Meeting the Need for Childcare and Pre-School Education for Twenty-Five Years serving the Working Families of Key West and the Lower Keys!

Now offering Daily Drop Off Child Care for 2 yr, 3yr and Pre-K 4 yr olds **** $40 for the day

Welcome to Lighthouse Christian Academy

Lighthouse Christian Academy is the childcare and full time Pre K classes designed to meet the needs of the Key West and The Lower Keys Working Families.

LCA is a year round school
(Full 12 months)
open Monday - Friday
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
caring and teaching children
2 yrs to Pre-K 5 years old.

Everyday LCA is where we Play to Learn and Learn to Play with a full curriculum based On Creative Curriculum and enhanced with Ocean Discovery, Health & Fitness, Bible, Character Pillars and American Sign Language with the goal to prepare each child for success in Kindergarten with a love to learn and a foundation to carry them as they grow to be productive adults in our community.

We are so honored to be an active provider for our Key West Community meeting the needs of early education for the working Families of Key West and the Lower Keys.

Early Intervention - Inclusion

Lighthouse Christian Academy works diligent to care, teach and encourage children enrolled in the LCA Pre-School Program. Our qualified trained staff will observe, recommend, and refer as needed in addition to cooperate with community support teams to meet your child’s individual needs to be the best they can be, growing and developing as unique as each one of us are. LCA is a certified center with the ELC BPIECE (Best Practices in Inclusive Early Childhood Education).

Child Care Tuition Assistance - ELC School Readiness

LCA participants with the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe School Readiness Program, which provides financial assistance to families who qualify. Click here to Pre-Qualify

When Lighthouse Christian Academy opened in 1999, The LCA leaders chose to voluntarily become state certified (License # C16MO0014). We have certified teachers on staff and stand ready to answer any questions you may have.

Important Dates:

Wednesday Evenings Growing Kids God’s Way - Parenting Video Classes @ 6 PM - 8 PM for information email: office@lcachildcare.com

December 4, 2024, Wednesday - Christmas Holiday Picture Day - Dress in your holiday Best

December 21, 2024, First Day of Winter

December 23, 2024, Monday, Jesus Birthday Party - Christmas Celebration in Class

December 24, 2024, Tuesday - Christmas Eve - School Closed

December 24, 2024, Wednesday - Christmas Day - School Closed

January 1, 2025, Wednesday - New Year’s Day - School Closed

January 20, 2025 Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day - School Closed

We have some very talented Lighthouse Kids!

Our Lighthouse Kids learn the stories of the Bible while acting them out and they have so much fun doing it!

They do such a good job a lot of adults watch the videos too, and not just their families!

We love to bring the Bible to life with them and we all have a great time doing it.

If you want to watch older episodes you can go to the CWC Video Stream at YouTube

Watch for more from the Lighthouse Kids and Mrs. Jennifer!!

Open Enrollment for Weekly Care for the Year

We are currently accepting registration for ages 2 year olds to Pre K -4 years old. LCA Full Time Care is Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 52 Weeks a Year. Please contact the office today to reserve your child's place at LCA. Will gladly meet with you to discuss how LCA can meet your family's needs.  

E-mail: office@lcachildcare.com or

Phone: (305) 292-5582

Daily Drop Off Care

Now offering care on a daily basis - schedule as needed in advance or before 9 AM.

$40 per day. Contact our office to meet your daily childcare needs for appointments or for those visiting the Keys in need of care for the day. Daily Drop off Care is based on availability of that day.

Early Childhood Education Is Important….

There has been a lot said about starting our children early in education.  Even basics like creative play and interaction with others is often best learned in a school environment.“The wisest possible path to genuine public education ‘reform’ is this: Invest early to give children the best possible start in school and in life.” ~ Jerry Scarborough, Superintendent of Schools of Suwannee County, Florida

See more quotes about Early Childhood Education.