4 star Texas Rising Star Provider. Serves infants beginning at 6 weeks through age 10. Provides school pickups from Carver Early Childhood Academy, Carver, and Hamlet.
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