Hello! I'm looking for a VPK provider in or near Land O Lakes (Lutz, Bruce B Downs or maybe WC would be ok). I recently removed my son from a program and am looking for either a smaller class size or a better boy/girl ratio in the class than the school he attended. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks.
Hi S.,
My children went to Kids' Stuff for several years and now go for after school care. They are awesome!!!!! Cathy Peckett, the director, runs a top notch school. It's not day care, it is an educational, nuturing, warm environment for your children to be in. Their phone number is ###-###-####. ASk for Cathy to schedule an appointment for a tour of the school. I have not heard anything positive about Kids R Kids or Primrose.
Good Luck!!
A.
S.,
Kiddie Campus University (KCU) is on US 41, just north of the Florida/Nebraska split. They offer VPK and have a GREAT program. I transferred there a year ago from Primrose (which is suppose to be all about education and not daycare) and within a few months of being there at age 3 (just about to turn 4), my son was reading small 3-4 letter words! They have a great boy/girl ratio as well as a good ethnic blend. The overall VPK class has about 35-40 kids; however, they split them into groups and have two teacher per group. They are very structured and have a great system for behavior (red light, yellow light, & green light) - they are pretty strict about behavior and are trying to teach them about what their classes are like in kindergarten. I even have a 2 1/2 year old there as well. You should check it out! I have had other parents from Primrose transfer as well after seeing my son's progress and they too are so impressed.
Last year when I made this move, I looked at so many schools in the Lutz, Land o Lakes area and found nothing that compared! Let me know if I can answer any more questions for you.
Good luck,
Sam
I don't use the VPK, but my dauther is in the 2 1/2 year class and I have a daughter in the afterschool program and we really like it at Creative World in Ballantrae.
My kids did Family of Christ on Bruce B. Downs and I LOVED it. I definitely think they learn SO much there. The director, Jill, is awesome, and the teachers are fabulous.
Discovery point on BBD is a place that does VPK, and it is somewhere you will be happy with
My son goes to Little Lambs preschool for VPK. My oldest did as well. We love it there and would recomend you check them out. They are located off of 41 near 54. Their number is ###-###-####. The Director's name is Dawn and she is very helpfull in answering any questions you might have.
Hope this helps,
M. Lewis
