{"id":376045,"date":"2026-08-19T23:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376045\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:40:16","slug":"a-childrens-kastle-celebrates-40-years-of-growing-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376045\/","title":{"rendered":"A Children\u2019s Kastle Celebrates 40 Years Of Growing Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For four decades, A Children\u2019s Kastle Early Learning Center has been a place where local children learn, play, grow and build the foundation for their futures. <\/p>\n

Founded in 1986 by Karen Liebler, the family-owned and operated early learning center is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The center continues its original mission of providing children with a safe, loving and nurturing, Christ-centered environment. <\/p>\n

Today, that family legacy continues through Jeff Liebler and Jackie Sharp, who oversee the center and remain committed to the values that have guided A Children\u2019s Kastle since its beginning. <\/p>\n

Over the past 40 years, the center has cared for generations of children, with some former students returning years later as parents to enroll their own children. <\/p>\n

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\u201cCelebrating 40 years is about so much more than the number of years our doors have been open,\u201d said Sharp, director of A Children\u2019s Kastle. \u201cIt represents generations of children we have had the privilege of loving, teaching and watching grow.\u201d <\/p>\n

The center\u2019s four-decade milestone comes with several recent accomplishments. A Children\u2019s Kastle recently earned full accreditation through Green Apple Accreditation of Children\u2019s Services, meeting 100 percent of the required standards. The accreditation is valid through November 2030. <\/p>\n

The school is also recognized as a provider in Florida\u2019s Gold Seal Quality Care Program and recently celebrated having one of the highest VPK Kindergarten Readiness results. <\/p>\n

Giving back to the community has also remained an important part of the school\u2019s mission. Each year, A Children\u2019s Kastle hosts its Spring Fling benefiting St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital. This year\u2019s event raised more than $4,000, bringing the school\u2019s total contributions to St. Jude to more than $80,000 over the years. <\/p>\n

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While the accolades are meaningful, Sharp said the school\u2019s greatest accomplishment remains its relationships with families. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor 40 years, we have been planting seeds, and it is incredibly special to see how those seeds have continued to grow,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

A Children\u2019s Kastle Early Learning Centers Inc. at Winthrop is located at 11297 Winthrop Main St. in Riverview. For more information, visit https:\/\/achildrenskastle.com\/<\/a> or call 813-654-9400. Its 40th anniversary theme reflects Proverbs 22:6: \u201cTrain up a child in the way he should go.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For four decades, A Children\u2019s Kastle Early Learning Center has been a place where local children learn, play,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-376045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}