HI there -
I am a mother/nursing student at UTA (well starting this spring) . . . it depends if you want to go the 2 year or 4 year route. . . all programs are pretty competetive but doable if you are dedicated. If you want to go the 2 year route. . . dallas county community college has a fabulous program at several campuses. I finished my pre-requesites at the RIchland College Branch before I transfered to UTA.
For the 2 year route:
Here is the El centro branch nursing school : http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/Programs/HealthLegalStudie... (this campus is downtown dallas)
Here is brookhaven's : http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/instruction/h-h-services... (this campus is up north by carolton)
For four year schools:
Baylor School of Nursing - http://www.baylor.edu/nursing/splash.php (campus is close to downtown)
TWU - http://www.twu.edu/nursing/programs/bs/index.htm (campus is by parkland hopspital)
There is also UTA in arlington and TCU in fort worth . . I know there are other programs around but these are the only ones I have checked into. . .
Your best bet is to really figure out what kind of time you have to commit and then meet with an advisor at any of the schools to get an idea of their programs and maybe some others in the area. I have found the most friendly people to be Baylor and Brookhaven. If you are looking for encouragement, dont go to the TWU advisors, they are way too busy to be friendly and supportive in my experience and pretty much make you feel like you dont have a chance to get in their school unless you have a billion point GPA!
I wish you the best of luck - it is hard work (especially with a little one) but it is totally worth it!
Good Luck - R.