The Village Early Learning Center

Specialties

We are Brandon’s premier child care center and preschool. Established in 2000, we are proud to advertise that we earned the most stringent national accreditation for preschools, NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), and are a Florida Gold Seal school. For five consecutive years we have earned the highest VPK scores in the greater Brandon area for large schools. Our teaching team is spectacular and our reputation has been built on a solid foundation of excellence over time. Originally founded as «Tutor Time Learning Center of Brandon,» the name was changed in December 2010 when the local owners, Joe and Susan Miller, decided to branch out in a different, more diverse direction. The on-​site owners, along with all The Village families, believe the Aftrican Proverb, «It takes a village to raise a child.» Their open-​door policy does not conflict with the state-​of-​the-​art security system. We invite you to tour and visit at any time! Come join us!

History

Established in 2000.

Established in 2000, as Tutor Time Learning Center of Brandon, the local owners, Joe and Susan Miller, de-​franchised in December 2010 in order to take the school in a more diverse direction. They have established The Village Family Foundation, a non-​profit component of the The Village Early Learning Center, in order to «give back» to the community and promote early literacy among their students and children in the community.

Meet the Business Owner

Joe and Susan M.

Business Owner

Joe’s background includes a science degree from San Francisco State Univerisity and later, a teaching certificate for high school science. He taught for many years before deciding with his wife, Susan, to open the preschool and child care center. Susan earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in 1981 and a master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development from Troy State University in 1983. She worked in clinic and hospital administration for many years and has a background in rehabilitaion counseling with veterans. In 1999, she and Joe decided to venture into their own business working with children and opened Tutor Time, after researching their excellent curriculum and operational guidelines. They are Riverview residents and have three adult children.