Preschool near Wellen Park
New to Wellen Park and looking for pre-K or early elementary? You have an established option a few minutes up the road.
The short answer
Kindergarten Prep sits on US-41 in North Port, a few minutes north of Wellen Park: a preschool through 2nd grade school serving this corridor since 2008, with free VPK seats, tuition posted openly, and classrooms where English, Spanish, and Russian live side by side.
On your way, not out of your way
We are at 12731 S Tamiami Trl, straight up US-41 from the Wellen Park communities and West Villages. For most families the drop-off is a few minutes each way, on the route you already drive, with before- and after-school care built around working parents' hours.
Eighteen years in the same community
Wellen Park is new; your child's school does not have to be. Kindergarten Prep has taught North Port families since 2008, with teachers who stay, small classes, and our weekly rates published on the enrollment page rather than quoted behind a tour. Read what local parents say on our reviews page.
Every step from age 2 to 2nd grade
Preschool for 2s and 3s, free VPK for 4-year-olds, and kindergarten through 2nd grade taught a level above Florida standards. Families who start in preschool can keep the same school, teachers, and friends into elementary, something almost no program in the area offers.
Three languages, every day
English, Spanish, and Russian are spoken in our classrooms daily, in circle time and songs and everyday moments. For Wellen Park's international families, your child hears their language and learns alongside neighbors from everywhere.
More parent guides
Free VPK in North Port
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Preschool vs. daycare
They are not the same thing. What each one gives your child, and how to choose.
Kindergarten readiness
What Florida kindergartens actually expect, and how to build it before the first day.
Come see a classroom in action
The best way to choose a school is to stand in it. Tours take twenty minutes, and your child is welcome to come along.