P.A. Geraci Child Developement Center

Family oriented, convenient, striving to give the best quality in early childhood education, P. A. Geraci Child Development Child Development Center is located at 3713 Canal Street in east Fort Myers. Located about half way between Colonial Boulevard and Martin Luther King Boulevard just off the newly completed Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard, our center provides easy access from either end for parents commuting to and from work.

The center is open from 6:30 am until 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday, for children from 6 weeks through five years old. All children receive breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack through the USDA food program. Our cook ensures that all meals served meet USDA guidelines. Meals are served family style in all of our 2 year old and preschool classrooms.

Our center is NAC accredited and a Florida Gold Seal program. Our staff members have educational backgrounds that include Child Development Associates Equivalency Certificates, Associates and Bachelors Degrees in Early Childhood Education. There are two Director Credentialed staff on site and staff maintain current First Aid and CPR certifications. All staff receive on-going training to improve their practice and enhance the environment of their classrooms.

The Creative Curriculum is used in all classrooms at the center, allowing teachers to individualize the curriculum to meet each child’s learning needs at every age. At Geraci, we feel all children are born learners and, if provided with time, opportunity, appropriate materials, choice, and support from responsive, well trained adults, they will build a strong foundation for all future learning while they are with us during these most important early childhood years.

Our Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program (VPK) is available throughout the school year at no charge to parents. Wrap-around care is also available for a fee.

P. A. Geraci Child Development Center is dedicated to providing a high quality educational program while also ensuring a safe, nurturing, supportive place for children to grow and learn. We believe it is our job to empower children by providing opportunities for them to develop, refine, and expand knowledge, skills, language, and social competence on a daily basis.