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Early Education and Daycare in Hurst, TX

Through purposeful play and nurturing guidance, our preschool lays the foundation for a lifelong love of learning. Our educational daycare is right down the road from W A Porter Elementary School and Chisholm Aquatic Center, we are conveniently located on Mid Cities Boulevard. Come by and see Balanced Learning® in action.
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Every Moment Matters

  • The components of our Balanced Learning® approach are intentionally aligned to create developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
  • Your child will stay engaged all day with the right balance of child-initiated and teacher-guided learning experiences.
  • Our students learn the foundational skills to develop Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts® that will forge a path to a brighter future.
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Franchise Owner

Stephanie Barfknecht

Welcome to Primrose Schools!

I am the proud owner of Primrose School of The Mid-Cities.

In 1998, the building at Primrose School of The Mid-Cities was being built. This was the year I had just graduated high school at Covenant Christian Academy and was entering the university life at Oklahoma Baptist University majoring in Early Childhood Administration. I often found myself driving by this new Primrose as I ran around town with my friends… too often at Chick-Fil-A or McD’s!I happened to notice a now hiring sign one summer and stopped in. That particular day began my career with Primrose and with Terry Taylor and Rusty McNab.

Over the years, life continued and my husband and I found ourselves looking for work and childcare. I called the school owner, Terry Taylor and the rest is history! In 2006, I partnered in with Terry and Rusty at Primrose Mid-Cities taking on the director role for many years all the while growing our own family. Everything I have learned about business and early education has come from these years at Primrose. Understanding the growth and development of children from birth is exciting and fascinating to me. The practices we had in 1998 still stand true today, with some variations of course. We have learned so much about what children understand, how they learn, and what uniqueness’s they each have at such an early age. I am grateful each day to be apart of our student’s lives and families.

Who children become is as important as what they know is a belief that is at the core of our Balanced Learning® approach. Our exclusive early learning approach balances purposeful play with nurturing guidance from teachers to encourage curiosity, creativity, confidence and compassion. We deliver more than a curriculum; it’s a life-changing early learning experience for children and their families.

We are excited to meet you and your family!

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Infant and Toddler Educational Daycare​

See What Families Are Saying

I knew when I visited Primrose Mid-cities that there was something different about it. Everyone was so kind and warm, it felt like a family. Even when I popped in unannounced to check it out before my baby was born I got the same loving, warm feeling. The teachers truly care about these babies/kids you can tell that by the way they interact with you and the kids. Going back to work was the hardest thing I have ever done, but knowing that Ms. Misty and Ms. Valerie are taking good care of my boy every day makes it easier. I love that they know him as well as I do and are helping me raise my most precious gift. I am thankful to all the staff (family) at Primrose Mid-Cities for doing what they do every day...loving and teaching our children! I know my little one could not be in better hands.
My story starts like many others, I was a first time mom who was already overwhelmed with the many challenges that arise from being a new mom as well as accepting the reality of going back to work and putting my child in what I though was "dreaded daycare". I believe it only fair to start with the fact that I have a very compulsive personality like many moms of course when it comes to their children. I am an RN and work in surgery and a first time mom at the age of 40 and with that said I am by nature somewhat structured and have to be on a daily basis because of the job and tasks I perform in surgery, so the thought of someone else taking care of my baby was at the very least a very scary thought.I had heard from a friend of mine that Primrose was a good school and I should look into it. I took a tour of Primose unannounced and was immediately impressed,My first thoughts were how clean and organized the school was and even the bulletin boards looked pretty. I then walked into the nursery and in there was a who I now know as Valerie rocking a baby boy to sleep. The baby looked so happy and content. I felt I had found a place that at the time was going to be a "good place to leave my child while I worked" little did I know that this school was going to be one of the most amazing places I could have dreamed of. If you have to put your child in the hands of someone else besides your own primrose is the only school you should consider! Let me begin by saying that the teachers that had their hand in my daughters care have loved her cared for and shaped her life in a ways that you don't expect from anyone else except people that are related to your child!! Misty was her young infant teacher and she was absolutely incredible. I am the kind of mom that would call every other day to check on my daughter and Misty would never tire of my calls and would always give suggestions when I asked her priceless advice on tips to help my daughter sleep, make less fussy or more comfortable, or on her first foods and eating. All of my daughters teachers made me feel like my daughter was the only one in their class!!! Valerie was my daughters other young infant teacher and she absolutely has a magic touch a magic voice and babies respond to her in a way I cant explain. Valerie as well as Misty have a very special calling and they love children and treat them like their own. Last but by no means least Kyla was my daughters older infant teacher, She is full of life, excitement and passion for kids and family!! She finds a sense of humor in every child and especially first time OCD moms like myself!! She also made me feel like my daughter was the only child and gave me great advice but took pictures of my baby with her cell phone so I could have a little window into her day while I was working as well as took her picture on her b day with a b day cupcake and had them developed for me!! These ladies are not day care workers They are people who have true passion for children and teaching them to achieve their greatest potential. I am serious about how great I feel about this team of leaders at primrose.The owners also are not only leaders they care about families and their community. I am thoroughly impressed with primrose and have nothing but the uttermost confidence in the care my child receives there. Truly a remarkable facility for childcare with an excellent curriculum that helps every child feel loved as well as stimulates each child in language and social development

See What Families Are Saying

I knew when I visited Primrose Mid-cities that there was something different about it. Everyone was so kind and warm, it felt like a family. Even when I popped in unannounced to check it out before my baby was born I got the same loving, warm feeling. The teachers truly care about these babies/kids you can tell that by the way they interact with you and the kids. Going back to work was the hardest thing I have ever done, but knowing that Ms. Misty and Ms. Valerie are taking good care of my boy every day makes it easier. I love that they know him as well as I do and are helping me raise my most precious gift. I am thankful to all the staff (family) at Primrose Mid-Cities for doing what they do every day...loving and teaching our children! I know my little one could not be in better hands.
My story starts like many others, I was a first time mom who was already overwhelmed with the many challenges that arise from being a new mom as well as accepting the reality of going back to work and putting my child in what I though was "dreaded daycare". I believe it only fair to start with the fact that I have a very compulsive personality like many moms of course when it comes to their children. I am an RN and work in surgery and a first time mom at the age of 40 and with that said I am by nature somewhat structured and have to be on a daily basis because of the job and tasks I perform in surgery, so the thought of someone else taking care of my baby was at the very least a very scary thought.I had heard from a friend of mine that Primrose was a good school and I should look into it. I took a tour of Primose unannounced and was immediately impressed,My first thoughts were how clean and organized the school was and even the bulletin boards looked pretty. I then walked into the nursery and in there was a who I now know as Valerie rocking a baby boy to sleep. The baby looked so happy and content. I felt I had found a place that at the time was going to be a "good place to leave my child while I worked" little did I know that this school was going to be one of the most amazing places I could have dreamed of. If you have to put your child in the hands of someone else besides your own primrose is the only school you should consider! Let me begin by saying that the teachers that had their hand in my daughters care have loved her cared for and shaped her life in a ways that you don't expect from anyone else except people that are related to your child!! Misty was her young infant teacher and she was absolutely incredible. I am the kind of mom that would call every other day to check on my daughter and Misty would never tire of my calls and would always give suggestions when I asked her priceless advice on tips to help my daughter sleep, make less fussy or more comfortable, or on her first foods and eating. All of my daughters teachers made me feel like my daughter was the only one in their class!!! Valerie was my daughters other young infant teacher and she absolutely has a magic touch a magic voice and babies respond to her in a way I cant explain. Valerie as well as Misty have a very special calling and they love children and treat them like their own. Last but by no means least Kyla was my daughters older infant teacher, She is full of life, excitement and passion for kids and family!! She finds a sense of humor in every child and especially first time OCD moms like myself!! She also made me feel like my daughter was the only child and gave me great advice but took pictures of my baby with her cell phone so I could have a little window into her day while I was working as well as took her picture on her b day with a b day cupcake and had them developed for me!! These ladies are not day care workers They are people who have true passion for children and teaching them to achieve their greatest potential. I am serious about how great I feel about this team of leaders at primrose.The owners also are not only leaders they care about families and their community. I am thoroughly impressed with primrose and have nothing but the uttermost confidence in the care my child receives there. Truly a remarkable facility for childcare with an excellent curriculum that helps every child feel loved as well as stimulates each child in language and social development
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