When parents entrust a four-year-old to an early learning classroom, they aren’t just looking for childcare. They want an environment where their child feels known, loved, and prepared for the road ahead.
The latest Florida Department of Education data for the 2025–2026 Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) year highlights that commitment: 92% of evaluated LCS member preschools met or exceeded state performance expectations, with 29 schools earning the top rating of “Excellent.”
Behind every score is a classroom of four-year-olds walking into kindergarten with confidence, curiosity, and a solid foundation built by dedicated teachers.
Celebrating Our Top-Performing Schools
Excellent
- Academy at People’s Church (Winter Haven)
- Abundant Life Christian Academy (Margate)
- Beulah Christian Academy (Fort Walton Beach)
- Bright Beginnings Preschool (Port Orange)
- Calvary Children’s Center (Ormond Beach)
- Champions Academy (Daytona Beach)
- Community Leadership Academy Preschool (Tallahassee)
- Cooper City Christian Preschool (Cooper City)
- Covenant Community School (Lake City)
- Faith Christian Academy Preschool (Orlando)
- Faith Christian Academy Preschool (Plant City)
- Foundations Academy of Port St. Lucie (Port St. Lucie)
- Freedomland Christian Academy (Kissimmee)
- Friends Academy of Florida (Orlando)
- Glad Tidings Church Preschool (Ocoee)
- Heavenly Kids Preschool & Childcare (Kissimmee)
- Kirkwood Presbyterian Center for Early Learning (Jacksonville)
- Kids Kampus Education Center (Pensacola)
- Kreative Kids Christian Academy (Marathon)
- Leaps & Bounds Preschool (Middleburg)
- Little Explorers Preschool (Sarasota)
- Livingway Christian Academy (Jacksonville)
- Melody Christian Academy (Live Oak)
- Next Generation Academy (Holly Hill)
- Northside Christian Preschool (Lakeland)
- Precious Angels Learning Academy (Ocala)
- Precious Promise Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
- Radiant Life Academy (Orlando)
- Southwest Ranches Christian Academy Preschool (Southwest Ranches)
- Worlds of Imagination Preschool (Plant City)
Above Expectations
- A Little Bit of Heaven Child Enrichment (Lakeland)
- Beaches Chapel Preschool (Neptune Beach)
- Calvary City Christian Academy (Orlando)
- Christian Life Academy (Cape Coral)
- Cinco Christian School (Fort Walton Beach)
- City Church Academy (Sanford)
- Creekside Christian Preschool (St. Johns)
- Gateway Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
- Gateway Christian Academy (Orange City)
- Glad Tidings Learning Center (Orlando)
- Gulf Coast Christian Academy (North Port)
- Heritage Academy (Zephyrhills)
- Hope Christian Academy (Starke)
- JJCC Bilingual Christian Academy Preschool (Saint Cloud)
- Kids of Promise Preschool (Pembroke Pines)
- Kingdom Culture Academy (Lake City)
- Living Waters Preschool (Switzerland)
- New Hope Christian School (Fort Lauderdale)
- Oceanway Kids (Jacksonville)
- Rockledge Christian Daycare (Rockledge)
- Rockledge Christian School (Rockledge)
- Saint Petersburg Christian Preschool (St. Petersburg)
- Sonrise Christian Preschool (St. Petersburg)
- Sonshine Christian Academy (Callahan)
- St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church Preschool (Vero Beach)
- TOPS Christian Academy (Miami)
- United Methodist Christian School (Palm Coast)
- Wonder Academy Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
Meets Expectations
- Champions Christian Academy (Davenport)
- City of Life Christian Academy (Kissimmee)
- Faith First Preschool (Jacksonville)
- Family Christian Center School (Clermont)
- GraceWay Academy (Ocala)
- Hickory Grove Early Learning Center (Green Cove Springs)
- Highland Christian Academy (Apopka)
- Hopewell Christian Academy (Jacksonville)
- ICCA Christian Academy (Haines City)
- KidCity Learning Center (Leesburg)
- Lake City Christian Academy (Lake City)
- Life Academy Preschool (Kissimmee)
- Living Word Academy (Orlando)
- Ocean Academy (Estero)
- Precious Promises Preschool (Jacksonville)
- Refresh Learning Center (Cape Coral)
- The Breeze Preschool (North Fort Myers)
- Trinity Christian Academy Preschool (Deltona)
Where We Grow from Here
Strong results are a reason to celebrate, but they are also a roadmap for where we can serve our schools more effectively.
Looking closely at the state data, our primary area of growth across the network is Learning Gains—measuring individual academic growth from August to May. While our schools meet or exceed state benchmarks overall, moving the needle on individual student progression is where we are leaning in for the upcoming year:
- Targeted Professional Development: We are designing workshops focused directly on individualized instruction and real-time progress monitoring.
- Accreditation Pathways: Consistent data shows that accredited programs see stronger student outcomes. We will continue guiding eligible preschools through the accreditation journey.
- Direct Coaching: For sites that fell just short of expectations, we are providing support and resource.
Christian early education lays a foundation that reaches far beyond kindergarten readiness—it shapes how children see the world and their Creator. We applaud every director, teacher, and aide who poured into their students this past year, and we look forward to reaching even greater milestones together in 2026–2027.