Fit by Five Preschool

Both my son and myself absolutely LOVE Fit By 5 and it’s staff. My son is not an easy child. He’s hyperactive, emotional and trying most days. Typical preschool environments just weren’t going to work for him. Fit By 5 is such a unique school environment. First, the school is built for creative play and exercise. Kids are not expected to sit at tables all day. They have sit down crafts as well as education but it’s mixed in with free play. There’s an obstacle course that gets changed daily or weekly, slides, trampolines, balance beams, a rope swing, gymnastics mats, as well as cute activities, lots of song and dance and that’s just what’s INSIDE! When I went on a tour of the school I was at first concerned because their outdoor area had no swings, slides and jungle gyms. Now I see why. Instead of leaving the kids to do the normal slide/​swing repeat routine they change what activities are outside on a normal basis to encourage creative play. Everything from sand boxes and dinosaurs to tee-​pees. Each week has a theme overall for the class. My son’s favorite was Water Week. Outside they had sprinklers, slip and slides and water activities. On top of all this the staff is amazing. Most schools are great the first few weeks, then it steadily gets boring, the teachers seem to lose their enthusiasm and so do the kids. Nor do here. The teachers are enthusiastic everyday throughout the program. There is a very low turn 0ver rate meaning your kids will have the same teachers instead of meeting new people constantly. I qualify for free preschool but instead send my son here and find ways to cut corners for his tuition. I cannot picture him being anywhere else! I highly recommend you just come in for a tour, you we see just how special and unique this school is!

We had such a wonderful experience with Fit By Five. My son attended their Perky Kids — 2 year old program which was very well tailored to his age. The class focused on letters/​numbers, physical play, social skills, and independance. I can’t say enough good things about his teachers and the director. The office staff was also wonderful. Its a difficult thing for a mom to send her 2 year old off to school and all/​any of my concerns were addressed. If he was upset at drop off, I would call and ask for someone to check on him, which they gladly did. I would highly recommend this preschool to anyone.

I wish I could give Fit By Five a 5 star review. And I would have until I found out that they condone and accept parents to Conceal Carry handguns into the school!
The sad thing is, if the director had mentioned it to the parents instead of hiding it and the parents having to find out about it on their own, it might be a different story.
Unfortunately, when confronted with this issue, the director says I should be thankful that a parent I don’t know, have never been introduced to, have never been told is allowed to carry a gun into my child’s school, for all I know is psychotic is keeping my child safe. The director actually tried to justify the lack of caring or concern for my feelings. For putting my child in harms way.
Not only do they condone it, but find it perfectly acceptable in keeping it silent towards the other parents who bring their children to this facility.
While the program may be good, the fact they knowingly accept, condone and hide a parent concealing a weapon in a school with 2 to 6 year olds in it is incredibly upsetting and disappointing.
I would recommend staying away from a Fit by Five until they acknowledge what they have been hiding from parents is of grave concern to many.