Recognition of Excellence · Lubbock, TX · 2026

YWCAre at Waters Elementary

3006, 78Th St Lubbock, TX 79423
https://ywcalubbock.org
🏆 Ranked #9 in Lubbock · 7.0 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 10 in Lubbock
Top 10 in Lubbock
Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Lubbock. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best for Safety
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Lubbock. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best K-Ready
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Lubbock. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.
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YWCAre at Waters Elementary, located at 3006 78th Street in Lubbock, Texas, is an after-school care provider embedded directly at Waters Elementary School, serving school-age children. The center maintains zero HHSC deficiencies aligned with YWCA Lubbock's network-wide safety standards, and staff are CPR-certified with annual childcare training. It offers structured homework help alongside creative enrichment activities, and accepts subsidies for working families—making convenient same-site pickup part of its value proposition. The site focuses exclusively on school-age care and has limited capacity, so families interested in enrollment should inquire early.

Safety9.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care4.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Class sizes9.0
Extracurriculars6.0
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Best for Safety
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