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About Garden Blossom Preschool
Garden Blossom Nature-Centered Preschool
Garden Blossom Preschool offers a small, year-round environment designed to feel like home. Located in Southwest Austin, the program is led by a team of educators with over 50 years of collective experience. The curriculum is deeply rooted in nature and the arts, balancing uninterrupted imaginative play with focused activities like circle time, watercolor painting, and beeswax modeling. The facility features two classrooms and an expansive outdoor play yard where children explore the natural world. Unique domestic arts such as bread and soup making in the cooler months, as well as sewing, help children develop fine motor skills and patience. With a low teacher-to-student ratio of 1:8, the program emphasizes individualized care and the development of self-help skills, fostering independence and confidence in a warm, nurturing setting.
What Parents Say
5 reviews from parents
Garden Blossom is a wonderful preschool! The teachers are warm and caring and I trust them completely. There is a perfect balance of structure and free play. They serve two healthy snacks, have lots of outside time, circle time, art, and all in a calm and relaxing environment. And, most importantly, my 3 year old son loves it! I feel lucky that we found them!
It's hard to put into words just how special Garden Blossom Preschool is to us. We were lucky enough to find them when our son turned 2, and he's about to start his 3rd year here! The teachers create such a magical, warm and loving environment for the kids to learn and grow in. We couldn't imagine a better fit for our family.
We absolutely adore Garden Blossom Preschool. We've been at the school since day one and the teachers have been professional, loving, creative and kind. They've provided a safe space for our children to learn and grow. We cannot recommend Garden Blossom Preschool and the welcoming community they've created enough!
We really lucked out by finding Garden Blossom. It's been a magical place for our son to be over the past two years and we're so grateful to the teachers for making it such a warm and inviting environment. They seem to strike a perfect balance between allowing the children the space to play and create and giving them the order and structure they need to thrive. Couldn't recommend it highly enough, it's wonderful!
Garden Blossom is such a special place! The staff creates a safe and nurturing environment for the kids, with their days full of play, creative projects and nature-based activities. My daughter loves going to school and adores her teachers. Thank you, Garden Blossom!
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Safety Record
No safety concerns or legal issues were found. State records from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission indicate that the facility has undergone 11 inspections with zero penalties and zero administrative actions. The preschool is designated as a 'Four-Star Certified' provider under the Texas Rising Star program, the highest quality rating for child care centers in the state.
Parent Reputation
The preschool maintains a positive reputation based on parent testimonials and its inclusion on lists of top childcare centers in Austin. Parents frequently highlight the nurturing staff, nature-oriented curriculum, and the school's 'magical' and home-like environment. Independent review data on major platforms is limited, suggesting a small, community-focused operation.
Staff Insights
The teaching staff consists of former teachers from Starbright Preschool who collectively possess over 50 years of experience in early childhood education. While no independent employee reviews were found on Glassdoor or Indeed, the school emphasizes a low teacher-to-student ratio of 1:8, with two teachers assigned to each classroom of 16 children.
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