Frisco, TX
First United Methodist Friends in Christ Preschool

Teachers Are:

OVERALL RATING: (4.8)
Full of energy and seemingly happy in job
Patient and affectionate with children
Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her
Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior
Provides feedback on what my child does during the day
Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate
Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses
If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off
Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute
Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them
Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn
Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts
Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children

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Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching

Description of how teachers work with children who are  "behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students

Teachers individualize instruction to meet the needs of each child. Parents are offered ways to supplement their child's learning at home as well. Activites are designed to let each child create and learn at his/her own ability level.

Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching

Parent #1
I wish we had an email listing where we received notices via email and could communicate via email.

Parent #2
Our school has Spanish for the children a few times a week (depending on the number of days attended). Also, all of our teachers (pre-k) are certified teachers or have extensive early childhood experience.

Parent #3
Some questions in part one, I feel I can not answer because I am not in the classroom with the teacher.

Parent #4
I'm thrilled that our school also has wonderful Movement, Spanish & Music teachers. They know all the children by name and seem to make an extra effort to keep the classes interesting and different.

Parent #5
I like the use of the gym for days when the playground is not an option for gross motor development.

Parent #6
My kids always seems to love the teachers from their classes outside of their classroom as well (Spanish, music, movement). Overall, I think FIC does a great job of hiring teachers who really love to be around kids. My only issue with the teaching staff is this year my older child's teacher changed after a couple days of school. Then, she spent 2 weeks with a substitute and then had to get used to a new teacher. This was an issue for me since my child has problems acclimating at the beginning of the school year. The classroom wasn't as organized as it could have been during that time.

Parent #7
Something that makes this school a good one is the fact that not only they have Spanish class but music and movement so that the kid is never bored and gets to try different things while learning at the same time. I wish they had computers for kids to learn more but after all we have it at home and that's something we're ok with.

Parent #8
All the years that my kids have gone to FIC, we have never been disappointed with a teacher.

Parent #9
My child loves the Spanish classes and has really learned a lot in it. I wish the school had a separate art class like they do with music, spanish and movement.

Parent #10
This is our third year at FIC Preschool. We have been so pleased with the enthusiasm from each of our teachers. We have creative movement, music and Spanish. We have not had teacher consistency from year to year for our extra programs, which has been a slight disappointment.

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