Park Cities Baptist Church Preschool

I’ve been extremely pleased with my children's experience at this school. The teachers and staff have been incredibly supportive, creating a positive and nurturing environment for them to thrive both academically and socially. I want to specifically address the negative reviews from Ms. Walters. Based on my own experience, I find her guidance and insights to be invaluable when it comes to my children’s education. She has always been thoughtful, approachable, and genuinely invested in their growth. I wholeheartedly trust her opinion and feel confident in the school's ability to provide a well-rounded and enriching education.

PCBC Day School in University Park, Texas, is an outstanding early education center that truly excels in providing a nurturing, safe, and enriching environment for young children. The school’s commitment to fostering both academic and spiritual growth is evident in every aspect of its program. The teachers and staff are incredibly warm, patient, and dedicated, going above and beyond to ensure that each child feels supported and valued. They create a positive atmosphere where children are encouraged to explore, learn, and grow at their own pace. The small class sizes allow for personalized attention, and it’s clear that the staff genuinely cares about the development and well-being of each student. PCBC Day School offers a well-rounded curriculum that balances academics with creative play, helping children build essential skills in language, math, and social development. The incorporation of Christian values into the daily routine adds a wonderful spiritual foundation, teaching children important lessons about kindness, respect, and empathy. Parents love the close-knit community that PCBC Day School fosters, with excellent communication between the school and families. The staff ensures parents are kept informed about their child’s progress and any school activities, making them feel like true partners in their child's education. Overall, PCBC Day School is a fantastic choice for families seeking a high-quality, faith-based early education program. It’s a place where children are not only prepared for future academic success but also encouraged to develop strong moral character in a loving, supportive environment.

This school is amazing! My daughter been attending for two years and she absolutely loves it. The teachers are kind hearted and Christian based. And the security team is top notch, especially the guy with the big security truck! Great staff and fun vibes for your toddler through Pre-K. Ms. Bartlett does a fantastic job of keeping the day school running top notch!

Terrible experience here. If your child acts like a four year old and has not been in a formal school environment before, I strongly suggest you protect the mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing of your little one and go elsewhere. PCBC Day School claims to personalize the experience and holds out to be a Christian based institution, when in reality the actions of school leadership indicate quite the opposite. My experience with PCBC Day School showed me they are not willing to put in the work for anything less than what they view as perfect. After Day 1 of my child's first day at PCBC (and his first experience in a structured pre-k environment period), his classroom attendant, Ms, Walters, (in my opinion far less than a teacher or educator as she holds herself out to be) and the school director, Nicki, called out behaviors that I have never seen my child exhibit before and I was shocked to hear them say. They demanded an evaluation to determine whether PCBC Day School was the right place for him and said they had someone coming to observe him the next day. They then pushed it to Day 3 (our last day there), but ultimately the lady never showed and I suspect she never intended to and they were just going to say she felt it was not a right fit. They very clearly made up their mind on Day 1 after dad told them he previously went to ABA because he had an early autism diagnosis, which our evaluator later said would not have been given after seeing so much progress and that he was ready for school. On Day 2, Walters said he improved but still struggled. I decided to observe my son after drop off on Day 3 so I could understand what they were saying was so "abnormal" for a four year old. I was there for an hour and a half. Aside from getting up from circle time to play with a water table for a short duration and then return to circle time, I was incredibly impressed with his behavior and engagement. I was certain they would be telling me how much he improved and was on track to gaining the comfort and understanding he needed to continue at the school. Long story short, they did not. On that last day when I came to observe (Day 3), (1) first, the lady that they said was coming to observe my son and his behavior never showed; (2) second, Walters lied about my son's behavior, and stated he did things he did not do (which was during the time I was there observing him in the classroom myself); (3) third, Walters and the director said that the school was for "typical" children, so it was not a good fit for my son, while asking me what I would do if I was a parent of a child with a normal child missing out on what they paid for in the classroom; and (4) fourth, to top off the day, my son was sleeping on a cot in the middle of the classroom with lights on and his classmates playing around him when I went to pick him up. This was absolutely humiliating, inappropriate, and borderline abusive in my opinion-- all because they were too lazy to deal with a child that they already gave up on. Ultimately they dis-enrolled my son AND his little brother, and then attempted to go behind my back by removing me off of an email thread to schedule a meeting with my ex-husband to discuss our meeting. This was after I informed them that education rights and decisions were exclusively mine under our divorce decree, and that my ex-husband simply had the right to consultation by ME. Do your child a favor and do not support this joke of a day school.

If you are looking for a preschool that will help prepare your child for k-5 and understand that not every FOUR year old child is going to have attended pre k-3 like the other children in the class and come in taking naps, sit for long periods of time or not attempt to go out of a classroom door that is constantly open, Park Cities Baptist Church Day School is not the place for your child to be. While the mission statement says they “provide personalized early childhood education and care through a stimulating Christian environment”, I have seen first hand that the school is unwilling to personalize the care for a 4 year old in their class and made the decision after 2 days that this kid needed to find a new preschool because in the directors words “their classrooms are only suitable for typical children” and despite parents offering to pay and bring in whatever support was necessary for the transition to help not only her son but the teachers be successful, the director refused to look into any alternative avenues to help this kid succeed. Despite a pediatrician saying this was the best environment for this 4 year old, the director said it was not the right fit and she would refund tuition. As a Christian myself, I can’t imagine not looking into all avenues to support a 4 year old child and their family —especially when the family is offering to do ANYTHING (to the point where mom offered to take a leave from work ti come every day and assist, pay for another person to be in the room to assist, pick up during nap time etc.) Overall a heartbreaking experience I witnessed this family go through and would hope that no other child would be spoken or treated in this manner because after 2 days the director and teacher don’t think he is a “typical” 4 year old. In addition to removing the 4 year old, the school made the decision to unenroll his brother as well without any discussion with the parents. ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.