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.
We are building out our Distance Learning plan for the coming school year. We are creating this new program with the direction of Florida Department of Education guildelines and best practices. As we prepare for September, please share your experiences and needs with us to make sure we cover all of our parent/student needs.
www.fldoe.org/em-response/distance-learning.stml
Best Practices for Distance Learning
In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, schools throughout Florida and the United States are on extended breaks in an effo.During this tough financial time, we have been approved to accept the School Readiness Program through the Sarasota and Manatee Early Learning Coalition! 🥳🙂
Even before children attend prekindergarten, they gain from experiences that help them be ready for school. The Florida Legislature recognized that when they passed the School Readiness Act to help children from low-income families get the support they need to be successful in school. While helping children prepare for school, the program provides child care so a parent can work or attend a training or education program.
Please reach out to us to inquire about this new program. This beneficial program may aid in financial difficulties. All of your contact and inquiries are of course confidential.
More info here - www.floridaearlylearning.com/school-readiness
We are still open! In an effort to keep everyone up to date with our changes to Procedures and Routines we have posted the following. Please contact the center if you have any concerns - [email protected]
Cleaning and disinfecting procedures - We are following recommended CDC guildelines using a cleaning company with certified COVID-19 cleaning products as well as enhanced cleaning throughout the day using bleach based products on higher traffic surfaces
Screening - Before coming into the center each day, children and staff have their temperatures taken to make sure they do not have a fever (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher) or other signs of illness. We are also retrieving and dropping off children from the lobby daily to limit traffic and spread into our classrooms.
Testing & isolation - If someone gets sick, they need to get tested for COVID-19. We will notify parents/staff immediately if someone tests positive and enforce the mandatory quarantine period and clearance from a physician before returning.
Personal Contact - Teachers having contact with children are required to be screened and wear cloth face coverings.
Children are currently staying in their classroom and are not mixed with other classrooms or groups. We are working on an electronic daily report that was previously visible above the cubby for your child. Please be patient as we get this up and running over the next weeks.
Safety during meals, snacks & naps - Tables have been separated by 6 feet of social distancing. Our children are remaining with their own groups during lunch time and meal snacks which does not require each child to be separated. Childrens sleep areas are situated 6 ft apart when possible and head to foot when space is limited.
As always, stay safe and heathly. We will continue to keep our Little Geniuses safe in our facility.
littlegeniusesllc.com/covid-19/
Our new monument is up! This makes us more visible in the community. Thank you to everyone for continuing to support our family business and being a part of our mission. We love you all!
We love Little Geniuses! ❤️
Interesting article to help explain our current situation. We hope to see this end soon with our Little Geniuses back in full exploration!
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/this-is-why-you-are-still-paying-for-childcare-while-its-closed.amp
This is why you are still paying for childcare while its closed
How we live and work today is different than how we did it a week ago. So how we manage childcare has changed, too. I’m trying to make sure I talk about your biggest questions – the things that ke...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
Little Geniuses LLC 2018 | 7041 Professional Parkway E, Lakewood Ranch FL 34240 | (941) 200-1213
