Cypress Academy Preschool

Students at Avengers Christian Academy work through Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.), a Bible-based K-12 program built on self-paced workbooks called PACEs. Each grade's material is split into 12 PACEs, reading is taught through phonics, and math is mastery-based, so a student moves ahead once a concept is secure. Every new student takes a placement assessment in math and English language arts so we can start them at the right level. Our Winter Haven school enrolls kindergarten through 12th grade. High schoolers and their parents meet with staff to choose one of five diploma paths: special, vocational, general, college prep or honors. Alongside academics, we teach biblical values and practical money skills such as building credit, saving and investing. We are accredited by and a member of the Florida League of Christian Schools. Base tuition for 2026-27 runs $9,525 for grades K to 5, $9,770 for grades 6 to 8 and $9,920 for grades 9 to 12, with registration, book and technology fees on top. Transportation is available for a fee, families who enroll early receive a discount, and tuition assistance is open to all students.

Brigham Academy is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school in Winter Haven at 601 Avenue C SE, part of Polk County Public Schools. The campus uses inquiry-based learning with an integrated STEM approach and project-based instruction for elementary students selected through the district's annual school choice lottery. Office hours run 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a 8:15 a.m. start time and afternoon dismissal beginning at 2:45 p.m. Brigham Academy focuses on high academic achievement, critical thinking, and developing principled, caring learners within the Polk County magnet choice system. Submit an inquiry through the Special Needs USA listing to ask about IB programming, lottery enrollment windows, grade levels, and ESE coordination through Polk County Public Schools.

Elite Academy is a state-licensed child development center on 3rd Street SW in Winter Haven, taking babies as young as 6 weeks and children up to age 5. We group children by age in five classrooms: infants, ones, twos, threes, and a combined fours and fives class, each following a milestone-based curriculum. Infants keep a steady daily routine with the same caregivers so they can bond and feel secure. Our toddler rooms give ones and twos space to move and explore with educational toys and tactile materials, and the threes class builds the routines and self-help skills children need for preschool. In the fours and fives room, children work on literacy, number concepts, cooperation and communication through hands-on learning that prepares them for kindergarten. Our regular day starts at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., and for an added fee extended care keeps going until 8:00 p.m., which helps families who work late shifts. Parents can register and pay tuition online.