Our approach is based on widely accepted research that indicates that children experience the deepest, most genuine learning when they are having fun. Highly trained teachers foster the cognitive and social development of each child by lovingly guiding the class through play-based activities.

Kids World offers child-focused, teacher-led lessons that are tailored to the children’s interests. If a teacher is giving a lesson on the plants but the children are captivated by forest animals, the teacher may change the lesson to focus on forest animals.

Daily enrichment programs foster your child’s self-esteem and set the foundation for a well-rounded, healthy lifestyle. These programs may include languages such as sign language and Spanish, music and drama.

Diligent hiring practices ensure that the best people work our child care center, and Kids World teachers receive ongoing professional development and accredited training Our teachers use proven, play-based methods to nurture healthy development in children and encourage and give confidence to children to pursue a lifelong love of learning.

We go above and beyond the minimum standards set by the state of Texas to ensure that you child is receiving the best care possible. We are visited regularly to verify that we are in compliance with Texas Rising Star expectations. For more information please visit https://texasrisingstar.org/

Melinda Scardino, the owner and director, is involved in every aspect of the center each day to ensure the highest standards are upheld.  She has an open door policy where parents feel comfortable addressing any questions or concerns.

We use electronic entry, coded attendance tracking, and video/audio recording in each room and on the grounds.

All employees are cleared by a statewide criminal history check and obtain FBI fingerprinting. All teachers are certified in CPR/First Aid, attend monthly training's with the Director and experts in early childhood, and attend yearly training's with the Houston Association of Education of Young Children or other leading early education agencies. Our lead teachers have either their Child Development Associate certificate or a degree in a related field.

An environment where each child is welcomed with open arms

Monthly office newsletters, parent and classroom handbooks, weekly reminders at front office, posted menus, daily information sheets for children two and younger, communication folders for two and older.

Collaboration with Collaborative for Children, Teaching Strategies GOLD, The Creative Curriculum, and membership with the Texas Licensed Child Care Association, NAEYC, and many other professional organizations.

Curriculum is designed for each age group and is tailored for each child's developmental stage by experts in Early Childhood Education. We utilize The Creative Curriculum, Frog Street curriculum, The Letter People, Baby Signs, and Buttercups as a few of our educational guidelines.

Prepared in accordance with USDA and the Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines. Breakfast, lunch, and snack served each day.

We offer bi-weekly music lessons for children 2 and older. During the summer we offer sports camp twice a week and a splash pad on site for water play.

We offer three optional extracurricular activities here on site for our families. The Giggle Bus is a gymnastics and fitness program, Kinderdance is a dance program for young children, and Soccer Shots is a skills and teamwork program. They are once a week during the normal school day.

Most of our teachers have been with Kid’s World Learning Center for several years. When selecting a potential teacher to work at Kid’s World Learning Center they must meet required guidelines including, but not limited to: education, experience, references, training, childcare philosophy, a criminal background check, and fingerprinting. These background checks are conducted on all persons that work full or part-time at the center regardless of their job description. All employees must attend an orientation process that includes center policies and procedures, an overview of minimum standards, symptoms and prevention of child abuse and neglect, procedures in handling emergencies, first aid, information specific to the age group they will be working with, Texas Rising Star standards, and much more. All teachers are required to attend 40 clock hours of early childhood continued education classes. In addition, all teachers must be certified in CPR and First Aid, educated on Shaken Baby Syndrome, SIDS, and early infant brain development, and educated on Child Abuse and Neglect. All lead teachers must be working on or currently have their Child Development Associates certificate or a degree in education. Kid’s World feels it is essential for all of our teachers to attend continued education courses in order to be current and engaged in this challenging and rewarding career choice of Early Childhood Education. In order to achieve these goals for our teachers, Kid’s World works to find scholarships, has fundraising events at the school, pays our teachers to attend staff development meetings, and provides instructors to come to the school to train our teachers.

Since 2013, Kid’s World Learning Center has been a Texas Rising Star accredited program. We are currently a 4-star rating – the top level. This recognition demonstrates that we go above and beyond the minimum standards set by the state of Texas for child care providers. This includes stricter teacher requirements and training hours, detailed curriculum that is on par with child development standards, lower teacher to student ratios, positive teacher/child interaction, and more.