Welcome To
OPEN DOOR PRESCHOOLS
Our Mission
In pursuit of educational equity, Open Door Preschools nurtures and inspires young children of diverse abilities, circumstances, and backgrounds in a child-led, play-based environment.
At Open Door Preschools, we believe that all children deserve a high-quality education and a chance to succeed in their future, academic, and other pursuits. That is why, for over 40 years, we have created a culture-rich environment that intentionally includes children of different races and nationalities, varied socio-economic groups, and with a wide range of developmental abilities. The result is an inspiring blend of children learning to celebrate the uniqueness of one another. They leave our open doors with unparalleled confidence and a lifelong understanding that every person is special.
Prior to COVID, we educated over 200 children from infancy to Pre-Kindergarten at three Austin locations. With the opening of our new North location (planned and in process before 2020), we expect to once again educate over 200 children at three locations by the end of 2023/early 2024.
Curriculum Overview
Open Door Preschools provides the highest quality early education available. We believe life-long learning and kindergarten readiness begins at birth. Our program aims to meet the unique needs of each child, developing healthy self-esteem and reaching appropriate developmental milestones. Our curriculum draws from various resources and approaches, promoting developmentally appropriate practice for all of our teachers. In addtion to guided classroom time, children actively engage in daily free play. Gross motor-skills and fine motor-skills are supported along with child-led academic interests. Our award-winning teachers have a particular focus on developing social-emotional skills with every child at Open Door.
We are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and are a four-star Texas Rising Star Certified program with deep roots in the Austin community. NAEYC is widely recognized as the gold standard in early childhood education and only a small percentage of preschools across Texas earn this prestigious accreditation. Our richly diverse environment coupled with high quality education standards lay a solid foundation for our students to become lifelong learners..
Hours of Operation
CENTRAL
7:30AM-5:30PM. M-F
CLOSED SAT.-SUN.
1717 WEST 10TH STREET
AUSTIN, TX 78703
512-477-9632
NORTH
7:15AM-5:45PM M-F
CLOSED SAT.-SUN.
11704 N. LAMAR BLVD.
AUSTIN, TX 78753
512-866-3144
M STATION
7:15AM-5:45PM M-F
CLOSED SAT.-SUN.
2918 E. MLK BLVD.
AUSTIN, TX 78702
512-610-7383