Best Daycares in Lubbock, TX
Our top licensed picks in Lubbock — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from Texas Health and Human Services — Child Care Regulation. 169 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.
How we picked: from 169 licensed centers in Lubbock, we surface those with a current license, larger licensed capacity, and the most recent verification. Ranking is objective and editorial — providers cannot pay for placement. Always confirm current license status before enrolling.
Here We Grow
Lubbock, TX · 79423
Tiny Tots U Learning Academy
Lubbock, TX · 79423
Learning Tree Childrens Academy
Lubbock, TX · 79424
Trinity Christian School Early Education Center
Lubbock, TX · 79413
Hope Lutheran School
Lubbock, TX · 79424
Eddie Richardson
Lubbock, TX · 79412
Covenant Child Development Center
Lubbock, TX · 79410
Creative Learning Center
Lubbock, TX · 79416
Three Peas Learning Academy
Lubbock, TX · 79424
Rock Solid Athletics
Lubbock, TX · 79407
How we ranked these Lubbock daycares
This ranking is built from public licensing records, not from opinions or paid placements. Every center on this page is pulled from the state licensing database, and the order is decided by three objective signals applied in this exact sequence:
- Current license status first. Centers whose permit is on record as licensed appear above those with any other status. A license is the single strongest signal a state gives you.
- Licensed capacity, largest first. Bigger licensed capacity usually means more classrooms, more age groups served and a better chance of an open spot — but it is not a measure of quality, and a small center may suit your child better.
- Most recent inspection date. A center inspected recently has fresher public data behind it, so what you read here is closer to today's reality.
What does not affect this ranking
No center can pay to be listed, to rank higher, or to change its description. We do not accept payment from providers, and affiliate links elsewhere on this site never influence the order of any listing.
What this list cannot tell you. Licensing data says nothing about staff turnover, how a room feels at 4pm, or whether a director answers the phone. Those you can only learn by visiting.
Before you enrol anywhere, verify the license yourself in your state database, tour during operating hours, and ask for the ratio in your child's specific room — our 30-point tour checklist walks through exactly what to ask.
Starting daycare soon? Here is what to pack
Bottles, name labels, nap bedding and spare clothes — our checklist by age covers what centers ask you to bring, and what they ask you not to send.
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