Vanguard Children’s Academy, Coral Gables | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I highly recommend Vanguard Children’s Academy. My 2 kids have attended VCA since 2020 and they have both thrived at this school. The quality of teachers, assistants and administration at this school are fantastic. This school is family owned and managed but a fantastic family of educators that are passionate about educating young children. They continue to think about what the children and our family need and bring great ideas and solutions to continue to strive for greatness for our children. For example, this year they invited both a occupational and physical therapists to help assess our kids (optional) and work closely with our teachers so they can help our kids and manage any development items as a team.

They continue to add music, physical education and even Spanish classes provided by other educators. The curriculum is great and is focused on themes, after each theme (month-2 months), there is a celebration and families are invited to participate. This shows our children to have a sense of great pride in their work.

My son attended a Montessori school prior to VCA and I did like that VCA had some Montessori like set up that helps children build their independence. Also, my son attended VPK and VCA follows the Florida VPK curriculum. His teacher did meet with me 3 times in that year to share his testing results and thoroughly discuss their development, this helped to show the growth he had from the beginning, middle and end of the year and showed his readiness for Kindergarten! I’m confident that VCA helped him prepare for his Kindergarten year.

VCA also learns through play. My children have always loved to attend school. All educators, even outside of my children’s assigned class, know my children by name and are very professional.

The communication is fantastic, you can always reach someone in the office. The app the teacher uses keeps us engaged on what the children are learning as well as another form of communication directly into the classroom teachers/assistants. You are always greeted everyday with a welcoming smile.

We’ll miss our VCA family as our second child wraps up her last year at VCA. We’ll continue to recommend this great school to our friends and family and we will always cherish these early memories we had here. Thank you so much for loving and developing our children.

“Ode to VCA” by Mr. J

It started with stories,
Books & Books, songs and smiles
The day I met Kiko
Near Miracle Mile

She spoke of a dream
So wholesome and true
“It’s my daughters new preschool,
And the children need you…

To lift up their hearts,
Help them grow with a groove,
Spread a message of love
And of shared gratitude”

So I grabbed a guitar,
Some shakers and drums
And with only 5 students
We started the fun

It was easy to see
That the passion was there
It was not just a school,
But a family affair

And they welcomed me in
And made sure that I knew
I was more than a teacher
I was their family too

I’m thankful each day
For their love and their care
For the memories we’ve made
And the road that we’ve shared

As our journey continues
My heart’s here to stay
With my wonderful family
And friends at VCA

Vanguard Children’s Academy is a hidden gem! For nearly a decade, I’ve had the honor of being the music teacher at VCA. I wrote this poem to encapsulate the VCA experience. The school is run by a loving and caring family, and that love shines outward onto the school community, making it a real family experience. I love jamming with my friends at VCA!

There are not enough good things to say about Vanguard Children’s Academy, the teachers, and staff. They are dedicated to every single student, have great communication with parents, a strong curriculum and great, interactive activities and lessons. We visited nearly every preschool in Miami before choosing Vanguard. We have been so impressed with the quality of the teachers, the teacher to student ratio, attention to the students, the loving/nurturing approach to education, and the clean environment. We have been most impressed with how much our daughter has learned and grown in the year she has been enrolled (2Ts). They have a great sensory room, library and security. Finally, we continue to be impressed by how much the teachers pay attention to every single detail and are very dedicated to the growth of every child. This school is exceptional.