Description: The philosophy of First Friends is to work together with child and family to provide a safe, nurturing, interactive environment which encourages children to learn through play. Curriculum will be based on contemporary knowledge of child development and early childhood education. The program will embrace children and families of all backgrounds and will admit students of any race, color, or national origin. Scholarships will be available for those requiring financial assistance. First Friends is a non-profit preschool center licensed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.
Additional Information: Level 3 Better Beginnings;Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | Facility Visit | - - No Violations Cited |
| 2023-12-09 | Facility Complaint | 500.501.5.n - The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:Shaming, humiliating, frightening, labeling, physically, or mentally harming children; and |
| 2023-12-09 | Facility Complaint | 600.604.1.i - The child care facility shall maintain a record for each child in care which shall be on site. Records for children no longer enrolled may be maintained off site. Children’s records shall contain the following information:A written record of all significant changes in the child’s physical or emotional state and accidents, incidents or injuries, indicating the date, location, time of day, area or piece of equipment where the incident occurred (A copy of this shall be given to the parent on the day of occurrence); |
| 2023-09-22 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-03-10 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
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