A Little About Us ...
Founded in 2008, First Discoveries is a small, family-run school with a commitment to creating amazing learning environments for young children.
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We began as a very small preschool, serving just 7 children in a summer camp in South Tampa. Over the summer of 2008 and throughout the following school year, our program continued to grow with more children, more classrooms and more staff until we reached our capacity of 90 children. How blessed we were to grow so quickly!
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In 2015, we expanded our program by adding a new location in the Brandon/Valrico area. The new location featured huge, open classrooms and a large playground with towering oak trees. It was the perfect place to begin our kindergarten program!
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Since 2022, we have focused our full attention on our Brandon/Valrico school, offering play-based, nature-inspired early learning programs. Having just one location allows us to grow and strengthen our school, creating a School Family that really serves the needs of our community.
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For seventeen years, we have proudly served our community, and we look forward to serving your family, too!

A Micro-School is Born
Our play-based kindergarten program inspired a multi-age micro-school serving children ages preschool, kindergarten and primary (early elementary).
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Our children explore literacy, math and so much more through hands-on explorations. They enjoy music and art. They build and create. They grow and learn with joy and excitement each day.
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One of our primary tenets is that learning should bring joy and a sense of wonder to children's days. We are a nature-inspired school, and we love exploring all the ways that we can learn outside in our amazing outdoor classroom!
Family Owned and Operated

Ms. Cindy and Mr. Jason are the founders of First Discoveries, and they have dedicated themselves to creating an amazing program for children, families and staff members:
"We do everything we can to make our school the best we can ... because our children are growing up here, too!"
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