Schools in Fort Walton Beach, FL

“It's been a pretty wonderful experience for my granddaughter at Kid's Place. While it's a small place with four rooms functioning as classrooms, and parking for the school is a small nightmare for the morning drop-off, the staff does a great job getting those 4 year olds through pre-kindergarten.Class size is about 10 kids per room and three classes for a maximum of 30 childrens. I understand the staff includes a number of retired teachers. Kids will find it pretty exciting, and if your child goes there you'll be hearing about "Fun Friday" (a movie and popcorn as treats that day) and "Wacky Wednesday" (shows up in the middle of the year as a day they are randomly assigned to different classroom for new experiences) . I think my granddaughter is well prepared for kindergarten, with having learned the alphabets, some writing skills, some early reading, number counting, shapes and colors.A previous review complained about their grandchild coming home dirty. Yes they will! But in a good way. The outside area is sandy, and with a troop of 30 active pre-K's running over it everyday it's more dirt than grass, just like every well used playground in Florida. A good bit of shade from the back porch and trees, and some playhouses and playsets to let the kids invent their own entertainment at playtime when the weather permits. The teachers use a lot of outdoor play to enforce classroom work, and the kids encourage to plan out and build all kinds of stuff using a unlimited supply of cardboard boxes. They made buses, castles, houses, and rocket ships, just as big as they wanted, in the time my granddaughter was there. I saw several of these projects, as my granddaughter loved to show them off when we came for pick-up time.Class time is 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, and there is a optional lunch period for kids to bring a sack lunch and extend the social and play time to just before 3:00. While Pre-K time is free, as part of the public school education provided by the state, you will have to pay for the 2 hour "Lunch Brunch" and provide that sack lunch. Cost is not too much, but well worth it for my granddaughter :)”

“Our daughter attended the school in Pre-K3 and 4. She excelled in reading, math, and developed curiosity for geography and other sciences. We credit her success to the amazing teachers. They provided outstanding care and attention to encourage learning at her own pace. Administrative staff is awesome as well. We highly recommend Montessori Learning Center!”

“The best school for littles in Fort Walton Beach. My son attended from 3 months - 5 years old and each classroom was fantastic: teachers, staff, and curriculum. If you want your kids to enjoy going to school, CPS is where you want them to be.”

“First and foremost I would like to thank Kristen Murdy the Regional Manager. I contacted her regarding an issue I was having via email and it did not take even 10 minutes to get a call from her. She resolved the issue within the hour. I cannot thank her enough. She is very professional and has compassion to help the families. Which is the perfect combination for a center such as this. The teachers that my daughter has had and has currently are so sweet and good to my daughter at the Green Acres location. She loves her teachers. Nancy P. At the Mary Esther location was so helpful and sweet. She did not hesitate to give us information I needed that really helped us! Thank you, Kids Discovery!”

“Ms. Fawn and Ms. Meme are both amazing. They treat the kids with love and respect and my son loves his teachers almost as much as he does his parents. He always seems so happy to go to school and see his friends and his teachers. Meme is really good about actually teaching my son and we have seen so many improvements with his speech, since he started with a speech delay. He still amazes us every day with his new found knowledge. We have been going there for 6 months and I have no complaints. Ms. Fawn and Meme will send me pictures and updates throughout the day and always let me know if something is wrong. I have and would again recommend them to anyone. Pricing is also very reasonable.”

“It is a shame that people are able to write reviews about negative things happening that are beyond the control of the Directors or teachers. The parent that wrote the review about rough handling allowed two of her other children to attend for six more weeks after the incident. The assistant director that was in charge that morning also noticed the child limping before he entered the center and questioned the parent about it. Where we went wrong was allowing him to stay without being checked by a doctor first.”