Family & Childcare in Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne
Downtown Orlando and the surrounding metro hold family and childcare institutions with verifiable national accreditation and independently rated nonprofit performance — not just "kid-friendly" marketing.
Orlando Science Center
Orlando Science Center holds accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums — a rigorous status held by only about 3% of the nation's museums — and is also a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Its 207,000-square-foot downtown Orlando facility draws roughly 500,000 visitors annually.
Give Kids The World Village
This 89-acre nonprofit "storybook" resort near Orlando provides cost-free weeklong vacations to critically ill children and their families, coordinating eligibility with more than 250 wish-granting organizations worldwide. It has earned Charity Navigator's four-star rating for 15 straight years, placing it in the top 1% of rated U.S. charities.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida
Operating since 1996, this official RMHC chapter runs three "home away from home" houses serving families of children hospitalized at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, AdventHealth for Children, and Nemours Children's Health — all three of the metro's major pediatric hospital systems.