Kinovu School Of Lithia
PrivateValrico, FLPK-05
Estimated acceptance rate: 95%
Scholarships Accepted
FTCFlorida Tax Credit (FTC)FES-EOFamily Empowerment (FES-EO)FES-UAFamily Empowerment Unique Abilities (FES-UA)VPKVoluntary Pre-K (VPK)
Key Facts
Last verified: 4/15/2026$16K/yr
Tuition
PK-05
Grades
Step Up, FES-EO, FTC accepted
Scholarships
English, Spanish
Languages
Programs
BilingualVESSSTEM
About
Kinovu School of Lithia is a bilingual (English/Spanish) private school serving infants through 5th grade in Valrico. Uses the VESS curriculum — a neuroscience-based, Reggio-Emilia-inspired model developed by Edu1st and certified by the University of Barcelona. One of only two Kinovu locations in Tampa offering K-5 elementary. Accepts FTC, FES-EO, and FES-UA scholarships through Step Up for Students (~$8,000/yr avg). Triple accredited (Gold Seal, National Apple, VESS). School hours 8am-6pm. Extracurriculars include yoga, PE, music (included) plus soccer, ballet, robotics, martial arts (optional). Parent company is Education First Inc. (Edu1st), operating 150+ schools in 7+ countries.
Admission
- Test Required
- No
- Interview
- Not required
- Essay
- Not required
- Rolling Admissions
- Yes
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Data Sources (3)
- FLDOE Private School DirectoryData from: 2024-25 · Collected: 4/8/2026
- Data Hunt 2026-04-15Data from: 2025-26 · Collected: 4/15/2026
- Data Hunt 2026-04-18 (3-agent)Data from: 2025-26 · Collected: 4/18/2026