At FasTracKids, we continue to focus our efforts in providing quality early childhood education to the world. In 2011, progress and growth with our programs and locations remains a top priority. Entrepreneur magazine recognized FasTracKids as being one of the top 500 franchises with at least one franchise located in the United States. The magazine ranks franchises based on a number of factors, including “financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system.”

FasTrackids has been changing the way children learn, both inside and outside of school. Since opening our first center in 1999, we have incorporated multi-sensory learning methods enhanced by interactive technology for over 75,000 children from more than 50 countries.

Many of our FasTracKids students come from stable and privileged households. Their parents are able to provide great opportunities such as a quality education, extracurricular activities and being a FasTracKid!  Unfortunately, many children in underdeveloped countries are not able to receive the proper nutrition or basic medical care that they need to live, let alone an education.

What should a child be able to do before he or she reaches elementary school?  This argument is different on a country, culture and even family expectation bases.  Sometimes the concentration is centered on reading and memorization, such as learning the letters of the alphabet.  Sometimes there is more emphasis on basic math and science, like learning how to count to 10.  Although these are all important subjects in molding a child’s mind, developing life skills is often overlooked.

FasTracKids International, a leader in Early Childhood Education Franchising, announced today that the company was placed in the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America.

The months of September and October are energizing as children participate in the subject of Speech, Drama and Art. Drama takes on a different meaning in the FastracKids world, where expanding a child’s imagination can produce wonderful ideas.  Our students are challenged in every lesson to be creative and express themselves.  When we decide to focus on drama, our children excel in both participation and recognition of the subject.

If you chose to sign your child up for tennis lessons, would it matter to you if the coach had been taught by a well-known professional?  Would it be agreeable to you if the coach had no formal training, but just learned by trial and error?

These are some questions that parents should consider when they send their child to a FasTracKids center.  Has this instructor been taught by the most knowledgeable people available?  Has this instructor received the best training possible to facilitate in their child’s education?  Is my child receiving the benefits of a certified FasTracKids instructor or is my child a guinea pig while the instructor is attempting to learn the skills involved in implementing the techniques and skills of a proficient, caring instructor?