In 2015, Tonya and Bryan, along with their three children, decided to make the move from Kentucky to Lakewood Ranch. Anxious to get involved in their new community and start achieving their dreams, they set out to open Little Geniuses LLC.
Lakewood Ranch preschool specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Lakewood Ranch preschool specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Green Family Story
In 2015, Tonya and Bryan, along with their three children, decided to make the move from Kentucky to Lakewood Ranch. Anxious to get involved in their new community and start achieving their dreams, they set out to open Little Geniuses LLC.
STEM activities provide hands-on and minds-on lessons for the student. Making math and science both fun and interesting helps the student to do much more than just learn.
STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics
At Little Geniuses, we believe all young people should be prepared to think deeply and to think well so that they have the chance to become the innovators, educators, researchers, and leaders who can solve the most pressing challenges facing our nation and our world, both today and tomorrow.
What separates STEM from the traditional science and math education is the blended learning environment and showing our little geniuses how the scientific method can be applied to everyday life. It teaches computational thinking and focuses on the real world applications of problem solving.
STEM activities provide hands-on and minds-on lessons for the student. Making math and science both fun and interesting helps the student to do much more than just learn.
Challenges, mistakes, and problems are inherent every day in learning activities and social interactions. We use these challenges to help preschoolers develop a framework for approaching problems.
Director | Founder
Qualifications -
First Steps Certification 2007
Florida State mandated training 2015
National Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential 2015
National Director Credential 2015
Tonya Green is a graduate of Cumberland College, with a Bachelor’s of Science in Social Work with a minor focus in Psychology. Tonya started her career assisting adults with physical or intellectual disabilities. Soon after, she began her pursuit of helping children through foster care and adoption within an independent agency in Northern Kentucky. Through this experience she obtained certifications such as First Steps Kentucky early intervention system – a certification specializing in developmentally challenged children from birth to 3 years of age. Since her move to Lakewood Ranch Florida in late 2015, Tonya has been a committed volunteer to B.D. Gullett Elementary assisting with the ESE (exceptional students with Down Syndrome, Autism etc.) preschool classroom.
As of this week of 3/30, we are still OPEN. We started the week by doing a deep cleaning with our friends and wonderful family of Little Geniuses. They own Crystal Clean Green Cleaning. One way we can continue to keep our little geniuses safe and support another business and family in our community. We added in a couple notes of the solution used to "fog" the center. Thanks to everyone for the continued support! We will all get through this together and be stronger for it. Please visit their page for a deep cleaning of your facility or home.
Jackson says he misses everyone!
Really appreciate this!! Thank you!
COVID-19 UPDATES - WE ARE STILL OPEN
We have all been learning more about this crisis that is affecting much of the U.S. and of course our family as well. Today we internally discussed how we can continue to keep our doors open amid the current economic climate. We understand the challenges faced with being out of work, lack of food on shelves, mortgage payments looming in the next month, and kids at home during school closings. We are in the community shopping at the same stores for supplies and sharing in the same scary stories of understanding what happens next. We feel that Little Geniuses needs to remain an integral part of our community and our families we service. We are already receiving calls from the Early Learning Coalition of displaced children due to closures so we are open and on standby for our local healthcare staff and others remaining in the workforce. We are in this together and will do what we can. We are continuing our mandated cleaning procedures required by the Department of Health to ensure your little ones are safe.
Due to the numerous messages sent of the economic hardships paired with the pleas to stay open from our wonderful families, we have decided to implement the following on March 30th.
1. We are changing our hours of operation from 8AM to 6PM EST. If you need special accommodations, please reach out to Katelyn at [email protected] as soon as possible.
2. Due to limited staff, please call ahead of arrival if you anticipate an early pickup as we need time to sanitize and bring your child to the lobby.
Thanks,
Little Geniuses Management
www.local10.com/news/local/2020/03/23/childcare-remains-critical-as-parents-navigate-through-covi...
Childcare remains critical as parents navigate through COVID-19 shutdowns
Despite shutdowns and ordered shut-ins, essential businesses are still operating across most of South Florida.NOTICE OF CLOSURES AMID COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
The Department of Health has determined that although school districts have decided to close, child care programs may remain operational at this time. If parents are working, we want families to have access to a safe place for their children to receive care. That said, we should anticipate that these small businesses may experience the same operational issues as schools, if they haven’t already, and anticipate some closures
Latest information: www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-care/covid-19-faqs.shtml
At this time our facility will be remaining OPEN per the Florida Department of Children and Families. According to the CDC, children have not been an at risk category to date. However, adults with underlying conditions and elderly individuals have been. Due to this information, we will be making the following changes effective immediately.
1. We will be limiting the materials used in the classrooms so that effective and manageable disinfecting procedures can be done daily. Removing certain items that are not as easy to disinfect. For instance, paintbrushes and markers can be disinfected easily whereas crayons and chalk cannot.
2. We are ensuring frequent and thorough hand washing with all. We will be implementing scheduled hand cleaning and disinfecting throughout the day including a more comprehensive cleaning during naptime.
3. In order to limit “carriers” into our facility, we will start to lock the door in the morning and a staff member will take your child back to class. In the afternoon, a staff member will bring your child to you at pickup. This will limit any extra possible exposure to the center.
4. If your child exhibits symptoms of COVID-19 or flu, you will be contacted to pick up your child and will only be allowed to return once testing is completed clearing your child of the illness. If you receive a positive confirmation, please notify us as soon as possible in order to implement our procedures recommended by the CDC and Florida Department of Health
5. All parent, staff, and child group activities have been cancelled.
6. All non-essential visits have been restricted. Only staff and children will be allowed into the classroom areas beyond the lobby.
Thank you,
Little Geniuses LLC Management
Frequently Asked Question - Florida Department of Children and Families
Not at this time but parents should contact their provider to make sure they are operating. Providers should monitor updates from the Florida Department of Health regarding recommendations for operati...Thank you for taking good care of our children, we will stay strong and unified in these tough times.
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Here are some photos from our February weekly experiments!
Dental Care
Cleaning The President on a penny
Elephant Toothpaste
#STEM #preschool #science
Experience the difference with Little Geniuses weekly science experiments! Here is a quick article from the museum of science in Boston. Our curriculum promotes creative thinking and problem solving. Call for a tour today!
blog.eie.org/engineering-for-preschoolers-what-does-early-engineering-look-like
Engineering for Preschoolers: How Young Children Engineer
To design Wee Engineer, our preschool/Pre-K engineering curriculum, we first broke down the practices (or habits of mind) that define engineering and asked ourselves a simple question, “What does it...Little Geniuses Info
We would like to welcome you to our center and invite you to become better acquainted with the world of STEM and our development philosophy. We can’t wait to meet your Little Genius!
Our Contact Phone
(941) 200-1213
Our Office Location
7041 Professional Parkway E
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240
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