Curated · September 2026

Best Daycares in Cleburne, TX

Our top licensed picks in Cleburne — ranked on license status, capacity, and verification recency from Texas Health and Human Services — Child Care Regulation. 16 centers reviewed. No paid placement, ever.

How we picked: from 16 licensed centers in Cleburne, 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

Next Generation Preschool

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 159 2 years - 12 years Mon–Fri · 7am–4:30pm
2

Bright Beginnings Learning Center

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 148 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 5:30am–6pm
3

Punkin Patch Day Care

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 140 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 5:45am–6:30pm
4

First Baptist Cleburne Preschool

Cleburne, TX · 76031

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 134 2 years - 12 years Tue–Thu · 8:25am–3pm
5

Little Tyke - Cleburne

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 112 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6pm
6

Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 86 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6:30pm
7

Stepping Stones Learning Academy

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Center Licensed Capacity 60 2 years - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6pm
8

Yvonna Derington

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Registered Child Care Home Licensed Capacity 12 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6:30am–6pm
9

Sherri Willis

Cleburne, TX · 76031

Registered Child Care Home Licensed Capacity 12 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 7am–6pm
10

Mrs Jenniffer's Childcare

Cleburne, TX · 76033

Licensed Child Care Home Licensed Capacity 12 0 months - 12 years Mon–Fri · 6am–6pm

How we ranked these Cleburne 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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