Comments from Day School Parents:
"FPDS is a place where you form a true partnership and friendship with your children's teachers. The staff and teachers are part of your family, and your children are part of theirs. My child is met with genuine love and gentle guidance every single day. " -Rebecca Dodd
"I have had the pleasure of using FPDS in 1999-2001 with my older child and returning in 2008 with two new additions in my family. My children have developed socially and academically there." - LaConya Thorpe
"FPDS has become an integral part of our lives. My daughter attended from infancy until she left to begin Kindergarten, and she was so well prepared when she got there. I feel lucky to have found her a loving home-away-from-home, with a great group of friends and wonderful, caring teachers. My son has also been at the School since he was an infant, and I have loved watching him grow and thrive as my daughter did under First Presbyterian's care." - Jill Foster
"FPDS is like a second home for my two daughters. FPDS provides a warm and cheerful environment, and the teachers are loving and welcoming to all the children and families. My girls look forward to Circle Time and fun activities each day, and playing with their friends at school. They are happy and healthy and we are so lucky to be a part of the FPDS family. " - Jane Bullock
FPDS in the News
Executive Director, Katharine Smith, was Featured in the Triangle Tribune, in the "Know Your Neighbor" segment, titled: Taking proactive approach to making a difference. Read the article here (PDF).
Durham Mayor Bill Bell visited FPDS on April 13, 2009 to read to the children for "Week of the Young Child". See the article (PDF) that appeared in the Herald-Sun.
Child Care Services Association's (CCSA) 2005-2006 annual report features First Presbyterian Day School. The report, titled Weaving Services, Transforming Lives, highlights the benefits of integrating CCSA programs and services. Testimonials from child care providers at First Presbyterian Day School are featured throughout the report and illustrate how CCSA services are improving the lives of child care workers and the children they care for. Click to view the report (scroll down to the archived 2005-06 report).
