Essential Steps

Essential Steps Caring for and teaching children ages 0 - 12 years. Opened in 1996. Enriching the minds and caring for children ages 0 - 12 years of age.

Located one block East of the Rockwall Downtown square. Essential Steps has been developing young children into young adults for 18+ years. Please come and visit anytime to learn more about our curriculum for each age group. Our hours are 6:00am - 6:30pm, Monday thru Friday. We care for Infants, Pre-Toddlers, Toddlers, Intermediate, Pre-K and School-age before and after school and summer and holiday programs.

03/13/2026

Infant opening!!! 6wks to 6 months!

Be sure to vote for Essential Steps to win Best Of again! Voting ends this Sunday, March 15th!
03/13/2026

Be sure to vote for Essential Steps to win Best Of again!

Voting ends this Sunday, March 15th!

Essential family!
Please help us become 9x Best of Living Magazine Winners!

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Be sure to choose Lakeside, Professional Services, Child Care & Essential Steps!

Thanks you all!

01/29/2026

Good grief 😩 closed again tomorrow 🤪

01/27/2026

Closed again tomorrow 🥶🥶☕️

01/27/2026

Still following RISD lead. Closed again tomorrow ⛄️⛄️😢

01/24/2026

RISD has decided to close Monday. So it is our policy to do the same. Stay warm everyone! See you Tuesday 🤞🏻

30 years of business in downtown Rockwall!Wow!Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Open House last weekend ...
01/16/2026

30 years of business in downtown Rockwall!

Wow!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Open House last weekend and thank you to everyone who has been a part of our program over the years!

7x Living Magazine Best Of Winner for Child Care!Now Enrolling!
08/04/2025

7x Living Magazine Best Of Winner for Child Care!

Now Enrolling!

08/04/2025

Pre-K Openings!
Pre-K is finally off waitlist!
Come and visit now.

02/19/2025

We are OPEN!
Bundle up! 🥶🥶🥶

09/09/2024

We finally have an Infant opening! The window is 6 wks - 8 months. If you know someone needing childcare let them know. It is first come first serve and the spot is available beginning Monday, September 16th.

Address

305 E Rusk Street
Rockwall, TX
75087

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Sunday 6:30am - 12:45am

Telephone

+19727720011

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