"Family Child Development Center provides an environment that allows children to grow and develop in a structured learning setting.  The children have a safe place to be with their peers during the day.

The staff at FCDC has the children’s best interest at heart.  Many of the teachers have been there for many years.  I have worked with various staff members over the years and have found professional, flexible and hard working people. 

I regularly visit FCDC to consult with teachers and offer supportive services, as well as to facilitate social skill groups.   The FCDC program is also a part of the Wayzata School District’s Learning Link Program, which provides scholarships for children to give them an opportunity to participate in preschool.  FCDC is one of 4 community preschools to participate in this program.  It has been an important connection between the school district and FCDC for over 10 years.   FCDC is a well-respected childcare and preschool facility."

Christa Gale
Child and Family Support Program
Learning Readiness
Wayzata School District  

"I recently completed a year of volunteer work in Boston’s childcare centers, helping teachers and staff implement home-lending libraries.  On a recent visit to Minnesota, I offered several volunteer hours at FCDC, to read stories with the children.  I was amazed at how wonderful the program is at FCDC.  From the director to the teachers and the parents, everyone is very involved in the daily growth of the children at the center.  They have a better-than-required teacher/child ratio.  There were always several teachers watching over and engaging the children in the classrooms and on the playground.  All of the teachers do a wonderful job of creating curriculum that enriches the children’s lives.  Each classroom has an abundance of age-appropriate books.  There are always many books on the bookshelves that the children have access to, which is a critical factor in developing early literacy skills in children.  I have to say that FCDC is a positive, warm, caring, enriching place for children to spend their early childhood years!"

Elizabeth Reed
Volunteer    

"Dear FCDC Board of Directors,

We both would like to thank you and everyone at FCDC for taking such wonderful care of our children. We've had a wonderful experience at FCDC and are sorry to have had to make the move. My wife was in tears when she said goodbye to all the FCDC staff. Now that we're in our second week at our new center we have already noticed the difference. I realize you find a certain comfort level in a place you've been at for a long time which is probably why we're missing FCDC so much. Our new center is nice but it seems to lack the personal touch we grew accustomed to. While FCDC felt more like family, the new center seems much more "business-like." Additionally, there is a strong lack of organization and not nearly the level of communication back to parents. Although we've only been there a short while, it really makes us appreciate our experience at FCDC and it reinforces the fact that we took for granted just how wonderful our time at FCDC was. The little things the staff do truly make a difference even if it's not always appreciated by the parents - at least until they have to find alternative care.

Written by a former FCDC Family

"Dear FCDC,

I am doing very good in kindergarten this year. I know all my letters, my numbers, my vowels and have started reading. My mom asked me how I know all of this stuff and I told her that I learned it at my pre-school. Thank you for teaching me.

Love,"

A former FCDC student (now in kindergarten)