Circle C Child Development Center

Our daughter attended CDC for 3 years and every year was great! It’s a different school in that the staff truly cares about the development (physically, socially, emotionally) of each child and you can feel the love from the top down. We’ve tried other pre-​schools and while 1 was close, none compare. Yes, there is a wait list and it’s for a good reason. Get on it now! Both our kids are now at the after school program and the teachers there are kind and loving as well. Can’t say enough great things about this well-​run organization.

We have sent both our children here and we could not be happier with the place! We love the administrator and all the teachers we’ve had.

Our daughter has been in Circle C CDC for 3 years now and we have had a great experience every year. The teachers are very engaged, proactive and nurturing. Our daughter loves going to school, and she has met some great friends. The wait list is long, but it is well worth the wait. Finally, the teachers seem to have a low turn over rate as some of them have been there for several years. For us at least, the CDC is conveniently located. I could not be more happy — this place is fantastic.

Almost everyone I know loves this preschool. I don’t. The rooms are small and the whole building smells bad. Teachers are hit or miss. They have annoying fundraisers all year. Just raise tuition and spare us. Great playground, though.

We made the switch to the Circle C CDC about a year ago and we couldn’t be more pleased! We absolutely love it there!!! Our 2-​year-​old is in full-​time care and his teacher (Ms. Frankie) is amazing, and along with the rest of the teaching team in that classroom, my son is learning so much! They are creative, caring and consistent. A big issue with some of the other centers we’ve been at is the teacher turnover, inexperienced teachers and teaching assistants, and classes that have too many kids. This is not the case here! The teachers are consistent and the classes are small and manageable. Our oldest son attends their summer camp, Kaleidescope, which is awesome!!! Camp includes fun themes, swimming and even a performance at the end of the summer. He also attends their afterschool program and the site director and staff there is very caring and creative as well. Overall, I would say that the Circle C Child Development Center is one of the best choices for daycare/​school in Austin! We love them!

We adore the CDC. Our son has been in full-​time care there for four years and our daughter for two, and we couldn’t be happier. They have low turnover for a childcare center (in four years and six classes, we’ve only had a lead teacher change once, though there’s been some shuffling of the co-​teachers) and we’ve always had a good experiences with the office staff and director. The infant room in particular was wonderful– it’s what initially drew us to the CDC over other centers (two of the infant teachers have been there for over 10 years) and we found it to be a warm, loving place for both of our babies. We are now moving to a new city for a new job opportunity, and the hardest thing to say goodbye to will be the staff and teachers who have been such a big and positive part of our life.

First I have to say that none of our children ever went there. I just want to share our experience when we went there to get information about the school and «tried» to enroll them there.
When we got there to ask about their program no one really took interest in us. They are booked out because they are cheaper than the Children’s Courtyard next door (I guess that’s the only reason why).
We are a military family and can’t enroll our children in preschools/​daycare/​whatever a long time ahead or put them on wait lists for years, since we don’t know where we are moving next.
Anyway, when we got there they were «surprised» (I try to use a nice word) that we even come by and ask if they have a spot available. They handed us some papers (nothing organized though) and turned away. No one even bothered showing us around — again, they don’t need to, they are full.
We paid $ 70 to have our son put on the wait list and never heard from them ever again. 18 months have passed and nothing. One time in between my husband called and asked about the wait list, but they didn’t give us any information.
When we went there is chaotic and didn’t look cleaned up.
My advice: don’t waste your money if you don’t have time to wait for years!