Raising Kids the Right Way

There's a particular kind of math every Tallahassee parent runs through on a Sunday night: naps, snacks, developmental milestones, and whether the people watching their child for eight hours a day see that child as more than a headcount. It's a gut check nobody warns you about until you're standing in a preschool parking lot, hoping you picked right. For families across the area, that search tends to end at Little Lambs Children's Center, where the answer turns out to be a reassuring yes.

At the heart of the center sits Little Lambs Christian Academy, a Christ-centered childcare and early learning program that treats faith and phonics as equally essential parts of the school day. Kids move between structured lessons, imaginative play, and quiet moments of prayer, all under a curriculum built to nurture the whole child, not just the parts that show up on a report card. The academy is only part of the picture, though. Little Lambs also runs camps and enrichment programs designed to keep children engaged well beyond the standard nine-to-five, whether that means science experiments or team-building games disguised as recess. It's a philosophy the team sums up as “Training Children in the Way,” and it shows up in how deliberately each day is built to develop kids academically, socially, creatively, and spiritually all at once.

That blend of structure and warmth is exactly what earned Little Lambs Children's Center its 2026 Best of Florida Regional Award. For the families who've watched their kids grow from wobbly toddlers into confident readers within these walls, the recognition isn't a surprise so much as a formality. Little Lambs has been doing the quiet, unglamorous work of raising good humans for years now, one nap time and Bible verse at a time, and Tallahassee is better for it.

Contact Information

Company Name: Little Lambs Children's Center

Director: Kristina Bolton

Phone: 850-765-2599

Email: admin@littlelambscc.om

Address: 8116 Killearn Plaza Lane, Unit 104, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Website: littlelambscc.com