Welcome to the Good Shepherd Community Center! If you are looking for a high quality child care center for your child, you have come to the right place. We have been offering child care services since 1986. We are a respected non-profit organization well-known within the local community. We believe in helping a working parent and provide a high level of quality care for their kids as well as a learning environment to give a good learning foundation to every child. We are proud to offer an innovative curriculum to provide the very best learning experience for your child.

We are striving to provide your child with an unsurpassed learning experience in a fun and supporting atmosphere. All aspects of the center curriculum focus on the development of the whole child. Our program integrates art, music, physical education, and building in a safe, warm and loving environment that help children grow intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically.

We care about your child and you. In our ever-changing society, quality day-care is of paramount importance; a safe, secure, stimulating environment is invaluable. At the Good Shepherd Community Center, under the guidance of qualified teachers and care-givers, we offer children a warm social setting in which they can develop to their fullest potential.

The childcare philosophy of Good Shepherd Community Center is to provide affordable, multicultural, literacy-focused experiences that prepares the children to succeed.

Our curriculum is based on developmentally appropriate practices in an educational setting which teaches the children how to think, ask questions and love books.

We provide an opportunity for the children to make free choices from the activities planned by our teachers.

Throughout the day, the children participate in large muscle/fine motor development activities.

The children learn to get along with each other, to think for themselves, to be creative with art and music, and to feel good about themselves.

We believe it is important to work closely with the parents and to encourage their involvement in center activities.

Our mission is to provide quality, affordable, nurturing childcare and early developmental education for the
children of Far West Dallas, and to serve as a community resource center, with sensitivity to diverse cultural needs.

Good Shepherd Services Currently Include:
Full - day preschool and daycare for children ages 18 months to 5 years
Before and after school programs for school -aged
children, ages 6-12
Full-day summer program for school-age children, ages 6 -12
Parent resources and educational opportunities
Emergency food assistance provided as a community
outreach
“Adopt-a-Family” program at Christmas
Hosting periodic fairs and carnivals

Our Difference

A 4-star rating. Solid experience and respected non-profit organization well-known within the local community.

High quality childcare along with caring environment and a high level of personalized attention to each child.

Qualified and dedicated staff members. read more

The Highlights of the Year

Modified fence, to improve security.
Began ESL Classes, in collaboration with the Wilkinson Center.
Updated the Operations Manual.
Maintained our Child Care Assistance (CCA) “Four Star” rating.
Provided food assistance for 1,475 individuals from 392 families during the year.
Coordinated with supporting churches to provide Christmas Adopt-a-Family for 125 families.
Graduated 8 children from the pre-school class.
Constructed a new garage, for secure storage of the bus and van.

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