Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Lubbock. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
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
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.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Lubbock. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Smallest Classes
Earned the highest low-crowding score in Lubbock. This dimension reflects class sizes, child-to-teacher ratios, and whether parents feel their child receives individual attention.
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YWCAre of Lubbock at Bayless is a YWCA-affiliated after-school program serving school-age children from the Bayless Elementary community, located at 2115 58th St in Lubbock, Texas. With a subsidy-accepting model and an exceptional zero-deficiency HHSC record, the center reflects YWCA's organization-wide commitment to safe care. Staff maintain annual childcare training of at least 15 hours along with First Aid and CPR certification. Its 40-slot capacity means wait times are common, and the program's school-age focus means families needing infant or toddler care will need to seek services elsewhere.
Safety9.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care4.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management8.0
Culture8.0
Class sizes10.0
Extracurriculars7.0
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Lubbock. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.</span>
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest low-crowding score in Lubbock. This dimension reflects class sizes, child-to-teacher ratios, and whether parents feel their child receives individual attention.</span>
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