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O2B Kids offers preschool, afterschool, summer camp, birthday parties, and playgroups, along with BrighterBabies and a variety of classes. Children can take part in gymnastics, dance, karate, cheer-leading, yoga, sports, drama, music, art, science, technology, and chess, as well as attend special events.
• Ages: 0–13 years old
O2B Kids opened its first 34,000 square-foot SuperCenter in Gainesville, FL, in 1998 and has been in operation for 25 years. The program uses an Education SuperCenter concept that combines a magical play village for unscripted play with an organized calendar of daily classes covering arts, sciences, fitness, and other activities. The organization was founded by Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens, who planned and created O2B Kids after a one-year trip around the world in 1992. Its mission statement says that O2B Kids exists to help parents grow happy, successful kids, opens minds, improves self-confidence, develops social skills, strengthens bodies, helps children discover hidden talents, promotes a passion for discovery, supports friendships, and teaches respect for people, property, and ideas.
Every O2B Kids location is nationally accredited or in the process of becoming nationally accredited. The program reports using Funnydaffer Curriculum Software, Beekeeper Management Software, and Honeycomb Communication Software. O2B Kids offers Pick-Your-Days Care, where parents choose the days that work best for their schedule, and provides Founders’ Club Scholarships for preschool, afterschool, and membership. Its community involvement includes the O2B a Kid Again fundraiser, which has raised over $500,000 for public schools, Parent Night Out fundraisers for local organizations, and participation in community events and school carnivals with face-painters and balloon artists. Employees participate in the United Way campaign, volunteer in local schools, and serve on boards of local non-profit organizations, and students raise money and contribute to charities such as local Humane Societies, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, and the Red Cross, and organize canned food, book, and teddy bear drives.
O2B Kids and O2B Early Education have received multiple recognitions, including every location being nationally accredited or in process, an Inc. 5000 ranking (O2B Early Education ranked No. 2019/5000), The Gainesville Sun Best of Gainesville Best Child Care, Our Town FAVES Favorite Local Preschool and Favorite Local After School Program, the Gator100 award as one of the world’s fastest growing Gator businesses (#21/100), Tampa Bay Times Best of The Best Best Preschool and Best Youth Education/Recreation, WEDU PBS Kids Be My Neighbor Day Block Party Most Spirited Booth, additional Our Town FAVES awards for Favorite Local After School Program, Favorite Local Day Care, and Local Preschool, The Exchange Top 25 Preschool, and Orlando’s Playground Magazine Family Favorite awards for Best Preschool, Best Summer Camp, and Best Indoor Play Place. O2B Kids celebrated 25 years of business in August 2023.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
• Ages: 0–13 years old
O2B Kids opened its first 34,000 square-foot SuperCenter in Gainesville, FL, in 1998 and has been in operation for 25 years. The program uses an Education SuperCenter concept that combines a magical play village for unscripted play with an organized calendar of daily classes covering arts, sciences, fitness, and other activities. The organization was founded by Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens, who planned and created O2B Kids after a one-year trip around the world in 1992. Its mission statement says that O2B Kids exists to help parents grow happy, successful kids, opens minds, improves self-confidence, develops social skills, strengthens bodies, helps children discover hidden talents, promotes a passion for discovery, supports friendships, and teaches respect for people, property, and ideas.
Every O2B Kids location is nationally accredited or in the process of becoming nationally accredited. The program reports using Funnydaffer Curriculum Software, Beekeeper Management Software, and Honeycomb Communication Software. O2B Kids offers Pick-Your-Days Care, where parents choose the days that work best for their schedule, and provides Founders’ Club Scholarships for preschool, afterschool, and membership. Its community involvement includes the O2B a Kid Again fundraiser, which has raised over $500,000 for public schools, Parent Night Out fundraisers for local organizations, and participation in community events and school carnivals with face-painters and balloon artists. Employees participate in the United Way campaign, volunteer in local schools, and serve on boards of local non-profit organizations, and students raise money and contribute to charities such as local Humane Societies, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, and the Red Cross, and organize canned food, book, and teddy bear drives.
O2B Kids and O2B Early Education have received multiple recognitions, including every location being nationally accredited or in process, an Inc. 5000 ranking (O2B Early Education ranked No. 2019/5000), The Gainesville Sun Best of Gainesville Best Child Care, Our Town FAVES Favorite Local Preschool and Favorite Local After School Program, the Gator100 award as one of the world’s fastest growing Gator businesses (#21/100), Tampa Bay Times Best of The Best Best Preschool and Best Youth Education/Recreation, WEDU PBS Kids Be My Neighbor Day Block Party Most Spirited Booth, additional Our Town FAVES awards for Favorite Local After School Program, Favorite Local Day Care, and Local Preschool, The Exchange Top 25 Preschool, and Orlando’s Playground Magazine Family Favorite awards for Best Preschool, Best Summer Camp, and Best Indoor Play Place. O2B Kids celebrated 25 years of business in August 2023.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
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