Discovery Point Lutz

First of all I can’t thank enough this place for taking care of my 4 year old ! She’s been loving her teachers Mrs Maggie one of the best out there ! Very passionate and very loving to her kids, and always makes sure if there is anything I need to work on at home with my daughter she would always let me know , Mrs Nadine too very caring and helpful , I would definitely recommend this place , all the staff are professional and very nice ! Miss Rachel and miss Brittany are so sweet ,helpful and welcoming to everyone!

My daughter has been at Discovery Point for almost a year and we could not be happier. We started when she was around 6 months old and were super anxious at the beginning. They quickly calmed our nerves with how great they were. All of the teachers have been so kind and have shown our daughter so much attention and love throughout our year here. They also have taught her so much! She comes home with new skills all the time. Also it seems like the front office staff knows every single child by name from the start which shows how much attention they give to each child. Again I can’t say enough great things!

I started bringing my son to Discovery Point when he was two years old. Due to Covid, it was his first ever daycare experience. The first six months were difficult. He struggled with drop off, often trying to chase me out the door. Everyone was super patient with him and his teacher at the time was a miracle worker. She LOVES him and he loves her. He is thriving and we couldn’t be happier. He loves his new teacher and classroom and it shows.

When we enrolled my son, we were further from work and home than we really wanted to be but we weren’t able to find anywhere with spots for his age at the time. We toured the facility and were happy to place him here but planned to move him if we got a spot closer to work/home. However, our son (who hadn’t been in a daycare setting previously) quickly felt comfortable and happy at DP 34. He knows all the teachers and they all know his name too. He loves coming to school each day. His teachers care and love him like we’d want. As a teacher myself, when my 3 year old said “boat”…the “b” sound then “boat starts with b!” I not only realized he was happy but he was also learning WAY more than I ever realized!! We definitely will not be moving him until he is ready to start school and will continue driving out of our way each morning and afternoon until he graduates from VPK.

My children have been at DP Lutz since 2019. The staff and teachers there have become our second family. After my daughter went through Ms Kris, Ms Stephanie and then Ms Magy’s classes from age 2-5 she left for kindergarten reading at a first grade level. The teachers truly care and take the time to learn each student’s personality traits and what encourages them. My daughter needed verbal affirmation and I have watched her confidence in her abilities grow because she felt loved and cared for. My son is currently in VPK and has a completely different learning style and temperament. He struggled under the tutelage of a teacher that is no longer there but then got to Mrs Stephanie and flourished. Mrs Stephanie listened to my concerns about him and assured me he was doing just fine. Her love for each of her children is evident in the way she speaks to them, listens to them and creates various ways to appeal to all learning styles. My child would come home calling me Mrs Stephanie because he is comfortable with her and feels loved. Mrs Stephanie fully prepared him for VPK and I can’t say enough good about her as a teacher and person. There is also Mrs Magy who is as phenomenal of a teacher as you can find. She has a gentle nature that kids adore and will effectively discipline if they step out of line (which mine does a lot). She loves the kids well and stimulates their love of reading with story time. I know that if there is ever a problem I will be contacted immediately and the teachers and staff are so easy to work with and want to help and support parents. Teaching littles is not a job for the faint of heart and the teachers there do a fabulous job of balancing educating with fun and making each child feel seen and heard. I am so glad we found Discovery Point and am incredibly grateful for how my kids have grown in their time there. I would highly recommend this school to anyone!