Academy for Creative Learning
Academy for Creative Learning, Chapel, 9021 Chapel Rd, Waco, TX 76712
About
Academy for Creative Learning offers field trips, outdoor and indoor recreation, sports tournaments, water activities, creative camp crafts, talent shows, Science, Story Time, Spanish, Music and Movement, and gymnastics. The program also provides hair cuts through an onsite Salon with a licensed beautician.
• Ages: 2–10 years old
• Schedule: Full-day childcare, after-school care, and summer camp options Monday–Friday with hours generally from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Academy for Creative Learning has been dedicated to providing a standard of excellence in early childhood development since 1999. The program offers year-round full-day childcare for children ages 2–5 years old, after-school childcare for children in Kindergarten through 4th grade, and a school-age camp that runs the entire summer. Lesson plans are centered around a weekly theme and are posted outside the classrooms weekly. The program practices the High Scope Curriculum education program, implements a Plan-Do-Review process for center time, includes a special Small Group time each week, uses Letter Links, and includes a group Calendar Time. Academy for Creative Learning utilizes the criteria set forth by the National Association for Education of Young Children, and the High Scope Curriculum is consistent with the best practices recommended by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The facility has a one entry/one exit system that is locked from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and is only accessible to individuals provided with a security code for entry by the office staff, and during all other open hours there are at minimum two staff present in the one entry/one exit area at all times. The facility is equipped with technology to ensure safety. Nutritious morning and afternoon snacks and lunch are served daily, weekly menus are posted at the center, children are served in their classroom, and they are encouraged to use good manners and clean up after themselves. Academy for Creative Learning is a nut free facility. Flips Gymnastics comes to the facility weekly. Upon enrollment, each family receives an Academy for Creative Learning handbook with detailed information regarding curriculum, programs, and policies.
The full-day childcare program runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, the after-school program offers pickup Monday through Friday with pickup by 6:00 PM, and the summer school-age camp runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The school-age camp includes opportunities to experience adventures throughout the summer in a relaxed, fun atmosphere with a wealth of enrichment programs. The program provides after-school transportation from Lorena and Midway ISD, excluding Speegleville.
Amy Williams is the Head of School and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1995 with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and she has been working at Academy for Creative Learning for 21 years as a director. Kim Graves is the School Director, has been involved in early childhood for 35 years, and has been a part of Academy for Creative Learning since it opened in 1999.
At Academy for Creative Learning, the High Scope Curriculum education program is based on the assumption that children learn best when touching and interacting with real things and having caring people around them. The program states that it stimulates early childhood development and education, allowing each child to reach his or her full potential and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Parent feedback includes comments such as, “Everyone is so friendly, and my daughter loves going everyday! Her teachers are the best and are so helpful and sweet,” from Shannon Hughes in a Google review. Another parent, Tom Dickson, shared, “My children went to ACL in the 90s and 2000s, and now my grandson attends ACL. Over the years, I've had countless interactions with the staff and teachers, and I can confidently say there is no better place for your young ones' ear,” in a Google review.
Last updated February 4, 2026.
• Ages: 2–10 years old
• Schedule: Full-day childcare, after-school care, and summer camp options Monday–Friday with hours generally from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Academy for Creative Learning has been dedicated to providing a standard of excellence in early childhood development since 1999. The program offers year-round full-day childcare for children ages 2–5 years old, after-school childcare for children in Kindergarten through 4th grade, and a school-age camp that runs the entire summer. Lesson plans are centered around a weekly theme and are posted outside the classrooms weekly. The program practices the High Scope Curriculum education program, implements a Plan-Do-Review process for center time, includes a special Small Group time each week, uses Letter Links, and includes a group Calendar Time. Academy for Creative Learning utilizes the criteria set forth by the National Association for Education of Young Children, and the High Scope Curriculum is consistent with the best practices recommended by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The facility has a one entry/one exit system that is locked from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and is only accessible to individuals provided with a security code for entry by the office staff, and during all other open hours there are at minimum two staff present in the one entry/one exit area at all times. The facility is equipped with technology to ensure safety. Nutritious morning and afternoon snacks and lunch are served daily, weekly menus are posted at the center, children are served in their classroom, and they are encouraged to use good manners and clean up after themselves. Academy for Creative Learning is a nut free facility. Flips Gymnastics comes to the facility weekly. Upon enrollment, each family receives an Academy for Creative Learning handbook with detailed information regarding curriculum, programs, and policies.
The full-day childcare program runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, the after-school program offers pickup Monday through Friday with pickup by 6:00 PM, and the summer school-age camp runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The school-age camp includes opportunities to experience adventures throughout the summer in a relaxed, fun atmosphere with a wealth of enrichment programs. The program provides after-school transportation from Lorena and Midway ISD, excluding Speegleville.
Amy Williams is the Head of School and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1995 with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and she has been working at Academy for Creative Learning for 21 years as a director. Kim Graves is the School Director, has been involved in early childhood for 35 years, and has been a part of Academy for Creative Learning since it opened in 1999.
At Academy for Creative Learning, the High Scope Curriculum education program is based on the assumption that children learn best when touching and interacting with real things and having caring people around them. The program states that it stimulates early childhood development and education, allowing each child to reach his or her full potential and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Parent feedback includes comments such as, “Everyone is so friendly, and my daughter loves going everyday! Her teachers are the best and are so helpful and sweet,” from Shannon Hughes in a Google review. Another parent, Tom Dickson, shared, “My children went to ACL in the 90s and 2000s, and now my grandson attends ACL. Over the years, I've had countless interactions with the staff and teachers, and I can confidently say there is no better place for your young ones' ear,” in a Google review.
Last updated February 4, 2026.
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