Attending a high-quality private preschool Frisco TX will prepare your child for kindergarten and all of the academic challenges that come after it. It’s important to distinguish between a preschool program and childcare. One program provides care for your child while you are away and the other offers the necessary resources to develop the skills needed to get a head start on the expectations that attending school will bring.
Childcare programs are typically for parents who need their children cared for while they are away. These centers provide full-time, year-round care to children of all ages; from babies to four-year-olds. Preschool centers, like Apple Creek’s Private Preschool Frisco TX, offer early childhood education programs to three and four-year-old children. Many of these programs offer part-time classes along with a full daycare component. While childcare and preschool have two quite different objectives, the terms are often used as though they were synonymous. A childcare center may provide challenging activities that stimulate development; its main goal is to provide care to children of all ages. A preschool program provides childcare but its main objective is to encourage readiness for kindergarten.
According to Parents advisor, Kathleen McCartney, Ph.D., dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education, “There’s increasing evidence that children gain a lot from going to preschool. At preschool, they become exposed to numbers, letters, and shapes. And, more importantly, they learn how to socialize — get along with other children, share, contribute to circle time.”
The director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), W. Steven Barnett, PhD., says “Children who attend high-quality preschool enter kindergarten with better pre-reading skills, richer vocabularies, and stronger basic math skills than those who do not.”
Children in high-quality preschool programs also begin to develop confidence in:
- Raising their hands
- Taking turns in discussions and activities
- Sharing the attention of their teachers
- Making compromises
- Being respectful of others, and
- Problem solving
Preschool offers an environment where children develop their sense of self. They come to discover that they are capable of doing many things by themselves.
Apple Creek Preschool is proud to be a private preschool Frisco TX with accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Our annual review from the NAEYC ensures that we provide children with a developmentally appropriate, high-quality education. Please feel free to call us at (972) 334-0005 to schedule a tour of our facility and to discuss how our part in your child’s education.
Private Preschool Frisco TX
Apple Creek Preschool
7797 Stonebrook Pkwy
Frisco, Texas 75034
(972) 334-0005
