Gold Seal Award 2007
Florida Department of Children & Families
In 1996, the Florida Legislature established the Gold Seal Care Program to acknowledge child care facilities that are accredited by nationally recognized agencies and whose standards reflect quality in the level of care and supervision provided to children.
A.P.P.L.E. Accreditation 2007
Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment
A.P.P.L.E. is a national early learning program accreditation. With over 900 accredited programs and many more engaged in the process, A.P.P.L.E is one of the largest accrediting programs for early learning centers.
F.A.C.C.M. Membership 2004
Florida Association For Child Care Management
F.A.C.C.M. is a nonprofit professional organization of child care providers dedicated to ensuring the highest quality in the early learning industry through advocacy, education and accreditation. F.A.C.C.M. is unique in our approach to fulfilling our mission statement – to be the leader in building and protecting a vibrant, professional child care industry.
N.E.C.P.A. Accreditation 2012
National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
The N.E.C.P.A. accreditation encourages quality and recognizes excellence. It supports the profession of early care and education by encouraging the availability of high quality, affordable child care and preschool programs for children, families and communities.
Top VPK Award May 11th 2012
Early Learning Coalition of Orange County
Ladybird Academy was presented with an award for Top VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) based on high testing scores.
Best of Orlando 2013 August 2013
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy was voted number #1 child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2014 August 2014
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the second year in a row was voted number #1 child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2015 August 2015
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the third year in a row was voted number #1 child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2016 August 2016
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the fourth year in a row was voted number #1 child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2017 August 2017
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the fifth year in a row was voted number #1 child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2018 August 2018
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the sixth year in a row was voted BEST child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2019 August 2019
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the seventh year in a row was voted BEST child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2020 August 2020
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the eighth year in a row was voted BEST child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2021 2021
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the ninth year in a row was voted BEST child care provider in Central Florida.
Best of Orlando 2022 2022
Orlando Magazine
Ladybird Academy for the tenth year in a row was voted BEST child care provider in Central Florida.