About Neighborhood Academy was founded in November 2004 with a handful of preschool students. Beginning in August 2006 the program will include Kindergarten and Pre First Grade. More grades will soon follow. The name Neighborhood Academy is named after founder and owner, Becky Neighbors, who spent 20-plus years as a Texas television newscaster reporting and researching issues that affect the lives of children. Becky spent much of her television career covering issues such as education, child care and parenting. In late 2003 Becky began her quest to seek out the best education available for her two year old daughter. While visiting private schools throughout Texas and researching others across the country, she got her answerMontessori. One year later in November 2004 Becky opened her own Montessori school, Neighborhood Academy