Daycares Near Cloisters on the Bay

2) Miami Jewish Montessori

3713 Main Hwy, Miami, FL 33133

A private Jewish Coconut Grove daycare center and preschool providing an exciting, creative, and nurturing space for children ages 15 months to 6 years, Miami Jewish Montessori is an inclusive childcare and educational institution that lives by the Maria Montessori approach to learning, a 3-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay. 

Banking on the foundation of the meaningful relationship between child and educator, Miami Jewish Montessori encourages teachers to focus on each student to help them achieve their academic goals, including one-by-one sessions multiple times a day. 

It helps teachers become in tune with their student's emotional well-being, helping them through difficult or big emotions with dignity and respect.

Miami Jewish Montessori also believes in individualized lesson plans to address each child's needs and interests, zoning in on their particular strengths and weaknesses rather than a statistic of a larger group.

The preschool offers full-day, half-day, before-school, and after-school care.

4) St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center Coconut Grove  

3465 Brooker St, Miami, FL 33133

A public Coconut Grove daycare and preschool committed to providing quality early childhood education to young children, St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center - Coconut Grove nourishes young children's self-development, cultural identity, and respect for others while supporting the personal growth of their families just 5 minutes from Cloisters on the Bay.

Armed with Creative and High Scope curriculums for infants & toddlers and preschool kids, respectively, the quality early childhood education to young children, St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center - Coconut Grove promotes learning through child-initiated and teacher-supported activities. 

Students' growth is measured through several domains, including Approaches to Learning, Language, Literacy, Science, Technology, Cognitive Development, Early Math, Social Studies, Physical Development and Health, Social and Emotional Development, and English Language Acquisition. 

In addition, ten percent of its spaces are reserved for children with disabilities.

St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center Coconut Grove offers full-day, half-day, VPK, and after-school care for infants and children, with healthy meals included in the tuition fee.

6) Treehouse Preschool

3270 SW 29th St, Miami, FL 33133

A private Coconut Grove daycare and preschool offering a warm and caring learning environment from infanthood to Pre-K4, Treehouse Preschool aspires to lead early childhood education by helping young children develop solid emotional and educational foundations, a 6-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

Treehouse Preschool's several programs (the Baby Room to Pre-K4/VPK) aim to cover each area of a child's development while teaching them basic academic knowledge to help them move on to elementary. 

The facility also implements the Creative Curriculum to help the children reach their expected milestones, whether cognitively, emotionally, or physically.

Treehouse Preschool is a VPK provider offering full-day, half-day, and drop-in care for infants and children, with healthy meals included in the tuition fees.

8) La Piazza Academy

3100 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133

A private Coconut Grove school with a preschool program, the La Piazza Academy adapts the Reggio Emilia approach and social constructivism to help students gain respect, responsibility, and a sense of community just 6 minutes from Cloisters on the Bay.

Its teachers aid students in learning through significant experiences that encourage a love for the discovery of their interests and the world.

Aside from this, La Piazza Academy also closely tracks each student's developmental stages using an intentional curriculum that continuously updates in developmentally appropriate ways.

La Piazza Academy offers full-day and half-day child care.

10) Little Cavaliers Preschool Child Care (Top-Pick!)

450 Bird Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33146

A public Coral Gables daycare and preschool under the Coral Gables High School wing, Little Cavaliers Preschool Child Care offers child care and an early education curriculum for kids ages 1 through 5, a 7-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

Licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Little Cavaliers Preschool Child Care provides a nurturing and stimulating preschool environment that employs teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals committed to preparing children for kindergarten. 

Its curriculum is designed to support developmentally appropriate activities where "play" opens up the world of learning for young children.

Little Cavaliers Preschool offers full-day, half-day, drop-ins, and after-school child and infant care, with healthy meals included in the tuition fees.

12) Future Leader DayCare 

2885 SW 37th Ave, Miami, FL 33133

A private Coral Gables daycare center offering infant care, full-day & half-day drop-ins, and after-school care services for working parents and their young children, Future Leader Day Care is another option for childcare services, just a 7-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.  

With its age-appropriate activities, learning materials, and toys, Future Leader Day Care promotes cognitive, social, and emotional development for ages six weeks to four years old.

Future Leader DayCare offers full-day, half-fay, drop-ins, and before and after-school care for infants and children, with healthy meals included in the tuition fees.

14) KLA Schools of Coral Gables (Top-Pick!)

4573 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables, FL 33146

A private Coral Gables daycare and preschool facility, KLA Schools of Coral Gables is a culturally rich, diverse group of families and educators working together to provide the best early childhood education and preschool experience possible for infants - five-year-olds, just a 7-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

KLA Schools of Coral Gables believes preschool education should constantly evolve, differentiate, and be flexible. 

With this in mind, the institution offers young children endless opportunities to empower them positively, fostering a safe and innovative environment with high-quality education using the Reggio Emilia approach. 

Aside from in-depth education, KLA Schools of Coral Gables boasts spacious, organized, and aesthetically beautiful classrooms with natural, recycled, and open-ended materials and an 'Atelier' with an inspiring array of natural and human-made materials visually available to explore.

KLA Schools of Coral Gables offers full-day and half-day infant and child care with an optional lunch program available.

16) Granada Day School

900 University Dr, Miami, FL 33134

A private Coral Gables daycare and preschool established in 1954 as an outreach ministry of Granada Presbyterian Church, Granada Day School is home to a series of services, including an Infant Day Program, Preschool, VPK, and Kindergarten, an 8-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

At Granada Day School, children are the utmost priority. With this, the facility boasts a serene environment for infants and young children from ages three months to 5 years old while providing a curriculum that prepares each child emotionally, academically, and socially, helping them thrive in formal schooling and reach their fullest potential. 

Granada Day School features small student-to-teacher ratios and a balanced, experiential curriculum in an environment where they can develop and socialize at their own pace.

It is a VPK provider offering full-day, half-day, and after-school child and infant care.

18) Margaux Early Childhood School

5500 Granada Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33146

A private Jewish Coral Gables daycare center and preschool providing an exciting, creative, and nurturing space for children ages 15 months to 5 years, Margaux Early Childhood School is an inclusive childcare and educational institution welcoming Jewish and non-Jewish children and families, 8 minutes from Cloisters on the Bay.

At Margaux Early Childhood School, teachers and childcare specialists follow a developmentally appropriate curriculum that furthers each child's intellectual, social, physical, and emotional growth. 

The Margaux Early Childhood School academic program includes exploration and hands-on learning, a Spanish immersion program, and enrichment classes that include cooking and art.

Margaux Early Childhood School also offers an extended day program designed to be a high-quality extension of the day's exploration.

It is a VPK provider with full-day, half-day, and after-school child and infant care.

20) Banyan Day School

340 Palermo Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134

A private Coral Gables daycare and preschool for ages 1 to 6 years old, Banyan Day School is a non-denominational school that offers age-appropriate activities for young children to help them become school-ready as they move on to the next academic level, a 9-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

The Banyan Day School program and curriculum are based on a mixed adaptation of several ideas and approaches. 

Its program incorporates and borrows ideas from Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development for its different academic and social areas, including play activities. 

Generally, the school's curriculum is "Teacher-Directed," where teachers work with 'curriculum goals and objectives' for each age group, encouraging them to create and plan their daily lessons and to incorporate their own ideas, creative flare, and teaching style.  

The Phonic and Whole-Language concepts are also part of the Banyan Day School program, enabling kids of varied learning abilities and perspectives to learn from different approaches. 

Writing letters, numbers, names, and words is taught through art and traditional writing strategies. 

Music, songs, and stories are also incorporated daily to facilitate learning and retention.

Banyan Day School offers full-day and half-day child care, including summer camp programs from June to August.

22) Child Care Center at Riviera Presbyterian Church

5275 Sunset Dr, Miami, FL 33143

A private, non-profit Coral Gables daycare and preschool for families of infants through 5 years of age, Child Care Center at Riviera Presbyterian Church is home to a trusted and affordable care play-based education and childcare, a 10-minute drive from Cloisters on the Bay.

Learning at the Child Care Center is through hands-on experiences, where play provides the tools to build critical thinking and foster emotional, social, and physical development. 

Child Care Center applies the Creative Curriculum to its program structure, where the whole person-- intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, and social-- is respected, nurtured, and guided into development.

Child Care Center offers programs for different age groups, including Infants, Toddlers, Pre-Scooters, Scooters, Bloomers & Delights, and the Fantastics (VPK).

It provides full-day, half-day, and after-school child and infant care, with healthy meals included in the tuition fees.

24) Sunflowers Preschool & Daycare

1102 SW 27th Ave, Miami, FL 33135

A private Shenandoah daycare and preschool, Sunflowers Preschool & Daycare provides affordable, high-quality early childcare programs from toddlerhood to pre-K just 10 minutes from Cloisters on the Bay.

Founded in 1995, the Sunflowers Preschool & Daycare boasts high-quality childhood education programs, serving families living at or below the poverty level and those with higher income families moving into the community. 

Each Sunflowers Preschool & Daycare student receives equal opportunity to educationally-rich child care programs. 

Sunflowers Preschool & Daycare is a VPK provider offering full-day and half-day childcare. 

Healthy meals are part of the fees.