We have had one of our children at this school for approximately one year. We are very happy with…read morethe friendly staff. We have not had any problems or issues and the staff has been very helpful and accommodating us! If you are looking for a friendly nurturing, religious based daycare and preschool this is the place to take your little ones. I would give it 6 stars if I could!

From the owner: Since 1975, St. Paul Lutheran Church has operated an Early Childhood Center and Preschool for the…read morefamilies of Harlingen. Now known as Great Beginnings we exist to serve the children of our area and their parents by providing a safe, loving, and developmentally appropriate environment for children, beginning with 6 week old infants to Prekindergarten. Every day children here will learn of Jesus Christ and his love for them as they explore the world that God has created. We have a dedicated team of teachers and staff. We maintain up to date licensing by the State of Texas, Health Department, and Fire Marshall to make sure we are providing the best environment for all of our children. Please follow the links below for more info!

Do not send your children here. Smells like cat urine, there were over twenty children with two…read morewomen ONLY, and the ladies stepping all over the place and running over a baby was not ideal... they are very unorganized and unprofessional.

I worked here for a few days. I quit without a second thought. They overwork their staff, which is…read morewhy they're always getting and losing new staff members. They go over the ratio of allowed kids per classroom. They don't provide any actual activities for kids to do 80% of the time. The classroom calendar on their wall? Yeah that's a lie. Your kid will spend 80% of their time being yelled at, dealing with the unruly kids we weren't allowed to report, probably getting hurt due to how overcrowded and understaffed the rooms are, being fed awful food that barely fits health standards and playing with worn toys. We aren't allowed to write injury reports, even for head injuries, for some inane reason. Or rather, a day care worker will request one and we'll never get it. I dont even understand why this daycare is overcrowded. Even the kids know there is a larger Jamboree daycare down the road in San Benito they could be at. If you leave your kid here, they will be miserable.

Both my daughters went to this daycare. My oldest was one of the ones that was in the VERY FIRST…read morebabies that were there when Mrs. Vela opened the daycare....That had to be about 16 years ago. Then 10 years later my 2nd daughter went there. This daycare is wonderful! Such loving and caring staff. I would defiantly recommend any child to attend this facility.

We are so happy to have found this day care. The staff is very friendly and professional. The…read morelocation is very secure and safe.....they even monitor every class room with cameras. We were so impressed with how responsive our son has been when attending. The interaction and attention given to each child really makes a difference. They even help with potty training, what a blessing. Much thanks to this staff, we highly recommend this day care to anyone. We were lucky enough to find this day care when we were visiting south texas last year. If they are in your area, sign your child up or get on the waiting list, it's soooo worth it.

For being a "christian" daycare owner and assistant are very rude. I only trust my kids there…read morebecause the teachers are awesome. MS.Rocha and Ms. Kathy have a thing or too to learn from the staff.. If u dont mind putting up with the owner then go ahead and put your kids in. Mine learned a lot.