Preschool & Childcare Center Serving Frisco, TX

About Apple Creek:

Apple Creek Preschool is a private preschool that provides early childhood education in a warm and nurturing environment preparing them to excel in kindergarten.
Our social-emotional curriculum implements Conscious Discipline^© techniques for teaching safety, connection, and problem-solving. Your child learns essential social-emotional skills like recognizing and managing their emotions, the importance of kindness and empathy, and classroom responsibility through classroom jobs.
Apple Creek emphasizes a well-rounded Kindergarten readiness curriculum that lays the foundation for your child to be school-ready intellectually, socially, and emotionally.
Teachers have college degrees or are actively working on degrees in Education or Early Childhood Education.
We follow the Frisco ISD Calendar.

A Highly Experienced & Passionate Founder

With over 40 years of experience, Founder Tammie L. Williams has served on many early childhood education boards and is a popular public speaker on early childhood and parenting. She has a master’s degree in child development and an MBA.

“I believe every child deserves to be loved, nurtured, and respected for who they are. Children need to feel confident, smart, and ready to handle the rigors of public school before they enter Kindergarten. I have devoted my life to Early Childhood because I believe it builds a foundation for success in life.”

– Tammie L. Williams.

A Longtime Director with Love for All Children

Director Karen Barron has been with Apple Creek Preschool since 2004. She has AAS in Early Childhood and a BS in fashion merchandising. She has outstanding leadership abilities, is actively involved in the community, and remembers almost every child who comes back to visit and greets them by name.

Community Programs:

We host key figures from the community:

The Frisco Fire Department brings their trucks out every year for the children to explore and learn.
A dental hygienist who brings a surprise guest—The tooth fairy!
Rufus the recycling dog.
Seniors from a nearby assisted living center come and read to the children for group story time.

Apple Creek VS Montessori:

Apple Creek Preschool

Children are in groups according to their school year
16 children, 2 teachers in a group
Teachers have college degrees or are actively working on degrees in Education or Early Childhood Education
NAEYC Accredited
Playful academic environment
Utilizes a variety of learning materials, including some from the Montessori Method

Montessori Method

Children are in multi-age groups.
25 children, 2 teachers in a group
Teachers are certified by Montessori organizations
Schools may or may not have AMS/AMI accreditation
Serious, work-oriented environment
Utilize contained work trays and materials