About Us
Get to know us
Our Mission
At our preschool, our mission is to cultivate a supportive and enriching environment that prioritizes the development of each child in our care. We are committed to providing safe, nurturing and inclusive space where children can explore, learn, and grow at their own pace. Through engaging activities, personalized attention, and positive reinforcement, we aim to foster not only academic skills but social, emotional, and physical well-being. Our dedicated and well-trained teachers are passionate about partnering with families to ensure each child receives the individualized support they need to thrive. Ultimately, our goal is to empower children to become confident, curious, and compassionate individuals who are well-prepared for success in school and life.
We work closely with parents and guardians in the formation of creative, socially and emotionally independent children, considering them our extended family.
Our Story
My First Place Academy is a private bilingual preschool that began operations in 2008 as a Family Child Care with the Department of Children and Families license approved for eight children; two years after, we were approved for twelve children, we count with Early Learning Coalition from the beginning able to reach more families. In 2022, we made a decision to build a center where we can reach more families, offering care for children from eight weeks old to five years old, including Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) as well as a before and after school program for school-age children and summer camp.
Our best alliance are all the families that trust their children with us allowing us to serve them, they all were a very important part in our growth when they recommend our preschool, that is being the key for our success.
We are proud to said that our students move to kindergarten speaking English and Spanish, with knowledge of numbers, colors, animals, letters, sounds, shapes in both languages.
We are very thankful for the cooperation of Early Learning Coalition that help us training our staff teaching us strategies to be successful.
Our Services
what we offer
Infants
In our infant program, we are committed to making the first transition out of the home natural and easy for both, parents and child, because we understand that leaving your baby in someone else care is a big step, we offer a calm, safe and loving environment interacting with your little one.
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One Year Old
During this age we focus on their developmental stage, emphasizing safety, comfort, and the beginning of social skills, we provide many opportunities for them to channel all their energy, providing a positive and safe environment.
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Two Years Old
During this stage we encourage fun discovery by providing ample opportunities where children can channel all the energy and curiosity appropriate for their age, we motivate our students to develop all the eager for learning through art, music, literature, math, science and physical activities...
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Three Years Old
We use play as the primary method for learning, incorporating educational toys, games and activities that promotes cognitive and motor skills we engage children in hands on activities like building blocks, puzzles, and art projects...
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Four Years Old
In this program we take in consideration that children increased their attention span and activities level need to satisfy their curiosity. We have created a happy and safe environment that allows children the opportunities for exploration and learn through fun and positive activities...
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VPK
Our school along with the Early Learning Coalition provides Voluntary Pre-kinder (VPK), this is State program that focuses and is designated to prepare every student with a great foundation for success. The flexibility of our curriculum allows our teachers to plan activities that match the interest, needs...
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Summer Camp
Our summer camp count with all the safety regulations to ensure every camper to be safe, they are supervised during all the activities, we have a proper equipment, and adherence to health and safety protocols. We plan variety of activities age-appropriate where children can be engaged...
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Before & After School
Our program offers drop-in and pick up children from schools, we provide a safe and supervised environment for children before and after school, including monitoring arrivals and departures, we also offer support and resources for children to complete homework assignments...
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Veronica Forero
Owner/Director
