Mission
Creative Arts Academy nurtures confident, curious, and creative children through joyful discovery, movement, and exploration, helping every child discover their potential and develop a lifelong love of learning.
About Creative Arts Academy: A Joyful, Play-Based Start, Built on the Arts
Every day, children dance, make music, create art and tell stories, with plenty of open play. Creative Arts Academy is arts-integrated childcare for ages 3–5 (and fully potty-trained 2s), inside APAX, South Austin's connected performing arts campus.
Little ones grow as movers, thinkers and creators.
Why We Exist
Our Mission & Vision
Vision
We envision an environment where children are empowered to move, create, explore, and problem-solve. By integrating performing arts, STEM, physical activity, and hands-on experiences into early education, we foster confidence, creativity, curiosity, and a strong foundation for lifelong growth.
How Children Learn Here
Our Approach
Creative Arts Academy is play-based and Montessori-inspired, built on brain-compatible dance education: dance built around how young brains and bodies develop.
We blend child-centered learning with dance, early music and hands-on art. Children are moving, exploring and building confidence through the arts every single day. It's a creative launchpad.
Families should feel warmth and care from the moment they walk in, and know their child is stepping into a joyful community where movement, music and art spark endless curiosity.
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Learning Through Movement
Kinesthetic learning lets children think with their whole bodies, building coordination, balance and body awareness along the way.
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Learning From Each Other
Peer-to-peer play helps children communicate, collaborate and build friendships.
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Learning by Wondering
Imaginative inquiry invites children to ask questions, try ideas and solve problems their own way.
Every Single Day
The Arts at the Heart of the Day
Early learning happens naturally through the arts, and through imaginative everyday play.
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Dance
Move with rhythm, balance and joy, in real APAX dance studios.
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Music
Sing, keep the beat and explore sound together.
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Visual Art
Paint, build and make things with their own hands.
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Drama & Storytelling
Imagine, pretend and tell stories out loud.
Curious what a day looks like? See the sample daily schedule
Our Home at APAX
More Than Childcare: A Creative Launchpad
Creative Arts Academy is a program of APAX, South Austin's connected performing arts campus. Real studios, stages and working artists are part of your child's everyday life.
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Dance Studios
Bright, open studios with mirror walls and room for daily dance and movement.
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Little Sparks Kids Gym
Climbing, tumbling and balancing, all sized for little movers.
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Live Theater at Luxora
Children experience real theater, dance and performance, right on campus.
The People Behind It
Caring Teachers, a Creative Family
Our Teachers
Our teachers are trained in First Aid and early childhood development, and they bring warmth, patience and a love of the arts to every day.
Part of a Bigger Family
Creative Arts Academy is a new childcare and arts-integrated enrichment program at APAX, affiliated with the Central Texas Dance Collaborative, launching in January 2027.
Come Grow With Us
We're launching January 2027. Join the interest list to hear about openings, opening-rate spots and tours first.
Tours are weekday daytime only. Joining the list doesn't reserve a spot.