The Brentwood Difference

Miss Nina (owner) is passionate about childcare and started her first childcare in 1993. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education , an additional Bachelor’s degree in Science, and a Master’s Degree in Technology . She supplemented our traditional curriculum with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) experiences Mr. Hugh (co-owner) has a Degree in Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business. He is focused on continually improving Brentwood Children’s Academy for children, parents and teachers.

Miss Maria (Director) has been working at Brentwood Children’s Academy for over 20 years, starting as a teacher, and now with the highest possible director credential with a non-expiring Director’s Certificate. According to our parents, Miss Maria is the next best thing to mother, with a happy smile and a warm hug for all her kids.

This certification means that we provide a quality of care that far exceeds the State’s Minimum Child Care Licensing Standards. The Texas Rising Star program requires our center to rank higher and meet higher standards in the below five categories.

We use leading professionally developed curriculum , and then supplement it with Texas Rising Star(hyperlink to TRS), and STEAM experiences. The philosophy of Brentwood Children’s Academy is to provide developmentally-appropriate programs for young children that are built upon the whole-child concept.    By this we mean that our programs address ALL the areas of development – Social, Emotional, Physical and Intellectual (Cognitive).  Frogstreet (https://www.frogstreet.com/)- We use Frogstreet curriculum for the development of our early childhood minds.  This curriculum is designed to tap into a child’s nature and create a joyful experience through songs, music, hands-on materials and activities, chants, games and make-believe. 

Abeka (https://www.abeka.com/) - We also use values based approach to early childhood education through the practice of the ABeka Curriculum.  This is a non-denominational program with comprehensive, quality materials written with basic Christian teachings

BCA is outfitted with a fully equipped commercial kitchen. Our certified chef, Ms. Michelle cooks nutritious, fresh, delicious meals and snacks daily onsite for your children. Every meal is prepared with your child’s health in mind, with a focus on supporting brain development and healthy eating habits. We strive to:

And unlike many other childcare providers, our nutritious meals are free! That is no additional cost to families as we take care of preparing healthy daytime meals and snacks.

At BCA, our kids have room to grow. Our 15,000 sq. ft facility sits on 2 acres of land.

SOME FEATURES INCLUDE:

Bright, spacious classrooms with age-appropriate toys, nap time accessories. Carpet Free indoors to prevent the spread of germs and allergies. Facilities are professionally cleaned daily. On-site laundry services  for fresh sheets or cleaning of accidentally-soiled garments. 2 Separate buildings with 3 Separate Playgrounds for kids of different ages

Large Indoor Gym/Multi-purpose room that is over 1000 sq. ft. so children get enough play time even in hot or rainy weather

There’s never a dull moment at BCA. We are proud of the warm, nurturing environment we create within each school which parents say feels like a ‘home away from home’. Our schools families are like family to us and we care for each child as if our own. All classrooms emphasize:

Brentwood is the only Childcare in our area that not only has separate buildings for pre-school and school age, we have 3 separated playgrounds across our 2 acre facility

Brentwood offers a Spanish immersion program. Our children celebrate holidays and theme days through the year. We also contract with professional third party vendors to offer the following classes based on parent requests: