Who we are

Founded in 1997 as a family business and franchised in 2011, Lightbridge Academy is a fast-growing network of child care centers known as The Solution for Working Families®. Lightbridge Academy goes beyond a traditional daycare providing a high quality of care and early education programs. As Innovators in Educational Child Care®, the company is committed to supporting the ever-evolving needs of the busy working family.

Since launching the franchise model, we have grown to over 200 child care centers open or in development throughout Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, and Virginia, and Washington.

Why choose Lightbridge Academy?

The Right Child Care Brand for Your Next Step

Our child care franchise has a culture unlike any other. Built on a foundation of family values and surrounded by a Circle of Care philosophy that ensures staff, families, and franchisees feel like they are an important part of our family. The result is an outstanding reputation and world-class customer service rating which helps to generate a loyal customer base that as a result, will refer our services to other families, creating potential for long-term stability and success.

As a forward-thinking company, Lightbridge Academy looks for ways to add value to the customer experience and create a nurturing learning environment. By staying ahead of the curve and strengthening the business model, we continue to meet the ever-changing needs of busy parents, which is why we stand out as innovators in the booming child care and early education sector. As the needs of families evolve, so do the services we offer to support them.

Our industry-leading technology provides working parents with peace of mind knowing they can stay connected throughout the day:

• The ParentView® Internet Monitoring System allows parents to log-in through a secure link to view their child in the classroom in real time.
• The Lightbridge Journey is a customized center-management and parent eCommunication app which creates seamless communication with reminders, photos, videos, daily reports and tracking of student progress, fostering a rich educational experience for parents. The center management tool tracks classroom ratios, billing and many other functions that enable owners and center administration more time to spend on what matters most…supporting teachers and families!
• The Lightbridge Promise is the Gold Standard for health and safety in the child care industry with enhanced safety protocols and procedures to maintain the highest of standards for cleanliness including an enhanced center air purification and filtration system.

Who we're looking for

Every Lightbridge Academy franchisee must share a belief in our core values and philosophy, a commitment to follow our franchise business model and system, and solid business management experience. And, of course, the ideal candidate possesses a heart for the care and education of young children and a deep concern for serving the needs of the families that love them.

If you have a deep value for early childhood education and are looking for a way to make a difference in your community, Lightbridge Academy provides a way to do it. With this comes the richest rewards imaginable - the happiness and well-being of children and their families.

Training and Support

The Lightbridge Academy home office team possesses the years of experience franchise business owners can rely on to drive success in the early education and child care industry. We know what it takes to invest in and successfully operate a child care center! Our corporate owned child care centers have been thriving for almost 30 years and importantly, we have also proven our franchise model successful for over 15years.

Lightbridge Academy franchisees are in control of their success, but never alone. We work together the moment a franchisee is signed, from real estate selection through negotiations and construction. And it doesn’t stop there… business coaches offer continued support with the expertise necessary to grow and operate a Lightbridge Academy center to the highest of standards.

Every aspect of how to implement our system is addressed in the Lightbridge Academy franchise training program. This includes operating a high-quality child care center, delivering our Circle of Care approach to customer service, utilizing our proven business systems, administering our proprietary Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum® and even launching an effective marketing program. Years of experience are at your disposal.