Located in McKinney, Texas, The Pillars: Independence is a premier preschool providing academic and spiritual development to students and families.
In addition to our comprehensive early childhood programs, we proudly serve local elementary schools through our before and after school care for students up to age 12.
We also offer a variety of engaging camps designed to support families during school holidays, including our award-winning summer camp, as well as Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Christmas Break camps.
The Pillars was won numerous awards and accolades, including being named the #1 Preschool in DFW by the Dallas Morning News in 2023 and 2024.
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Independence School Information
Caitlin Costlow
April 28, 2026
Our family has been with the Pillars since they opened their doors and we love the warm, nurturing, secure and educational environment the Pillars and their teachers create. The director is welcoming, happily answered all of our questions and made us feel very comfortable choosing the Pillars. Learning updates throughout the day are detailed and help support at home conversations about the learning happening during the day to foster a home-school connection. We have been very impressed with the wide variety of age-appropriate skills acquired (academics, social skills, gross and fine motor) as well as developing sweet little friendships. I understand the huge responsibility of educating someone's child in a positive and loving learning environment while making sure kids feel safe and the teachers we have had are doing just that with grace! They are amazing at what they do!
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MELISSA EHLERT
March 31, 2026
The Pillars has been wonderful for my son. He just started in August of 2025 and is still attending. The teachers are great, the front office staff are great, other staff are great as well. I love seeing the activities the kids are doing, the pictures they post in the app, and my son seems to really like the food as well. We are very happy with the Pillars and our son's happiness!
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Heather Marie
March 08, 2026
I want to personally thank this business for being so helpful and welcoming to my families and staff after a local childcare facility very unprofessionally shut down in 1 day. Leaving staff without jobs and families without care. They opened their doors, helped me help as much as they could, and I was truly impressed. Lots of tears were shed that day, but facilities like this one give me hope that building a community is possible. Again thank you for your help.
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Mia M
October 23, 2025
We absolutely love this preschool! It’s clear from the moment you walk in that it’s an incredibly well-run and caring environment. The school director, Mrs. Jessica does an outstanding job keeping everything organized, welcoming, and running smoothly. You can tell she truly cares about the children and the families who attend.
The teachers are amazing — We had the pleasure of having Mrs. Emily, Mrs. Sudah, annd Mrs.Emma. All are so warm, patient, and dedicated to the kids. Our girl absolutely loves them! The new Director of Education, Mrs. Ranjana, has also been a wonderful addition — she brings such great energy and creativity to the program.
Another thing we really love is the app the school uses — it keeps us updated throughout the day with pictures and notes about what’s going on in our child’s classroom. You can also communicate with the teachers/director through it.
The facility itself is always clean, bright, and cheerful. All the kids seem genuinely happy and excited to be there every day. Every teacher and staff member I’ve interacted with has been friendly, professional, and caring. It’s such a great feeling knowing our child is in such capable and loving hands.
We couldn’t be happier with our experience and highly recommend this preschool to anyone looking for a safe, nurturing, and high-quality daycare for their kiddos!
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Jacob Pase
April 11, 2025
My wife and I enrolled to this school as it was still being built. The second we saw it was Christian based it caught our eye. Looking at reviews from other locations we decided to give it a shot. Our son absolutely loves this school and all of the teachers. He is a toddler, and originally was with the infants, as the school was growing. They moved him as soon as possible to an older class as the school grew. And now he is in a class with all toddlers and it’s great to see the school growing! They do a fantastic job of updating you on everything with your kid. They are great with communication! They send lesson plans and points of emphasis in all they do. The last day care we went to kind of felt like “babysitting.” This is the complete opposite of that. They also coordinate events, plan parties and emphasize recognizing staff. That, and the lesson plans, are all centered around Christ. And ALL of it is done with an emphasis on developing your kid. Everyone is always SO excited to see our son.
It’s also very secure and clean!
We are so happy to have our son at The Pillars!
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