Education and Child Care
Education
Alachua Country Public Schools
Outstanding academic achievement and innovative, high quality educations programs are the hallmarks of Alachua County Publics Schools.
Education
Alachua County Private Schools
There are over 30 private schools in Alachua County, FL serving over 4,000 students.
Child Care
Florida Department of Children & Families
One of the most important decisions you will ever make as a parent is choosing quality child care for your child. Use this website to help you find child care providers in your area.
child care
Baby Gator
Baby Gator Child Development Centers offer high quality care to children ages six weeks to five years. Children grow and learn in a safe and healthy environment with a caring and attentive staff of well-trained early childhood educators.
Getting Registered in Gainesville
Urgent Care
Real Estate
- Realtor
- For Sale By Owner
- SunTrust Mortgage (Note: Be sure to ask about physician-specific loans)
- Bank of America Mortgage (Note: Be sure to ask about physician-specific loans)
Resident Recommendations
- Primary Care Physicians
- Dentists
- Haircuts
- Lawn service
- Scenic Landscape Design (386) 462-2798
- Home service
- Pest control: Florida Pest Control
- Wallpapering: Brittany Rain of Rainovations
- Cleaning: Molly Maids
Utilities
- AT&T (Telephone, cable, high-speed internet)
- Cox Communications (Cable, high-speed internet, digital telephone)
- Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) (Gas, electric, water, wastewater, high-speed internet)
- Refuse and recycling – City of Gainesville
- Refuse and recycling – Alachua County
UF&Shands Discounts
- General discounts through Shands hospital (from restaurants to mortgages, to massages and more!)
- UF Recreational Sports
- Cingulair/ATT cell phones (Qualify once you have a UF Gatorlink email account)
- Nextel/Sprint cell phones
Miscellaneous
- Locate your post office
- Gainesville AAA (Maps, discounts for theme parks and movies)