Request a tourSouth Austin · 18 months through Pre-K
A premium, full-day preschool built around one promise: your child will never disappear into the crowd.
The attention difference
Mockingbird is a full-service preschool in a warm, residential setting. We offer the intimacy and close relationships families love about home-based care, supported by a dedicated team of expert educators, thoughtful learning environments, and all-inclusive amenities.
You’re not depending on a single caregiver or getting lost in a crowded center. Our very low ratios intentionally keep the experience personal. Your child is deeply known, your family belongs, and you don’t have to choose between personal attention and professional care.
Teachers can follow each child’s interests, cues, and developmental pace.
Consistent educators stay with children across the full day, without an aftercare handoff.
Clear, proactive communication makes school and home true partners.
Two stages. One thoughtful beginning.
Mixed-age classrooms give younger children models to follow and older children meaningful chances to lead.
18 months-3 yearsSecure enough to explore.
Warm relationships, growing independence, rich language, sensory play, and room to move through a day designed for toddlers.
Meet the Toddler House
3 years-Pre-KCurious enough to lead.
Long-form play, emergent projects, practical independence, collaboration, and the social-emotional tools children carry into school and life.
Meet the Preschool House
Real work.
Real wonder.
A day at Mockingbird
Children learn by touching, testing, pretending, building, asking, negotiating, and trying again.
Open-ended invitations, movement, and unhurried arrival.
Outdoor play, shared hot lunch, stories, and restorative rest.
Projects, art, practical work, and time to return to big ideas.
Our learning philosophy
Teachers listen closely and build projects from the questions children are already asking.
Beautiful, reachable materials and real responsibilities tell children, “You are capable.”
Joyful play builds language, judgment, creativity, coordination, and relationships all at once.
One price. Everything included.
Premium preschool should feel simpler for your family, not create another daily logistics job.
Are we a good fit?
Why we built Mockingbird
So we created the small, serious, joyful early-learning community we wanted for our own children.
What began as a family question became a licensed South Austin preschool for families who believe these years deserve extraordinary care.
Read our storyThe right fit matters
Mockingbird is intentionally small, full-time, and highly collaborative. We are at our best with families who value thoughtful communication, purposeful early education, and a close-knit community.
Explore the fitA few good questions
We welcome children from 18 months through Pre-K, with a mixed-age Toddler House and two mixed-age Preschool classes.
Mockingbird is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with year-round continuity and no separate aftercare program.
No. Our program is full-time, five days a week. Consistent attendance supports strong relationships, a settled classroom rhythm, and the close community we are building.
Tuition includes full-day care, hot catered lunches, healthy snacks, diapers, wipes, learning materials, and supplies. There are no supply or aftercare fees.
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4422 Gillis Street · Austin, Texas
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