Thumbelina Learning Center 2

Funding fit for Thumbelina Learning Center 2

Thumbelina Learning Center 2 is listed by the Florida Department of Education as a participating school in the Florida Tax Credit / Family Empowerment Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO) program. That means a Miami-Dade family can bring the state scholarship here: $8,745 per student in grades K-3 for the 2026-27 school year, paid quarterly to the school through EMA.

The school reports to the state that it serves students in 8 disability categories (listed below). Students with a qualifying diagnosis or IEP may use the Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA), which averages about $10,000 and can also pay for therapies and tutoring alongside tuition.

Because the school serves pre-K, ask whether it is a Florida VPK provider — the 4-year-old year is free for every Florida child — and whether it accepts School Readiness child care assistance. A child who starts in VPK here can continue into kindergarten on the state scholarship without changing schools.

Independent schools set their own need-based aid; the state scholarship applies on the same terms as at any religious school.

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Disability categories the school reports serving

• Intellectual disability
• Occupational therapy
• Speech impairment
• Language impairment
• Emotional/behavioral disability
• Specific learning disability
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Developmental delay (ages 3-5)

Questions to ask this school

1. Do you accept the Florida Private School Scholarship, and do you work with Step Up For Students, AAA, or both?
2. What is tuition for my child's grade after the scholarship is applied, and are there registration, book or uniform fees outside it?
3. What additional assistance do you offer — need-based aid, sibling, church-member or parishioner rates?
4. By which EMA quarterly deadline can you submit my child's enrollment?
5. Which of the disability categories you report to the state do you currently have capacity for, and do you accept FES-UA for therapies on campus?
6. Are you a VPK provider, and do you accept School Readiness?

Deadlines that apply right now

• Nov 15, 2026Last day for NEW families to apply for the 2026-27 Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO) and Unique Abilities (FES-UA)
• Dec 15, 2026New students must accept or decline the scholarship in EMA; Quarter 3 enrollment deadline
• Feb 1, 20272027-28 applications open (renewals and new families) — renewals close April 30
• Feb 15, 2027Quarter 4 enrollment deadline for 2026-27 transfer students

Private schools near Thumbelina Learning Center 2

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