First Step

First Step is a licensed Longview child care center on Kingston Drive that has been open since its initial state license was issued in January 2001 — better than two decades of local families walking through the door. It holds Texas Department of Family and Protective Services license number 515799 and is licensed for up to 96 children. The center serves infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children and participates in the subsidized child care program. Doors open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, which covers most working schedules with a little room on both ends. Full inspection and compliance history is available through the state's public child care search, and as always the best read on a center comes from visiting during the day.