About
O2B Kids offers preschool, afterschool, summer camp, birthday parties, and playgroups, along with classes and activities in gymnastics, dance, karate, cheer-leading, yoga, sports, drama, music, art, science, technology, and chess. The program operates within a 34,000 square-foot O2B Kids SuperCenter that includes a magical play village for unscripted activities and an organized calendar of daily classes covering the arts, sciences, fitness, and recreation.
• Ages: 0–13 years old
O2B Kids was established in 1998, when the first 34,000 square-foot O2B Kids SuperCenter opened. The company was founded by two best friends, Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens, who traveled around the world in 1992 before starting the program. O2B Kids celebrated 25 years of business in August 2023 and states that it has been helping children build a foundation for lifetime success for 25 years. Its mission statement says that it exists to help parents grow happy, successful kids, that it is a place that 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 that it is on the Inc. 5000 list for the third year in a row, with O2B Early Education ranked No. 2019 out of 5000. It has received recognition including The Gainesville Sun Best of Gainesville Best Child Care; multiple Our Town FAVES awards such as Favorite Local Preschool, Favorite Local After School Program, and Favorite Local Day Care; the Gator100 award as one of the world’s fastest growing Gator businesses at #21 out of 100; Tampa Bay Times Best of The Best for Best Preschool and Best Youth Education/Recreation; WEDU PBS Kids Be My Neighbor Day Block Party Most Spirited Booth; The Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders’ Magazine Top 25 Preschool; and Orlando’s Playground Magazine Family Favorite awards for Best Preschool, Best Summer Camp, and Best Indoor Play Place.
O2B Kids describes a Supercenter concept that combines a magical play village for unscripted activities with a daily class schedule in the arts, sciences, fitness, and fun. It offers Pick-Your-Days Care, allowing families to choose specific days such as two days a week, three days, or more. The organization has developed several software tools: Beekeeper Management Software in 2013, Funnydaffer Curriculum Software in 2016, and Honeycomb Communication Software in 2019. Through the O2B Kids Founders’ Club Scholarships, it offers preschool, afterschool, and membership scholarships named in honor of employees who have worked with the company for ten years or more, and it reports that more than $160,000 in scholarships have been awarded.
O2B Kids describes extensive community involvement. Its O2B a Kid Again fundraiser has raised over $500,000 for public schools and supports public school systems in the communities it serves. The program hosts Parent Night Out fundraisers for local charities, schools, and civic organizations, with themed events where a portion of each child’s admission is donated to the participating organization. Staff members provide face-painting and balloon art at community events such as local festivals, school carnivals, art shows, and fundraising events. Employees participate in the United Way campaign, volunteer in local schools, and serve as board members on local non-profit organizations. Students also participate in giving efforts, raising and donating money over the years to local Humane Societies, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, and the Red Cross, and frequently organizing or contributing to canned food drives, book drives, and teddy bear collections.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
• Ages: 0–13 years old
O2B Kids was established in 1998, when the first 34,000 square-foot O2B Kids SuperCenter opened. The company was founded by two best friends, Andy Sherrard and Danny Stevens, who traveled around the world in 1992 before starting the program. O2B Kids celebrated 25 years of business in August 2023 and states that it has been helping children build a foundation for lifetime success for 25 years. Its mission statement says that it exists to help parents grow happy, successful kids, that it is a place that 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 that it is on the Inc. 5000 list for the third year in a row, with O2B Early Education ranked No. 2019 out of 5000. It has received recognition including The Gainesville Sun Best of Gainesville Best Child Care; multiple Our Town FAVES awards such as Favorite Local Preschool, Favorite Local After School Program, and Favorite Local Day Care; the Gator100 award as one of the world’s fastest growing Gator businesses at #21 out of 100; Tampa Bay Times Best of The Best for Best Preschool and Best Youth Education/Recreation; WEDU PBS Kids Be My Neighbor Day Block Party Most Spirited Booth; The Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders’ Magazine Top 25 Preschool; and Orlando’s Playground Magazine Family Favorite awards for Best Preschool, Best Summer Camp, and Best Indoor Play Place.
O2B Kids describes a Supercenter concept that combines a magical play village for unscripted activities with a daily class schedule in the arts, sciences, fitness, and fun. It offers Pick-Your-Days Care, allowing families to choose specific days such as two days a week, three days, or more. The organization has developed several software tools: Beekeeper Management Software in 2013, Funnydaffer Curriculum Software in 2016, and Honeycomb Communication Software in 2019. Through the O2B Kids Founders’ Club Scholarships, it offers preschool, afterschool, and membership scholarships named in honor of employees who have worked with the company for ten years or more, and it reports that more than $160,000 in scholarships have been awarded.
O2B Kids describes extensive community involvement. Its O2B a Kid Again fundraiser has raised over $500,000 for public schools and supports public school systems in the communities it serves. The program hosts Parent Night Out fundraisers for local charities, schools, and civic organizations, with themed events where a portion of each child’s admission is donated to the participating organization. Staff members provide face-painting and balloon art at community events such as local festivals, school carnivals, art shows, and fundraising events. Employees participate in the United Way campaign, volunteer in local schools, and serve as board members on local non-profit organizations. Students also participate in giving efforts, raising and donating money over the years to local Humane Societies, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital, UNICEF, and the Red Cross, and frequently organizing or contributing to canned food drives, book drives, and teddy bear collections.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
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