At the end of the school year (2007-2008), we surveyed the parents whose children were enrolled in our preschool. The overwhelming majority gave us very high marks!

Rating on a scale 1 to 5 with 1 signifying that the respondent strongly disagrees and 5 signifying that the respondent strongly agrees. (Scores given in parenthesis are the average of all respondents of which there were 21)

1. I received adequate information about the program policies and procedures (4.8)

2. My child was always treated with kindness and respect. (4.9)

3. The newsletter and teacher calendars kept me well informed (4.9)

4. I had sufficient opportunity for informal conversations with the teachers (4.6)

5. My parent-teacher conferences provided me with useful insight about my child (4.9)

6. I felt welcomed to participate in classroom activities. (4.9)

7. The teachers provided a wide variety of educational opportunities for my child (5.0)

The Survey also allowed space for written comments. When asked How their child benefited from his/her expererience at Life in Christ preschool, a few responded in this way

"Spiritual growth, making friends, accountablity for actions"

"My Son has grown by leaps and bounds this year and much of the credit goes to his experiences at preschool. Thanks to your program, he adores learning and coming to school....."

"She has not only benefited, she has thrived ! I highly recommend it!"

"At first hew was a little shy and didn't play with other kids, but now he has come full circle and is outgoing and plays with children."

"[My Child] has become more confident in expressing ideas and thoughts. She has never been shy, but now feels like she can carry on a conversation with anyone......"

"My Child has learned so much: Numbers/letters/writing but at his pace. My child always felt proud to show me his projects."

"You guys have made such a difference. Her social skills are so much better.""

"Not only have my children gained academically, but also gained compassion and great morals"

"His maturity level has increased and he has improved greatly in all areas of development. He also has grown spiritually, which is important in our family."

When asked to share the best part of their child's preschool experience, a few said: !

"I met some great moms and [child's name] met some awesome kids to continue friendships for years"

"making friends"

"Your acceptance of him and his reciprocal excitement to be with you."

"The teachers"

"How excited she was to go to school everyday no matter what time of year or what we had going on that week."

"...nothing was negative, always a positive, loving place for any child to be in."

"The Teachers! They genuinely care for each dhild and their family. They love what they do and it shows! They have really instilled a love of learning in their class that radiates trhough all the kids!"

"All the great families we met with similar beliefs to ours"

"We adore the teachers....They are fabulous women in Christ who pour their hearts into this program. My son talks about how great they are all the time and we couldn't be more pleased.