3844 S. Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77082 Mon–Sat · 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Now enrolling — ages 6 weeks – 12 years (281) 531-5437
Now enrolling · Houston, 77082

A place to learn,
grow & soar.

Licensed childcare and early learning in Alief for children six weeks to twelve years — with real teachers, small groups, five home-cooked meals a day, and doors that open at 6 AM and stay open until 7 PM.

Texas-licensed center 6 AM – 7 PM, Mon–Sat 5 meals daily Ages 6 weeks – 12 yrs
Children at play
Circle time
Outdoor play
4 babies : 1 teacherInfant room ratio
13 hours a daySix days a week
13Hours open, daily
6Days a week
5Meals & snacks served
6wk–12yrAges we care for
Why families choose us

The things that actually matter, done properly.

Not a list of adjectives. Here is exactly what we do and how you can verify it.

Screened before they ever meet your child

Every teacher, substitute, and volunteer clears fingerprint-based FBI and Texas DPS criminal history checks, state and national sex-offender registry checks, and a DFPS child abuse & neglect registry check before they are allowed near children. Rechecked every five years. That is Texas law — and we do not make exceptions.

Open at 6 AM. Still open at 7 PM.

Most centers near us close at 6:00. If you commute to Westchase or the Energy Corridor, that math does not work. We built our hours around a real Houston workday, Monday through Saturday.

Five home-cooked meals a day

Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and dinner — cooked in our kitchen, not shipped in frozen. If your child is here for a 12-hour day, they eat like it. No lunchbox to pack at 5:45 AM.

Small groups, real attention

Texas allows one teacher per eighteen four-year-olds. We think that is too many. We staff our classrooms at or below the state maximum and publish our actual numbers — see the classroom table on our Safety page.

A curriculum, not a worksheet pile

Our infant through Pre-K classrooms follow an age-appropriate early learning curriculum aligned to the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and the Texas Infant, Toddler & Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines.

Walk in whenever you want

Texas gives parents the right to enter and observe any time we're open — no appointment, no notice, no approval. We don't just comply with that. We invite it. Drop in at 2 PM on a Tuesday and see the real thing.

Our programs

Six classrooms. One long, happy childhood.

Children move up when they're ready — not on a calendar. Siblings stay in the same building, which means one drop-off, one pick-up, one parking spot.

Infants

Infants

6 weeks – 17 months

Four babies to one teacher, on your baby’s own schedule — not ours. Daily bottle, nap, and diaper logs go home with you every evening.

Explore this program
Toddlers

Toddlers

18 months – 2 years

Where words explode and legs never stop. Movement, music, messy art, and the first real steps toward independence.

Explore this program
Twos

Twos

2 – 3 years

The year of “I do it myself.” Pretend play, first real friendships, potty training in earnest, and patience with very big feelings.

Explore this program
Preschool

Preschool

3 – 4 years

Three is the age of “but why?” Letters, numbers, science and sharing — through real materials and real questions.

Explore this program
Pre-K

Pre-K

4 – 5 years

The kindergarten-readiness year. Letter sounds, name writing, number sense, and the self-management skills that decide how September feels.

Explore this program
Before & After School

Before & After School

5 – 12 years

Care on both ends of the school day — homework help, a hot snack, and room to just be a kid before you get off work.

Explore this program
Open early, open late
Built for a Houston workday

Your commute doesn't end at 5:30. Neither do we.

The average commute out of 77082 is about twenty-nine minutes each way. If you work in the Westchase District or the Energy Corridor and your center closes at six, you are running a race you cannot win — every single evening.

  • Doors open at 6:00 AM. Breakfast is on the table by 6:30, so an early shift doesn't mean a hungry kid.
  • Doors close at 7:00 PM. Dinner is served at 5:30 — so if traffic on the Beltway holds you up, your child has already eaten.
  • Saturdays included. Healthcare, hospitality, retail, oilfield rotations — weekends are workdays for a lot of families here.
Food, made here

Five meals a day, cooked in our kitchen.

Included in tuition. No lunchbox, no fridge full of labeled containers, no 5:45 AM sandwich assembly line.

Breakfast6:30 – 8:00 AM
Morning Snack9:30 AM
Lunch11:30 AM
Afternoon Snack3:00 PM
Dinner5:30 PM
Allergies and dietary needs. Tell us at enrollment and we build around it — allergy plans are posted in every classroom and in the kitchen, and our menus are posted where you can read them at pickup. Halal, vegetarian, and dairy-free options are available on request.
Secure entry
Safety, in specifics

You shouldn't have to take a stranger's word for it.

Most centers say "safe and nurturing." Here is what that actually means at Soaring Eagles, in language you can check against the state's own rules.

  • Fingerprint FBI + Texas DPS background checks on every adult with access to children — cleared before day one, rechecked every five years.
  • Pediatric CPR and First Aid held by every teacher and by our director, with current certificates on file.
  • Sign-in / sign-out and photo-ID release. Your child leaves with you, or with someone you named in writing — and we check ID we don't recognize, every time.
  • Published classroom ratios you can compare against the Texas maximum, side by side.
  • Cameras on site, recording continuously, with footage kept for about two weeks.
Before & after school

The school day ends at three. Your day doesn't.

Three Alief campuses sit within a mile of our front door. Somewhere to be before the bell and after it — homework help, a hot snack, and room to unwind — so 3 PM stops being a crisis.

Heflin Elementary Outley Elementary Budewig Intermediate Shadowbriar Elementary Liestman Elementary Mahanay Elementary

Ask us about transportation — what we can offer varies by school year.

After-school room
Every child belongs here

Ninety languages. One playground.

Alief is one of the most diverse communities in the United States, and our classrooms look like it. Whatever your family speaks at home, whatever you eat, whatever you celebrate — your child will find themselves reflected here, and they will find friends who don't look anything like them either. Both of those matter.

Children of many backgrounds together

Your language is welcome

Our team includes Spanish speakers, enrollment paperwork can be done in Spanish, and this whole website has a Spanish version. Nobody should have to bring a translator to sign their child up for daycare.

Your food is respected

Halal, vegetarian and dairy-free options are available on request, and allergy plans are posted in every classroom and in the kitchen. Tell us what your child eats and we build around it — without making them the odd one out at the table.

Your child is seen

Books, dolls, music and art that show a range of families — so no child in our care grows up thinking that "normal" looks like only one kind of person. That takes deliberate effort, and we make it.

Families

What parents say

Eighty-two percent of parents pick a center because another parent told them to. We'd rather earn that than advertise it.

Paste a real Google review here. Ask three current families for a review this week and drop the text in — do not publish invented quotes.

A Parent nameInfant room

Paste a real Google review here. Ask three current families for a review this week and drop the text in — do not publish invented quotes.

B Parent namePre-K room

Paste a real Google review here. Ask three current families for a review this week and drop the text in — do not publish invented quotes.

C Parent nameAfter school
Questions

Straight answers

What ages do you take?
Six weeks through twelve years. That means infants, toddlers, preschool and Pre-K, and before/after-school care plus summer camp for school-age kids — all under one roof, so siblings stay together.
What are your hours?
6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. Saturday care is a real thing here, not a maybe — we know shift work and weekend schedules are normal in this part of Houston.
Are you licensed by the State of Texas?
Yes. We are a licensed child care center regulated by Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation. You can look up any Texas center's license, capacity, and full five-year inspection history for free at childcare.hhs.texas.gov. We'd rather you check than take our word for it.
Can I see the classrooms before I enroll?
Please do. Tours run any day we're open. And once your child is enrolled, Texas law gives you the right to walk in and observe at any time during operating hours without calling first — we mean that literally.
Do you help with meals, or do I pack them?
We serve five meals and snacks daily and they're included in tuition. You bring diapers, wipes, a change of clothes, and formula if your baby is on a specific one. That's it.
How much does it cost?
Rates depend on your child's age and how many days a week you need, so we quote it on the phone rather than post a number that might not apply to you. Call (832) 459-4903 and we'll tell you straight away — along with any sibling discount or enrollment special running that month. Tuition is paid weekly on Monday; if payment hasn't reached us by midnight Monday, a $10 late fee is added for that week.
Do you take the children on field trips?
No. Everything happens on our own grounds, where we control the environment and always know exactly where every child is — which also means no permission slips and no surprise trip fees.
Do you speak Spanish?
Sí. Alief is one of the most linguistically diverse communities in the country and our team reflects that. Ver esta página en español.

Didn't find it? Send us the question — we answer every one.

Visit us

Come see it for yourself.

Tours run every day we're open. Walk the classrooms, meet the teachers, ask us anything — no appointment required, though booking ahead means we'll have someone ready for you.

Call Book a Tour