Welcome to KinderCare Learning Center located in the beautiful city of Miami Lakes, Florida.
Our staff is dedicated to each child and their own personal learning style.
The long tenured staff at Miami Lakes are passionate about Early Childhood Education and has a combined 260 years of experience caring for and educating children.
Quick Stats (2025)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
- Enrollment: 40 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Overview
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Year Founded
1999
Student Body
Total Students
40 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
70%
State avg.: 47%
Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
1 teacher
Student : Teacher Ratio
40:1
National avg.: 13:1
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
- My name is Dawn Chapman, I am the Center Director of KinderCare of Miami Lakes. I have worked at our center since 1992, and have been the Center Director since 1999. We have a very long-term staff here at our center, and we want your family to feel at home at our center. We take a great deal of pride in the education as well as the care we provide to the children. I want your family to look at us as an extension to your own family, we love the children we care for very much and the most important thing to us is their safety and their happiness.
- Our center has a keypad entry for security; all of our staff is certified inboth CPR as well as First Aid.
- Hours Of Operation: 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM, M-F
- Languages Spoken: Spanish
- Accreditations: NAC
- Enrollment: Min Age - 6 Weeks, Max Age - 12 Year-Olds
- NACCRRA
- Infant Programs (6 Weeks – 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 – 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2 – 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 – 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 – 5 Years), Before and After School Programs (5–12 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for Miami Lakes KinderCare?
The application deadline for Miami Lakes KinderCare is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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