About Us

The Dr. David Hicks Early Childhood Center exclusively serves pre-kindergarten students in Northwest ISD, providing a unique play-based learning environment to cater to a young child's development process.

Located in Fort Worth, the Dr. Hicks Early Childhood Center is the first early childhood center in Northwest ISD history, supplementing existing pre-kindergarten classes available across the district's elementary schools. In our school, students will transition between traditional classrooms and experiential classrooms during the school day, and they will rotate play-based environments throughout the school year.

The school is named in honor of Dr. David Hicks, who served as Northwest ISD superintendent in 2022, though he unexpectedly passed away early in his tenure. Despite this brief time in the district, Dr. Hicks made an immediate impact on families and staff across Northwest ISD. He met with dozens of families to gather input as part of a feedback-gathering initiative, and he prioritized interactions and conversations with teachers and staff that strengthened district culture.

Throughout his career in education, Dr. Hicks earned a reputation for his commitment to children across all grade levels. He served as a principal or assistant principal across all campus levels – elementary, middle and high – and advocated for early childhood literacy and pre-K for a solid educational foundation. He quickly became known for his “thank you” cards to others, modeling a trait of kindness that Northwest ISD hopes to instill in its youngest learners.