Early Childhood Professional Development · Frisco, TX

90% of a child's brain develops before age 5.

Let that sink in.

The teachers, directors, and programs serving children in those years carry more responsibility than almost anyone in education. Sarah Scrivens, M.Ed. makes sure they are equipped to carry it — with real tools, real training, and 15 years of real classroom proof.

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PD Training  ·  Keynote Speaking  ·  Curriculum Consulting  ·  Parent Guidance

Sarah Scrivens at Frog Street Splash Conference
Frog Street Splash Conference
One of early childhood education's most recognized annual conferences
Credentials & Experience
  • ✦M.Ed., Educational Leadership
    Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
  • ✦Principal Certification — Early Childhood through 12th Grade
    Ability to lead early childhood through secondary programs
  • ✦B.S., Elementary Education — EC–6 Generalist + ESL
    Stephen F. Austin State University
  • ✦Former Region 10 ESC Early Childhood Consultant
    2 years · PD, leadership & instructional coaching · 50+ DFW campuses
  • ✦Former Licensed Texas Childcare Director — 5 Years
    State-certified program leadership & administration
15+Years in EC Ed
100+Teachers Coached
50+Campuses Served
🎓 M.Ed. Educational Leadership — SFA
📜 Principal Certified EC–12
🏫 Former Region 10 ESC Consultant
📺 Early Years TV · Featured Twice
🎤 Frog Street Splash Speaker

Are the teachers in your child's classroom truly equipped?

These aren't hypothetical concerns. They are the gaps Sarah walks into every single week across DFW.

90%
of a child's brain develops before age 5 — yet most programs operate without a state-aligned curriculum framework
15 hrs
of PD required annually for every Texas childcare staff member — most centers fill it with generic, forgettable content
Many
Texas schools aren't implementing the Pre-K Guidelines with the fidelity their families deserve — and most don't know what they're missing
Your
child deserves a classroom that meets state quality standards — do you know what to look for on a school tour? Sarah does.

If any of these made you pause — that's exactly why Sarah exists.

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Programs, Districts & Organizations Sarah Has Served
Plano ISD Frisco ISD Richardson ISD Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Region 10 ESC Lamplighter School of Dallas Park Cities Baptist Church Preschool St. Andrew United Methodist · Plano St. Philip's Episcopal · Frisco Texas AEYC Frog Street Splash EC Christian Network Conference

"Most early childhood consultants will tell you what great teaching looks like. Sarah Scrivens has actually done it — as a classroom teacher, a licensed childcare director, a Region 10 Early Childhood Consultant, and a school administrator."

She holds a Principal Certification for early childhood through 12th grade and a Master's in Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University. She has written curriculum, rewritten assessments, coached over 100 teachers, and personally served 50+ campuses across DFW. When she walks into your program, she doesn't bring a slide deck of theory. She brings 15 years of proof.

Sarah Scrivens, M.Ed. — Building Brains Consulting
15+Years of Excellence
About Sarah

The expert your program
has been missing.

Every year, childcare centers across Texas are required to provide 15 hours of professional development for their staff. Most directors scramble to fill those hours with something generic. Sarah Scrivens, M.Ed. is the call they make when they want PD that is engaging, research-based, and immediately usable in the classroom on Monday morning.

As a former Early Childhood Consultant at Region 10 ESC, she spent two years providing professional development, leadership coaching, and instructional coaching to teachers and administrators across 50+ public, private, and charter school campuses throughout Dallas-Fort Worth — one of the most respected educational service centers in the state.

Her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, Principal Certification (EC–12), and ESL certification — all from Stephen F. Austin State University — mean she brings both academic rigor and real administrative authority to every engagement.

  • ✓Former Region 10 ESC Early Childhood Consultant — 2 years delivering PD, leadership & instructional coaching across 50+ DFW campuses
  • ✓Consultant to Plano ISD, Richardson ISD, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and Frisco ISD
  • ✓Private school consultant — Lamplighter School of Dallas, Park Cities Baptist Church Preschool, St. Andrew United Methodist (Plano), St. Philip's Episcopal (Frisco)
  • ✓Speaker at Frog Street Splash, Texas AEYC, and Early Childhood Christian Network Conference
  • ✓Featured twice on Early Years TV (UK) — early literacy expert & social-emotional learning specialist
  • ✓Former Licensed Texas Childcare Director (5 years) — mentors current directors on leadership, compliance & staff development
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📺 Featured on Early Years TV · Aug 2025 & Nov 2024
For Directors & Administrators

Your teachers are doing their best.
But are they equipped?

Texas requires 15 hours of professional development every year for every childcare staff member. That's the floor — not the ceiling. The real question isn't whether you're meeting the requirement. It's whether your teachers are walking away from PD with tools that actually change what happens in the classroom.

Most programs Sarah visits have the same gaps. Not because the directors don't care — but because nobody has ever shown them what's missing or handed them the state's own guidelines for how to fix it.

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What Sarah finds in most programs
  • ✗Teachers who have never seen the Texas Pre-K Guidelines — the state's own roadmap for early childhood education
  • ✗Learning centers set up without a developmental framework — missing key materials children need at each age
  • ✗Curriculum that isn't aligned to state guidelines or developmental milestones
  • ✗Assessments that don't actually measure what children know or need
  • ✗PD hours filled with generic content that staff forget within a week
  • ✗Directors who want to improve their program but don't have a roadmap to do it
The good news

Every single one of these is fixable — with the right training, the right tools, and someone who has actually led a program and knows exactly where to start.

What Sarah Offers

Professional development that
actually changes classrooms.

Sarah serves teachers, directors, administrators, and parents — in public, private, charter, and Christian preschool settings across Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond.

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👩‍🏫 Teachers & Staff 🏫 Childcare Centers ✝️ Christian Preschools 🏛️ Public & Charter Schools 👨‍👩‍👧 Parents & Families 🎤 Conference Organizers
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Live Professional Development Training

Engaging, high-energy PD sessions that satisfy Texas's required 15 annual PD hours — and actually transform how your staff teaches. Tailored to your program's specific needs and delivered live, in person.

  • Age-appropriate curriculum & instruction
  • Texas Pre-K Guidelines deep dive
  • Classroom environment & learning centers
  • Safety, supervision & guidance strategies
  • Social-emotional learning & PBIS
Most Requested
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Texas Pre-K Guidelines Training & Implementation

Most private schools in Texas don't know these guidelines exist. Sarah brings them to light — delivering actionable tools and a deep dive into how to use the TX Pre-K Guidelines in everyday teaching practice.

  • TX Pre-K & infant/toddler guidelines
  • Curriculum framework development
  • Developmental milestone alignment
  • Assessment writing & revision
  • Available for public, private & charter schools
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Curriculum & Assessment Writing

Sarah works directly with teams of teachers and directors to write or rewrite curriculum fully aligned to the Texas Pre-K Guidelines and the state's infant, toddler, and 3-year-old guidelines.

  • Full curriculum alignment & revision
  • TX Pre-K & infant/toddler alignment
  • Assessment writing & redesign
  • Team-based collaborative process
  • Ongoing implementation support
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Classroom Environment Checklist

A research-based, actionable checklist — PDF and hard copy — showing exactly what materials, learning centers, and environmental elements belong in a high-quality early childhood classroom.

  • Separate checklists: infant/toddler & ages 3–5
  • Based on CLI Classroom Environment Checklist
  • Usable in childcare, public & private schools
  • Administrator & parent look-for guide
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Director & Leadership Coaching

Coaching and mentorship for childcare directors and early childhood administrators — covering program leadership, staff development, Texas licensing PD requirements, and cultures that retain great teachers.

  • Director PD hours — Texas licensing compliant
  • Staff development & retention strategies
  • Program assessment & improvement planning
  • Mentorship for new & developing directors
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Parent School Selection Consulting

Choosing between public, private, charter, or homeschool? Sarah walks alongside families — joining school tours, evaluating environments through her educator and safety lens, and helping parents find the right fit.

  • In-person school tour accompaniment
  • Expert educator & safety evaluation
  • Public, private, charter & homeschool guidance
  • Personalized recommendation for your child
Service 07 · Now Booking 2026
Keynote & Closing Speaking Engagements

Sarah delivers dynamic, story-driven keynotes that move entire audiences — from teachers and directors to bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Her presentations combine 15 years of real classroom experience with research-based insight to reignite why this work matters.

→Opening & closing keynotes for conferences and staff development days
→Lunch keynotes & motivational sessions for full staff including support staff
→Back-to-school inspiration & year-end celebration events
→Head Start programs, ESC conferences, private & Christian school events
Region 10 Head Start · Closing Keynote 2026 EC Christian Network · Lunch Keynote 2026 Texas AEYC Frog Street Splash
Sarah's Signature Keynote
"The Power of a Teacher"

Twelve years after leaving kindergarten at a Title I school in Plano, a young man walks back through the doors on senior reunion night. He wasn't easy. He struggled. He pushed. But his teachers never gave up on him — and he never forgot it.

He came back to say thank you. He is graduating. He is going to nursing school. And he credits every teacher who loved him anyway.

"A teacher's impact doesn't end when the school year does. It echoes across a lifetime."

— Sarah Scrivens, M.Ed.

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Now Booking · Summer & Fall 2026
Sarah is available for keynote & speaking engagements across Texas
Upcoming
Region 10 Head Start Conference · Closing Keynote
Upcoming
EC Christian Network Conference · Lunch Keynote
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The Problem Sarah Solves

Most private schools in Texas don't know
these guidelines even exist.

The Texas Pre-K Guidelines are the state's research-based roadmap for early childhood education — covering curriculum, developmental milestones, and assessment. Public schools follow them. Most private and Christian preschools have never heard of them.

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What Sarah walks into

Teachers without a curriculum framework. Classrooms missing essential learning centers. Directors scrambling to fill 15 PD hours with generic content. Children not meeting developmental milestones — and no one knowing why.

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The gap she identifies

Private, charter, and Christian preschools are doing their best — without access to the state guidelines that define quality early childhood education. The tools exist. The roadmap exists. Most programs just don't know where to find it.

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What she leaves behind

Teachers with actionable frameworks they use Monday morning. Classrooms aligned to state guidelines. Directors with a curriculum roadmap. Families with confidence their children are in a high-quality, developmentally appropriate environment.

The Texas Pre-K Guidelines are the early childhood equivalent of TEKS — the developmental standards every program should be building from, regardless of whether they are public, private, or faith-based.

For Parents & Families

Your instincts are right.
But do you know what to look for?

Most parents tour a school and look at how clean it is. How friendly the teachers seem. Whether the children look happy. Sarah looks at whether the learning centers are set up correctly, whether the environment is developmentally appropriate, whether the supervision systems are safe — and whether any of it actually aligns to what the state says your child needs at this age.

Your child's teacher may be wonderful. But wonderful is not the same as equipped. Sarah offers a unique service for families navigating the school selection decision: she will accompany you on school tours and give you an honest, expert assessment of whether that program is truly the right fit for your child.

What Sarah evaluates on your tour
→Classroom environment quality
→Teacher-child interactions
→Safety & supervision systems
→Developmental appropriateness
→Curriculum & learning centers
→Emergency preparedness
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Questions every parent should be able to answer
  • ?Does your child's classroom have the learning centers the state says it should?
  • ?Has your child's teacher ever been trained on the Texas Pre-K Guidelines?
  • ?Do you know where to go during an emergency evacuation at your child's school?
  • ?Is the curriculum your child experiences actually aligned to their developmental stage?
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Public Schools
Zoning, Pre-K eligibility & program quality
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Private & Faith-Based
Curriculum quality & developmental fit
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Charter Schools
Program model & academic approach
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Homeschool
Curriculum selection & milestone guidance
What People Say

Real results from real programs.

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Free Download

Does your classroom have what children actually need?

Sarah's research-based Classroom Environment Checklist tells you exactly what should be in every early childhood classroom — for infant/toddler rooms and for ages 3–5. Based on the CLI Classroom Environment Checklist and the Texas Pre-K Guidelines.

Whether you are a director, a teacher, or a parent — this is what high quality actually looks like.

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What every learning center must include
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Age-appropriate materials by classroom type
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Environmental print & literacy requirements
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Safety & supervision standards
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What parents should look for on a tour
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What to Look For
Sarah Scrivens, M.Ed.
Upcoming Book

A guide every parent, director,
and educator needs.

Sarah is writing the book that doesn't exist yet — a practical, honest guide to what high-quality early childhood environments actually look like, based on the Texas Pre-K Guidelines, the CLI Classroom Environment Checklist, and 15 years of walking into classrooms across DFW.

Whether you are a director evaluating your own program, a teacher building your classroom, an administrator observing staff, or a parent touring schools — this book will tell you exactly what to look for and what it means when it isn't there.

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Why Sarah's Approach Works

"90% of a child's brain develops before age 5. The teachers, directors, and programs serving children in those years carry more responsibility than almost anyone in education. Are you equipping them like it?"

  • →She has been a classroom teacher, director, administrator, and coach — she has lived every role she trains
  • →Every session is rooted in Texas Pre-K Guidelines, PBIS, and evidence-based early childhood research
  • →Recognized speaker at Frog Street Splash, Texas AEYC, and Early Childhood Christian Network Conference
  • →Featured internationally on Early Years TV (UK) — twice — as an early literacy and SEL expert
  • →A mother of two young children in Frisco, TX — the parent perspective is never an afterthought
📺Featured on Early Years TV · International EC Platform · UK
Episode 1 · August 15, 2025
Tummy Time to Reading: The Early Literacy Expert

How tummy time connects to reading skills, the 6 developmental stages of early literacy, embedding writing into play scenarios, and authentic alternatives to worksheets that genuinely develop fine motor skills.

Episode 2 · November 8, 2024
Promoting a Positive Preschool Learning Environment

Creating positive preschool environments using social-emotional learning, visual timelines, print-rich spaces, and simple strategies for greeting children and building family connections.

Early Literacy Social-Emotional Learning Play-Based Learning Fine Motor Skills ELL Support
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How It Works

Simple. Intentional. Built to last.

Every engagement starts with listening and ends with systems your team can actually use — on Monday morning.

1
Discovery Call

A 20-minute conversation to understand your program, your pain points, and what success looks like for your team and families.

2
On-Site Visit

Sarah visits your program in person — observing classrooms, environments, staff interactions, and curriculum alignment with a trained eye.

3
Findings & Plan

A clear, prioritized action plan — not a list of problems, but a practical roadmap your team can implement immediately.

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Training & Support

Sarah stays alongside your team through live PD, coaching, and follow-up to make sure changes actually take root in classrooms.

Get In Touch

Ready to bring Sarah
to your school or stage?

Whether you are a childcare director needing to fulfill your team's required 15 PD hours, a private or Christian preschool ready to discover the Texas Pre-K Guidelines for the first time, a public or charter school looking to strengthen early childhood outcomes — or a parent trying to find the right school for your child — Sarah is ready to help.

Every engagement starts with a conversation. There is no wrong reason to reach out.

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LocationFrisco, Texas · Serving DFW & Beyond
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ServicesIn-person (DFW) & Virtual nationwide
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