Curated · August 2026

Best Daycares in Spring, TX

Our top licensed picks in Spring — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from Texas Health and Human Services — Child Care Regulation. 204 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.

How we picked: from 204 licensed centers in Spring, 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.

1

Gateway Baptist Child Development Center

Spring, TX · 77386

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 399 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
2

Ivy Kids @ Birnham Woods

Spring, TX · 77386

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 333 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6:30pm
3

Big Blue Marble Academy Crane Brook

Spring, TX · 77382

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 323 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6:30pm
4

Kids R Kids

Spring, TX · 77388

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 317 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6:30pm
5

Explorers Club

Spring, TX · 77389

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 306 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6:30pm
6

Alianza Eco International School

Spring, TX · 77388

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 286 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 7am–6pm
7

Spellwell Montessori School

Spring, TX · 77379

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 280 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
8

Big Blue Marble Academy Spring

Spring, TX · 77381

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 272 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
9

Kids R Kids Woodlands Learning Academy

Spring, TX · 77380

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 250 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6:30pm
10

Kids R Kids #5

Spring, TX · 77379

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 250 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6:30pm

How we ranked these Spring 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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