Baby Fox Academy is family owned and operated by Laurie and Matthew McCracken. Laurie has 20+ years of early childhood teaching experience in Florida, Nevada and Arizona. Laurie achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and went on to secure a Master’s Degree in Early Literacy both from Nova Southeastern University. During her teaching career, she has become exceptionally specialized in literacy remediation, behavior modification, and individualized instruction. Laurie has repeatedly volunteered her time and efforts outside the classroom for such activities as new teacher training, peer mentoring, before and after-school tutoring, various holiday plays and activities, and much more. Laurie brings all this time and experience into the new adventure known as Baby Fox Academy.
7041 Professional Pkwy E Lakewood Ranch FL. 34240
941-359-FOXY
“We love Baby Fox Ms Laurie and all of the teachers are the absolute best. They are so kind and patient with the children. It took me a while to find a preschool that we liked. I was so excited to get my son enrolled. After touring the building we fell in love!! love everything about the school. My son brings home his artwork to me weekly. It puts such a huge smile on my face. Enrolling my son at this school was the best decision ever made. I highly highly highly recommended”
“Today is our last day of being in this school/day care. I want to say thank you to our amazing teachers. My daughter loved this place and learned so many things from Baby Fox Academy ! There is no TV in this school , and it’s amazing ! I got soooo many nice pictures from this school. They did a lot of experiments, arts and crafts and paintings! School has – “Parents Night Out” days, pizza days and entertainment days for the whole family. The school has cameras and I was able to watch my daughter. It has a great location, it’s super clean and friendly teachers. My daughter has a lot of friends in this school. This place is our second home! Great VPK program! We will miss you ! Thank you for everything!”
“This preschool is just amazing! Ms. Laurie and her team are real professionals. We came after a very traumatic experience in another preschool. My son was terrified of just the idea of going to preschool. But after just 2 weeks he loved it. He had the best time there and finally started talking! If you are looking for a preschool don’t hesitate, this one is the best!”
941-359-FOXY
Lakewood Ranch FL 34240
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