Frisco, TX
First United Methodist Friends in Christ Preschool

Discipline

OVERALL RATING (4.3)

Parents at this school, on average, believe that conflicts between children:
...are handled extraordinarily well in a way that not only gives me confidence in the safety of my child but also reassures me that my child (and his/her peers) are learning the early skills needed to socialize effectively with one another

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Director's Description to School's Approach to Discipline

Positive reinforcement and redirection with time-out when needed. Classrooms have a stop-light system, where each child is given a clip with their name on it. If after redirection the inappropriate behavior continues, the student must move their clip from green light to yellow light. If another infraction occurs the clip moves to red light and a time-out occurs.

Parents' Notes on Discipline, Health and Safety

Parent #1
The biggest concern I have about this school is the ability for people to walk in and out without discretion. Also, the hallways are too tight for people to pick up their kids because they have crates in the hallways used for carrying items to and from school. Discipline is consistent in all classrooms, as they all follow a red light, yellow light, green light clothes pin behavior system. They alert all staff to food allergies by posting notes outside doors of each room. They have a walkie-talkie system to notify aides of students who need special assistance or teachers who need help.

Parent #2
I have not witnessed the conflict resolution process and my child has not had a conflict with another child (to my knowledge). While I have never seen anyone cleaning, the school always looks and smells clean. I do have a concern about the number of rooms that have a ban for food allergies. It really limits the nutritional options of the other children and seems excessive. I think the children with such specific and severe allergies should be grouped together for the benefit of everyone. The snacks could be more nutritious with LESS SUGAR.

Parent #3
The only suggestion I have is that an incident report be provided to a parent when their child gets hurt (I'm not sure if the school has that policy or not)

Parent #4
They are about to build new buildings for the education. The building we have is fine, but could be better.

Health

OVERALL RATING (4.4)
Temperature and overall air circulation is comfortable
Healthy and nutritious snacks are provided
Toys and furniture are cleaned regularly

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Safety

OVERALL RATING (4.4)
Screen and identify all visitors
Parents may not bring sick children to school where they may infect others

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