Lakewood Park families searching for bilingual childcare and preschool options will find My First Place Academy just south in Port St. Lucie, at 1991 SW Savage Blvd — an easy add to a commute that's already heading toward US-1 or Port St. Lucie's central corridor.
The Case for Bilingual Immersion
If you're comparing daycare options from Lakewood Park, the question worth asking isn't just "does it have good reviews" — it's "what will my child actually be able to do by the time they leave." At My First Place Academy, immersion in English and Spanish is the answer we build every classroom around, starting in infancy and continuing straight through VPK.
How the Program Is Structured by Age
Infants get a calm, sensory-first classroom with sign-language support to help pre-verbal communication. One- and two-year-olds move into language-rich routines — conversation, singing, labeled classroom objects — alongside sensory play with water, sand, and fabric. Three- and four-year-olds shift into play-based learning that builds toward literacy and math readiness, with structured daily routines that specifically prepare them for VPK. Our VPK program itself partners with the Early Learning Coalition, offering free instructional hours to eligible Florida four-year-olds regardless of household income.
For school-age children, we also run Before & After School Care and a full-day Summer Camp — useful if you're a Lakewood Park family managing multiple kids across different school schedules.
What You'll See on a Visit
A facility purpose-built for early childhood: private parking, video monitoring, a synthetic-turf playground, and meals planned in coordination with the Florida Department of Health. Owners Veronica and Aracelly Forero are present in the classrooms regularly, not just in an administrative office.
Directions from Lakewood Park
1991 SW Savage Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953 Monday – Friday, 6:30am – 6:00pm (772) 446-4011
A Note on Choosing the Right Program
It's worth visiting more than one option before deciding — but when you tour My First Place Academy, pay attention to how naturally the teachers move between English and Spanish with the children. That's the real test of whether a "bilingual" program is immersion in practice or just immersion on a brochure. Ask what a typical day looks like for your child's specific age group, how meals and routines are structured, and how the classroom handles the transition from one age band to the next — from infant, to toddler, to VPK-ready four-year-old. The drive tends to matter less once you've seen the classroom in person — that's why we'd rather show Lakewood Park families the difference than describe it.
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If you're a Lakewood Park parent evaluating bilingual programs, we'd rather show you the classrooms than describe them.