My First Place Academy is a complete bilingual experience: total immersion in English and Spanish starting the day your child walks in. Teachers move naturally between both languages throughout the day — in songs, stories, routines, and play — so children absorb a second language the way they absorb their first: by living in it, not by studying it.
This isn't a once-a-week Spanish class bolted onto an English-only program. It's the core of how every classroom runs, from infants through VPK.
Programs, Stage by Stage
We serve children from infancy through school age. Every room below is ours — these are photographs of the actual classrooms, not stock images.
Infants
A calm, sensory-rich first environment — with English, Spanish, and sign language from the start.
One Year Old
Language, routine, and sensory play, with early self-care skills built into the day.
Two Years Old
Bilingual instruction plus sign-language support, art, music, blocks, and early math.
Three Years Old
Play-based learning, early literacy, storytelling, gardening, and pretend play.
Four Years Old
Structured routines and a full curriculum that prepare children for VPK.
VPK
Florida's state-funded pre-K through our Early Learning Coalition partnership. Free to every Florida four-year-old born on or before September 1, regardless of income.
Before & After School
Structure and supervision on both ends of the school day, in the same bilingual environment.
Summer Camp
Full-day enrichment through the break, same staff and same safety standards.
- Complete bilingual immersion — English and Spanish woven into every day, every classroom
- Family-run, hands-on ownership — Veronica and Aracelly Forero are directly involved in day-to-day operations, not distant administrators
- Purpose-built facilities — classrooms designed specifically for early learning, a synthetic-turf playground, private parking, and video-monitored premises
- A real curriculum, not just supervision — structured programs at every age stage designed to prepare children for kindergarten and first grade
- Meals coordinated with the Florida Department of Health — nutrition built into the daily routine, not an afterthought
- Open-door parent involvement — active parental involvement in each child's development and discipline approach
- Family-operated academy led by owners Veronica Forero (Director) and Aracelly Forero
- Bilingual English + Spanish immersion program across all age groups
- VPK provider partnered with the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County
- Purpose-built classrooms, synthetic-turf playground, private parking, and on-site video monitoring
- Located at 1991 SW Savage Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
My First Place Academy welcomes families from Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie West, Tradition, White City, Lakewood Park, Jensen Beach, Palm City, Port Salerno, Stuart, and Indiantown.
Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 6:00pm (closed weekends and holidays) 1991 SW Savage Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953 (772) 446-4011