South Area Alternative Learning

Amazing Explorers Viera, on Trafford Drive in Melbourne, serves children 6 weeks to 12 years old from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, hours set for working families. We are licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families, and Florida VPK is available for 4-year-olds. Our classrooms follow the Amazing Explorers STEAM Investigation curriculum, which draws on Reggio Emilia ideas and project-based learning. Infants and toddlers get individualized activities guided by developmental assessments, and preschoolers learn through guided projects, experiments and documentation boards that track their work. Enrichment is built into the day, including cooking lessons, sports, Spanish, robotics and coding, and quiet Zen Zone breathing exercises. Our Amazing Choices program, developed with Nemours Children's Health, shapes our meals, snacks and daily physical activity. Children ages 5 to 12 come for before and after school care with homework help, outdoor play and STEAM projects, and return for themed summer camps such as forensic science and engineering. Parents get daily updates through our app, the building has keypad entry and live-stream cameras, and all staff are background checked and hold CPR and first aid certification.

Champions at Viera Charter School provides before- and after-school care for families at Viera Charter School in Melbourne at 6206 Breslay Dr. The program is part of Discover Champions and KinderCare, offering structured care for children in grades K through 6 outside regular school hours. Champions enrolls for the school year and summer camp seasons with options for financial assistance and tuition support. The Viera location focuses on safe supervision, enrichment activities, and flexible scheduling for working families in the Melbourne and Brevard County area. Submit an inquiry through the Special Needs USA listing to ask about before- and after-school enrollment, summer camp availability, and tuition assistance at Champions at Viera Charter School.

Paloma Academy and Behavioral Services is a specialized early childhood program in Melbourne at 410 N Wickham Rd, serving children ages 2 through 11. The school focuses on behavioral innovation with quality instruction, building social and emotional skills, communication, literacy, writing, and math through developmentally appropriate lessons and purposeful play. Paloma Academy offers an Early Intervention Program that targets communication, social, and behavioral skills that interfere with daily living in a fun, positive, and playful environment. Educators include specialists with advanced degrees in special education and educational leadership. Submit an inquiry through the Special Needs USA listing to ask about early intervention enrollment, behavioral services, and admissions at Paloma Academy in Melbourne.