Teachers were very hands on and attentive. Lots of activities to keep my toddler engaged. We had a great experience here!

My daughter has been attending Ladybird Lake Nona for almost 4 years and we have had such a positive experience. Each teacher has been nothing but loving toward her. She has learned and grown every step of the way -- from learning to walk to potty-training to reading. The curriculum is strong and Im impressed how far she has come. Best of all, she loves it there...her friends, her teachers, the whole school. I cant recommend Ladybird enough!

My 3yr old just started at ladybird academy and it’s been a great experience. The teachers and Veronica are always very friendly and helpful. Clean and safe daycare. Would recommend to anyone looking for a day care in Lake Nona.

Hi, my daughter Nataliia studies at daycare. we are very satisfied. the main thing is that my daughter wants to come here again every day. she tells me every night about her favorite teacher, Miss Jackie, who is very attentive and friendly. thank you!!! I recommend to everyone !!!

I have known the director and the assistant director from the Ladybird Hunters Creek location. Coincidentily we moved to another part of town and Lake Nona is not too far, so we were excited to take our youngest to Lake Nona. Thank you and your entire team to make us feel welcomed, loved, and safe!

My son is always so happy about going to “school” and he is also happy when he gets out sharing all the activities and play time he had.I trust them and i like the way that they keep sending you updates of your kids throughout the day!

As any parent knows, finding someone you can in trust your kids with can be a daunting task. Ladybird Lake Nona has earned our complete trust! Our kids love going to Ladybird. They are well stimulated throughout the day with circle time, crafts, and outside play. We have developed great relationships with all of the teachers. I find the teachers treat them with as much love as if they were their own. Every drop off/pick up I get a warm greeting upon walking in the door. The communication between teachers/management has been great. I feel like we are always in the know. Having a place we can take our kids that we trust 100% and that our kids love, is priceless.

We toured Ladybird Academy in early December and felt the director was knowledgeable and transparent with all of our questions. It is our understanding that this location has a new director in the past year, and has worked hard to become accredited which we value. Our daughters class provides us information continuously throughout the day about her progress. We are overwhelmingly happy.

My son has been at this facility for about 6 months. I can’t behind to express how grateful I am to Ms.Carolina and Ms.Barbara. My son is so fortunate to have such compassionate and thoughtful teachers. I’m so happy with his care there and I have never had a negative experience. Thank you for providing a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for my son.

Ladybird Academy is a great place for early childhood education! I feel 100% confident in regards to the safety and well being of my child. My son is always happy when he is picked up! They are excellent in communicating any information, news, issues/concerns pertaining to the school and my child. As a parent, I make sure to spend additional learning time at home, however, the educational program provided to my son has definitely enriched his skill level in all academic areas. The teachers and staff are wonderful - always smiling! I ensure that Lake Nona Ladybird is stamped with approval across the board!

I have two children in Ladybird. My oldest is 3 years old and really enjoys it there. She loves the teachers and management team. The teachers are very caring and Im always surprised at how well all of the teachers she interacts with know her. I just enrolled my 4 month old in the infant classroom and couldnt be happier. She adjusted so well and they are also very caring and extremely good with her. Ladybird has been fantastic and we are happy to be a part of the Ladybird family!

I have had a great experience with this facility. Between the teachers and all of the management staff. Each morning the management at the front greet you with smiles and are very organized with the staff and the children. Lindsey and Keysha immediately help me with any questions I may have in regards to billing, curriculum etc. Anytime teachers need help I see both of them in classrooms and they never miss a beat. Seeing my child run up and give them along with the teachers hugs proves to me that I made the write decision daycare wise. I am grateful for all of the teachers and all of the management as well. They create a great place to bring my child.

I really tried to like this place as the teachers in the infant room were extremely nice but my son was always sick and constantly having to leave work to pick him up. Even more so when there was an outbreak of chickenpox thankfully my son did not get it before he was shy away from being able to get the vaccine, I felt they did not take it seriously as they should have. When he transitioned over to the toddler room, again was always sick with snot on his nose and he would be starving and tired everyday when I would pick him up, meaning he was not well fed nor took a nap (which they would document he did). It was extremely frustrating as a parent paying all that money for your child to be treated this way, might as well stay home and take care of them.

A wonderful school. I feel at ease when leaving my child in their care, while I have to work. The management team is very receptive to any concerns I may have and communication is exceptional. All around great school cannot say enough good things!! So, if you live in the Lake Nona area you have to go in and get a tour of this wonderful facility.

The teachers and staff are amazing. My almost-2-year-old has been coming here for just over a year has learned so much, and absolutely loves her teachers and looks forward to going to “school” each day.

Avoid this place, this place offers you first class care and its not. Rooms run over ratio Most of the times or understaffed. The new director seems nice its welcoming, you can see her there every day and the management team as The assistant director dont welcomes you like you need and dont help the teachers in the classroom, its rude, helpless and I know now why she isnt the director there anymore. Dont offer you that confidence as a team should be And is careless as curriculum wise. As for the administrative shes very happy p, welcoming and helps a lot. You can see her at the front , in the classrooms and answer any questions that you can have, in my opinion she do more that others with more positions. If you are looking for a place dont come here.

Love LadyBird and the awesome teachers and management team. Great communication and support! Even though we moved with a daycare in the neighborhood, we continue to travel to LB because we trust this awesome team with our sweet baby boy.

Our son 3 year old son had been going to Lady bird for a year and half. Coming from CT to FL our goal was to find him the best place. Ladybird Academy fit that need. A couple months ago we started to have some three year old problems. We met with the teachers to come up with a plan for all of us to help him during this time. The teachers did a great job partnering with us! Our little one is almost over the problems (he is three after all so 99% better is good for us!). We always feel welcomed at pick up and drop off. When something fun happens outside of school our son cant wait to tell his teachers. That confirms to us he is well taken care of.

Staff is very attentive, friendly, and welcoming. Building is clean and nicely decorated. I feel confident in the teachers and especially the director, Ms. Karin knows what shes doing and is so good with the kids.

We love Ladybird! having moved here from Virginia with my family a little over a year ago we never really knew what quality child care was until my children spent a few months at Ladybird. The level of service and quality of care provided by the teachers is first rate. Obviously we have had one or two minor issues throughout the year (which I can honestly say the director Ms Patricia has resolved very quickly) but overall we have been very happy with the school.

We now send both of our daughters to Ladybird Lake Nona and our oldest has attended for the past three years. Ms. Patricia, Ms. Lindsay, and the staff are understanding when changes happens, listen to your concerns, and the teachers have been so endearing of our girls...at each classroom theyve been through. While there is no such thing as perfect daycare (Learning Academy), Ladybird Lake Nona has been wonderful. Highly recommend.

I am very much surprised to see some of the anonymous reviews on here. My mother has worked in day care for over 20 years, and Ladybird Lake Nona has passed every one of her secret tests with flying colors. My son has been at this location for about 3 years now, and even though we have moved farther away we have made the decision to stay at this location. He is happy there, loves the teachers and happily runs to hug the director Ms. Patricia. That alone tells me all I want to know. The teachers have always shown interest in my sons development, health, and overall well being. We have consistently recommended this day care to people. One of the best decisions we have made.

We love Ladybird!Having moved here from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria with my family we never really knew what quality child care we were going to get after my due date. Looking for jobs, Ladybird open their doors and give me the opportunity to be part of their team as a Lead teacher. The level of service and quality of care provided by the teachers is first rate since my baby is in the infant classroom and my older daughter has been part of the summer camp, I can tell there very service people, lovable and amazing crew.

My 5yr old son absolutely loves Ladybird! He is loved by all the staff members and the director Ms Karin! I felt at ease leaving there each day and go to work knowing that he is greatly taken care of! He has learned so much in VPK! His teachers Mrs Jackie, Karen and Christine made sure my son was ready for Kindergarten!

The ladies at Ladybird Academy Lake Nona have been AMAZING, my daughters interest in numbers, words, writing, art, dance, nature and of course play hehe, increase daily. My daughter has attended for almost a year and a half and I wish I could give these ladies the kudos they truly deserve, words cant explain the appreciation I have for what Ms. Patricia and her staff do for my daughter and all the kids at Ladybird Lake Nona, just know that you ladies are my heroes and will always be remembered. It doesnt matter what class my daughter is in or who her teacher is, every single one of those ladies know her by her name and treat her with so much love and care, and its only because they genuinely care for her development and well being. My daughter is in the best hands. Thank you for your hard work and for taking such a great care of my princess.

When I walk in I am always greeted with the warmest welcome! I was very nervous to put my 2 year old in day care for the first time, however Ladybird and their staff made it the best and easiest transition. The web cameras and the new way to stay up-to-date with everything my daughter is doing through the day lets me know that she is happy and learning a lot of new things. The other day when I picked her up from school she was singing the wheels on the bus song the whole way home. She is also able to point out almost all of her colors. We have been so happy at Ladybird Academy.

We had toured this center 6 months ago before our son was born. When he toured the infant room again week before last, it was a completely different room. Multiple children were screaming. None of the caregivers were speaking to the children and there was no infant sign language they say is used in their classrooms, even with two children who were being fed by one caretaker. A baby was picked up by their arm and basically flung into a crib to get her to be quiet. Another baby fell off a pillow onto her face and they did not pick her up the whole time we were watching. Way too many children for the three women in there to handle. It was a nightmare. We will not be sending our son there and you shouldnt either if you care about your infant.

What a wonderful place to work and management is awesome and friendly to be around and very helpful. Continue the good work.

Being new to Orlando, FL there were many suggestions on childcare. However, my wife and I needed to look no further once we found Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona. The professionalism that the staff exemplifies attributes to excellent leadership. Effective communication, safe environment, and friendly staff make it easier to drop our children off in the morning. If you are looking for an A rated school, this is it.

I love love love this school. my child has been enrolled since they opened and 95% of the teachers are still there, that tells you something. I cannot begin to describe how my child is thriving, and completely excelling in school. I cant believe some of the things my child knows. He actually teaches me things on computers! lolPut your mind at ease, your kids are in good hands.

We are extremely satisfied and to me 5 stars does not seem high enough. I genuinely feel that my son is loved and well taken care of. He has learned so much since he started in 2014. My son just turned 3 and the teachers are now working with him on potty training. It is a very clean and well run school. We love walking in and being greeted by the best director I have yet to know, Ms. Patricia. They have built several daycares in the area since 2014, some are much closer and less expensive. I cannot even entertain the thought of moving my son as we have built such a strong relationship with the director and staff. In an industry where the turnover rate is high I am so grateful to see the same smiling faces day after day. The Lady Bird Academy of Lake Nona is my sons home away from home and we could not ask for better care for him.

We have all three of our kids at ladybird. Knowing that they are surrounded by caring, dedicated staff give us peace of mind. The director and asset director immediately take action on any issues and are open to feedback and ideas for improvements. The school has multiple interaction points where parents can monitor the childs care throughout the day. The webcams in each room are a wonderful tool to watch how the day is going. Additional the Brightwheel app is updated throughout the day with what the kids are doing and any notes or reminders from the teacher. You can also send messages that teachers will immediately get and can reply too. We regularly get pictures of the kids - I get is excited when I get the notification of a new picture. I highly recommend ladybird!

I have had kids at Ladybird Academy Lake Nona for the past 8 years. My 8 and 9 year olds have been there since they were babies, and now go to before and after school care there. We also recently added a new baby to the family, and she goes to Ladybird too. We have had great experiences there - my kids love going, and were way ahead of their classmates when they started school. The staff is very friendly, and I can honestly say in all those years, there has never been a teacher that our kids did not love. The new Brightwheel app is great as it allows me to see real-time what they are up to. I love receiving pictures of the kids and their activities throughout the day. I would highly recommend Ladybird Lake Nona.

They are cheat people!!! They just want your money that you have to pay for the registration forms fees $100.I have been in the waiting list for more that 1 year and when I call, they just says the classes are full but If I called under a different name, they says there are only 1 or 2 children in the waiting list, if you pay the registration fee, you can enroll your child very very soon.

Great school with caring teachers and staff. Clean, happy, and friendly!

They clearly do not have enough workers for the demand and the mgmt staff doesnt appear to care about the children at all. Would never put my child here. Your babies are precious, please make sure theyre somewhere where they will be cared for with love.

Lake Nona Ladybird is a complete failure. I had my little boy there for more than a year. My son frequently had incidents attending Ladybird. One time, we got 2 incident reports in 3 days on cuts at head area. There is still a long scar on my sons face, from a scratch by other kid one year ago. Teachers have high turn-over in that facility, with most of teachers now only speaking Spanish (or bad English). Think about your kids safety before sending your kid over there. We are very happy to move my son to Primrose School.

I cant get my kid out of there soon enough. This place is terrible, and the centers director doesnt seem to know a thing about kids, or how to run a child care facility. Today while dropping my kid off I hear her yelling at the top of her lungs at a crying kid in the office. Then when we get to my kids classroom, my kid finds a disgusting cockroach on the floor (see pictures if you dont believe me). Its not the first time though... my kid did tell me about another cockroach on the ceiling one time during their snack time. Im not surprised. It doesnt seem like they ever clean this place. The tile floors and rugs always look like they havent been cleaned in days. I would understand if that was at the end of the day, but these floors look like that in the morning as kids are being dropped off. Im not sure if all Ladybird schools are like this, but Im really disappointed in the Lake Nona one... We didnt really have a choice when we signed up because there was a shortage of day cares in the area, but I think thats changing now. So my advice now is to stay clear of this place if you have a choice.

Caring and communicative staff. 5 star establishment.

Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona is the best option for early childhood education in the area. You will not find another facility with the great enrichment programs and hands on curriculum that LB offers, while still feeling comfortable with the management and teachers! Make the right choice for your family and choose Ladybird.

I was excited to have my little guy start at this center but I was extremely disappointed. My son attended 6 weeks at this location in the 3 year old classroom, and we had to pull him out. When my husband gave the two week notice, the only question that was asked by the director was when is his last day?. They do not care if the kids are doing well or not, the kids are simply just a number for their profits. Since day 1, the teachers made us feel like he was so behind and not performing well; however, never offered us any tips or advise on things that we can do to help him despite us asking. My son was not eating at all and no one was concerned about this. When I spoke with the assistant director about potentially bringing him some foods if he continued to not eat and she pretty much said that we were not allowed to bring him any food and even if we did and he still did not eat, then it was a behavioral issue. Very comforting huh?... Now, i fully understand their policy about not bringing any outside food unless there are allergies or dietary needs but having my child not eat the entire day is not acceptable. Especially when I hear from others who take their children to different ladybird locations that they had similar issues with their kids not eating and the school was supportive and offered options even if it was temporary.This is my sons first time in a daycare/school setting and no one even tried to ease our concerns about his transition into school or to really make him feel comfortable. The biggest thing of all was that my son who is fully potty trained was having accidents school at least 3 out of 5 days. At home and in other areas he was not having any difficulty. When i brought this up to the teacher they shared no concern and when i offered some suggestions such as encouraging additional potty breaks they stated that they have mandatory potty breaks they must offer per DCF guidelines and anything outside of that my child must communicate when he has to use the potty. Really?! Then the assistant director even made a passive aggressive comment that if he continues to have accidents they will have to place him in the lower classroom since he was not potty trained .Is it not a red flag that he stopped communicating when he had to go potty and that he is not having an issue in any other setting except school?... To top it off, on his last day at the school, I nor the director could locate my child!!!! i had to go to 3 different classrooms to find him, and when teachers were asked where my son is there was one response of I dont know by teacher he should have been with. That is completely unacceptable!!! My son was sitting at a desk playing meanwhile his classmates were outside playing on the playground or watching a movie, and this was not because of a behavioral issue. Ladybird academy voted #1 daycare in Florida is simply a popularity contest. A survey filled out by parents who then can enter a raffle to win a week of free tuition. Not really based on any objective factors.On a positive note, we were able to get my son into another school and now he is eating ALL of his food each day and has yet to have an accident at school. He is excelling as he has teachers that truly care of his well being and success and collaborate with the parents to ensure their kids are excelling.

Do NOT bring your children here. This place has gone down hill in the last year and a half. The director (Ms Patricia) left (for good reason) and it just went down hill from there. I could not get my daughter out of there fast enough. She complained on a daily basis that there wasnt any toilet paper in the bathroom, even first thing in the morning. I told the teacher many times and I also told the director that had taken over; Ms Lindsey. Ms Lindsey kept blaming it on the teacher and kept saying she was going to discipline her. Which was ridiculous because the teacher needed help; she needed an assistant/second teacher in the classroom to tend to the teaching and the kids’ needs. The director finally told me that maybe my daughter should bring in her own flushable wipes. What?! I told her this was not the solution, that ALL of the kids need to have toilet paper; this is a basic necessity. The director admitted to me they dont have a cleaning service come on a nightly basis to clean, disinfect and restock the bathrooms. This was all the responsibility of the teachers. The poor teachers that were always short handed because teachers/caregivers kept leaving due to how poorly they were treated by the administration ( as told to me by several of the teachers). The turnover was horrible. My daughter ended up having 3 different VPK teachers through the year and I cant even remember how many assistant teachers because none of them would stay. There were periods of time where the teacher was alone in the classroom with no assistant. Is this even legal?My daughter would tell me there would be cockroaches in the classroom, bathroom and kitchen. I also found out that at lunch time they wouldnt give the kids napkins. Shed come home with dried food on her clothes and Id ask her why. She told me they wouldnt give them napkins with their lunch so she had to lick her lips as best as she could and clean the rest on her clothes. I brought this up to the director many times but it was never corrected. Ms Lindsey left the Lake Nona Ladybird to go to another one but unfortunately the conditions didn’t get any better when the replacement director was hired. When I first started taking my older child there, there was always at least one person at the front desk every time I went in there. The past year and a half there was hardly anyone at the front desk, and I could wait 15 minutes or more before someone would show up. I could not wait to get my daughter out of there. I tried switching her to another VPK place in the area but they were all full. This Lake Nona Ladybird was good for the first couple of years my children went here back in 2015. It was very disappointing how quickly it went downhill after Ms Patricia left. Do not bring your children here. Its not clean, they have very high teacher/caregiver turnover because of how poorly theyre treated, they dont provide the basic necessities to the children, and the administration is uncaring and rude. Oh, and the computer room sure looks nice but unfortunately they NEVER took my daughter that was in VPK there. Not once did she go in there to get on the I-pads. I asked the teacher why and she just replied “I don’t know. Ask the director”. So apparently it’s just for looks now; it looks good for prospective customers touring the facility. My other child that went there for VPK 3 years earlier went to the computer room on a regular basis. I’m glad my children never have to set foot in that place ever again. Honestly, this place needs to be shut down.

Awesome teachers and great Abeka curriculum. I have girls in the infant room, 2 year and 4 year old rooms and am very happy with their teachers and the service!

My daughter has 3 years old and she is very happy in Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona, her teacher is an amazing and good person.

I signed my son up to come here paid the deposit to hold his spot and everything . First off when I signed him up they didn’t do no type of tour . They told me I had to come back for that then after reading all these horrible reviews I decided to listen to all the other moms and not send my child here cause if something were to go wrong with my child while in there care that would cause a huge problem . The owner that replies to the review Denys people review and that was another reason I decided to not send him at all . I then called the day care and told them I don’t wanna send my child and they told me my deposit was non refundable so basically I paid u for nothing ? She then stated the deposit is non re refundable that they should of told me that when I signed him up . Look lady if they didn’t give me a tour do U really think there going to tell me about a deposit ? Long story short I didn’t send him instead went to super kids it’s way cheaper with a better inviorment and amazing staff . If it’s one thing I learned from the internet is to read your reviews and see how the place replies to the harsh ones cause words mean a lot and these are our kids . PARENTS BE AWARE . there just a sheem for money they don’t care about the kids obviously

Were so happy with this school, clean and friendly. Love the technology and safety features.

My son spent only 1 week at this facility and I had to move him because it was such a disappointment. He now attends StarChild Academy which is absolutely awesome and my son loves it there! I found Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona very chaotic and unprofessional. There were about 17 children in the class and the two teachers in the classroom had no control of the kids whatsoever. I chose this school among other reasons because they had cameras that the parents can use to view their kids classroom remotely and everytime I checked the camera my poor son would be sitting by himself while the other kids ran about and the teachers just looked on. Another thing I didnt like about this school is that I couldnt trust the daily summary of my sons day that they provided using their web-based program Daily Connect. For example, a couple times they had on there that he had breakfast when he wasnt even there in time for breakfast, they had there once that he was playing with others at 5pm when he was already home then, another time they had him down as taking a nap at a certain time but I happened to be watching the camera at that time and knew that he definitely wasnt napping then, another time they had on there that he didnt eat lunch so I didnt know what to believe because of how inaccurate most of the information was and it made me believe that they had no idea who my son was specifically which was very worrying to me. My son didnt seem happy at the school and cried everyday when he was being dropped off. I couldnt leave him there any longer and moved him to StarChild Academy. He has only been there for 1 week and by the 3rd day he was cheering when being dropped off and couldnt wait to run off to his friends. I would not send my child to this facility! The front desk staff arent friendly at all and I wish I hadnt sent my son there to begin with.

We had to move our 8 month old little girl from this location due to concerns about her safety. The management or ownership team at this facility seem to not recall the biggest point of the high price paid to attend....CARE!! Many times they violated the 4 to 1 ratio required by law. Once my wife couldnt leave because there were 9 babies and only one worker. I had to call in and they finally put more people in the room. My girl was hit in the head by an electric swing that was moving once. After that that as I watched on the webcam I could see her dangerously close to the swing again. I had to call in to ask that someone go in and move her before she got hit. Then it almost happened again. Sure, some of the workers were great. However, I think that when the management team is weak then the in-class workers will not be motivated. They didnt even ask me any questions when I gave them 2 weeks notice I was pulling my daughter. No exit interview....NOTHING. They dont want to hear it I guess. Workers seem to leave often as well. I believe a now hiring sign has been displayed outside in their window (tacky) since day one. I have been told workers have left to work at Primrose which pays better. A neighbor of mine also took her daughter out of Ladybird and had told me of a time she saw her daughter on the webcam on a table and had to call to get someone to notice and get her down. Its supposed to be....Day....CARE!!!

My wife and I are thankful with the Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona. Thanks for caring our princess.

Very nice center, very happy!

A very good place for children

A great school my son has felt very comfortable, despite being his first year 🙏🏼 And the attention to parents is excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love the place, the attention of the teachers, all the staff are super friendly and loving with my son and with all the children, always with a smile helping and making good times for all the children. I recommend it 100% it is a blessing to see them all the time. Recommended and grateful to God for such special people who are with my son when I have to work and give him the same treatment as their own children!