About Us
The WhizKidz Story
Ms. Martha taught first grade for two years before having her first son Gianpaul. After being home with him for 8 months, she began a small morning preschool program out of her home. She enjoyed it and saw she was having much success. She formalized her in home preschool and began “WhizKidz Preschool & Daycare” in 2007 out of her home.
Through the years as the preschool grew she continued to expand her couple students into several age groups and hired teachers. Today nine years later Now Named: WhizKidz is a preschool center in Phoenix in a stand alone school building which houses 80 students and a amazing staff.
Martha with her 3 boys and Husband Tom.
Just as WhizKidz has grown in the past 9 years Ms. Martha wishes to continue her vision of education young minds and building character in her students through solid preschool program motivating and inspiring children to flourish!
It is my vision that each child that enters our schools, joins a community of children, families and teachers. Engaging in the joy, curiosity and wonder of childhood
– Ms. Martha
our STAFF
Martha Picciao
Director
Our Mission
Our preschools in Phoenix and Scottsdale are dedicated to the development of successful future men and women. We place the highest importance on your child’s development, safety, and that they feel loved and appreciated. The parents of the children that we enroll in our preschool program consider us to be among the best preschools in the Phoenix area for value, personalized attention, discipline, and award-winning preschool curriculum.
We work with love, unity, and respect; and through discipline to establish school order and safety. We speak and discipline in a loving way while making sure that your children understand the importance of respecting their teachers and their peers. We are committed to teach and model responsibility, growth, respect, and positivity.
At WhizKidz, we wholeheartedly believe positive leadership and supervision are the most effective practices for supporting a child’s emotional understanding and their growth in all areas of development.
Convenient preschool
programs for
busy parents
As busy parents ourselves, we understand how hectic it is to be a parent. We make it easy for you to maintain your busy professional life, all-the-while still being able to keep your children active in extracurricular activities, preschool programs and our the other programs that we offer.
Quality first
Our Phoenix location is participating in Arizona’s Quality First Program. As we enter our third year of participation, we continue to improve our services to kids and families and work closely with specialists and professionals to reach very high benchmarks for our staff and management.
Empower Plus
We are also committed to motivating our children to eat right, stay physically fit, and being happy. As part of this commitment, our staff members receive ongoing training, support, and resources as part of our participation in Empower Plus. Our commitment also involves promoting family style dining, limiting sugar and high calorie foods, and offering fresh fruits and vegetables daily.
T.E.A.C.H.® Program
Our preschool collaborates with outside programs to improve our services to kids and families. All of our locations participate in the T.E.A.C.H. program which is an initiative to increase the professional qualifications of early education teachers. We support our teachers by encouraging them to continue their education, reimbursing them for school tuition and costs, and sponsoring them in Arizona’s T.E.A.C.H. program.
A.E.C.E.A.® Program
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