A lot of programs in Aledo will say they "share Christian values." Fewer can show you what that looks like on a Tuesday at 9:42 in the morning. Grace can — because faith isn't a tagline here. It's the foundation Dawn built the school on.
What faith looks like day-to-day at Grace
Faith at Grace is present in the environment and the rhythms of the day — not layered on as a curriculum overlay. The academic day is built around Frog Street, our research-based early-childhood curriculum, which handles language and literacy, math, social-emotional development, and physical development. Faith shows up in the moments woven around it: mealtime prayer every day, and Bible Wednesday — a dedicated time each week for age-appropriate Bible content across the classrooms. Christmas and Easter are observed for what they mean.
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
The tone teachers bring to ordinary moments — patient, warm, values-informed — shapes how children experience their days as much as any lesson does. That's what "Christian preschool" means at Grace: a warm Christian environment around a strong academic day, not a scripted faith curriculum on top of one.
Faith AND a full week, all year
Here's the piece that quietly matters most to working families: Grace is full-day and year-round. Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, twelve months a year.
The kind of faith-based program that closes all summer and sends everyone home mid-afternoon leaves working families scrambling. A confident school walks alongside your family all year — full days, every season, so faith isn't a schedule your job has to accommodate.
Full-day, year-round care. Summer camps for older kids. Consistent teachers your child sees Monday through Friday, January through December. Faith doesn't clock out for June.
A curriculum with a name you can look up
Grace uses Frog Street — a research-based early childhood curriculum you can Google tonight. It covers language and literacy, math, social-emotional development, and physical development in age-appropriate blocks. It's not "proprietary." It's not a name only the school owns. It's a real, published curriculum with a research foundation you can read about yourself.
Frog Street handles the academic developmental milestones. Character formation happens the way it always does with young children — through the tone teachers set and the values-informed language they use, alongside the daily Christian rhythms of the school (mealtime prayer, Bible Wednesday). Read more about Frog Street at Grace.
Ask what curriculum the school uses. If the answer is a proprietary name only that school uses ("The XYZ Method™"), there's nothing for you to read tonight. If the answer is a real, Googleable curriculum, you can see the research yourself.
Every family is welcome at the door
Grace is non-denominational and independently owned. Families from Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, non-denominational, Catholic, and other traditions are all part of our community. You don't have to belong to a particular church to belong here. You don't have to be a practicing Christian to enroll — many of our families are; some are still exploring faith or aren't especially religious at all.
What we ask: that you're comfortable with your child being part of a school where Christian faith is present and woven in warmly. When parents tour, they often tell us it feels gentler and more loving than they expected. That's the tone Dawn sets, and it holds every day.
Faith you can feel, safety you can verify
Grace is licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and inspected on the state's schedule. That matters. Many small, church-run programs in Texas are license-exempt — which means the state's safety framework doesn't apply. Grace chose to be a fully licensed child care program because the regulatory framework exists to protect the youngest children in our care.
Read more about how we think about safety at Grace — cameras, low ratios, secure entry, real HHSC oversight — the practical scaffolding around the warmth.
Ready for kindergarten, rooted in character
Aledo ISD kindergarten readiness is a named outcome we design toward — letters, sounds, sight words, early math, and the social-emotional confidence to walk into a big kindergarten room feeling ready. Grace children start Aledo ISD kindergarten with the skills the district expects and the character formation the district can't teach.
For summer-born kids or children who'd benefit from another year, our Kinder Bridge program is a private transitional kindergarten that sends kids into Aledo ISD kindergarten as some of the most confident in the room. Learn more about our Kinder Bridge vs. public Pre-K comparison.
The family behind Grace
Dawn Wright founded Grace in 2019 and is on campus daily. It is family-owned and family-operated — not a franchise, not a committee, not a corporate parent. When you call the school, you're likely to reach Dawn. When you tour, she's the one walking you through.
Read more about the family behind Grace and why "family-owned" isn't a marketing phrase here.
Grace is the only preschool in Aledo that is simultaneously Christian AND family-owned AND full-day AND year-round AND serving six weeks through Kinder Bridge AND welcoming every family. The Christian + private + family-owned intersection is unclaimed by anyone else in the market. Read more on our private preschool page.
Questions parents ask about Christian preschool in Aledo
Is Grace Learning Tree a Christian preschool?
Yes. Grace is a Christian, family-owned preschool in Aledo, Texas. The academic day runs on the Frog Street curriculum; Christian rhythms are woven around it — mealtime prayer daily, Bible Wednesday each week, and Christmas and Easter observed for what they mean. Dawn Wright and her family own and run the school; it is not a ministry of a specific church.
What does faith look like day-to-day at Grace?
Faith is present in the environment and the rhythms of the day — not layered on as a curriculum overlay. The academic structure is Frog Street. Around it: mealtime prayer every day, Bible Wednesday each week, and Christmas and Easter observed for what they mean. Teachers bring a warm, values-informed tone to ordinary moments.
Do you have chapel or Bible study?
Bible Wednesday is a dedicated time each week for age-appropriate Bible content across the classrooms. Mealtime prayer happens every day. Christmas and Easter are observed for what they mean. It's not a scripted daily curriculum overlay — it's Christian rhythms woven around a Frog Street academic day.
What denomination are you affiliated with — and do we have to belong to a church to enroll?
Grace is non-denominational and independently owned — not a ministry of any single church. Families from Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, non-denominational, Catholic, and other traditions are all part of our community, and you do not need to belong to any particular church (or any church) to enroll.
Do you welcome families who aren't especially religious or are still exploring faith?
Yes. Many of our families are practicing Christians; some are not. What we ask is that you're comfortable with your child being part of a school where Christian faith is present and woven in. When parents tour, they often tell us it feels gentler and more loving than they expected.
What curriculum do you use, and how does faith fit with it?
We use Frog Street — a research-based early childhood curriculum you can Google tonight. It is the majority of the academic day. Faith is not a curriculum overlay; it lives in the daily Christian rhythms of the school (mealtime prayer, Bible Wednesday) and in the warm tone teachers set.
What ages do you serve?
Six weeks through Kinder Bridge — infants, toddlers, twos, preschool, Pre-K, and Kinder Bridge (our private transitional kindergarten for summer-born kids and children who'd benefit from another year before Aledo ISD kindergarten).
Are you open year-round and full-day, or just the school year?
Full-day and year-round. Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, twelve months a year. That's a real differentiator among faith-based options in Aledo — most half-day, school-year-only Christian programs leave working families scrambling in summer.
How do you celebrate Christmas, Easter, and other holidays?
Through their Christian meaning where applicable — Christmas as the birth of Jesus, Easter as the resurrection, Thanksgiving with a gratitude prayer. It's woven in the same warm way everything else is.
How do you teach character and kindness?
Through the tone teachers set in ordinary moments — patient, warm, values-informed language — alongside the daily Christian rhythms of the school. Character formation shows up more in how a teacher speaks to a toddler having a hard morning than in a stated lesson.
Are you licensed and state-inspected?
Yes. Grace is licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and inspected on the state's schedule. Many small, church-run programs are license-exempt; Grace chose the full licensed path because the regulatory framework exists to protect the youngest children in our care.
What are your class sizes and ratios?
We keep ratios low by design — often meaningfully lower than the state minimums for each age group. Dawn can walk you through exact ratios for the classroom your child would enter on your tour.
Will my child be ready for kindergarten, especially Aledo ISD?
Yes. Aledo ISD kindergarten readiness is a named outcome we design toward — letters, sounds, sight words, early math, and the social-emotional confidence to walk into a big kindergarten room feeling ready. For summer-born kids, our Kinder Bridge program sends children into Aledo ISD kindergarten as some of the most confident in the room.
Who owns and runs the school?
Dawn Wright founded Grace in 2019 and is on campus daily. It is family-owned and family-operated — not a franchise, not a committee, not a corporate parent. When you call the school, you're likely to reach Dawn. When you tour, she's the one walking you through.
How do I schedule a tour, and what will I see?
Schedule at gracelearningtree.com/schedule-tour or call 817-458-4300. You'll see the classrooms in the age you're touring for, meet Dawn (and often the teachers), walk the outdoor spaces, and see faith in practice in the ordinary rhythm of the day. Bring your questions. Bring your child if you'd like.
Come meet Grace.
The best way to know whether Grace is right for your family is to walk the halls and feel the tone. Schedule a tour and see faith lived warmly — no pressure, no pitch.
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