Lilian Katz

Who's paying now? The True Costs of Underfunding Early Childhood Education at KenCrest Adams Early Childhood Center

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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BLUE BELL, Penn., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislators are joining early educators and parents at KenCrest's Early Learning Center on Friday, March 15, 2024.

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  • BLUE BELL, Penn., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislators are joining early educators and parents at KenCrest's Early Learning Center on Friday, March 15, 2024.
  • The event will bring teachers, parents, and business owners together to outline the early learning challenges and issues they face before elected officials.
  • City of Philadelphia Chief of Early Childhood Education, Sean Perkins
    KenCrest is a human services and education nonprofit organization serving children and adults in Connecticut, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
  • www.kencrest.org
    First Up is a Philadelphia-based champion for Early Education with a strong passion for empowering early learning educators with resources and support.

O2B Kids Opens 61st Location

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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COTTLEVILLE, Mo., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2B Kids, a leader in Early Childhood Education, expands its reach in the St. Louis market with the opening of O2B Kids Cottleville !

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  • COTTLEVILLE, Mo., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2B Kids, a leader in Early Childhood Education, expands its reach in the St. Louis market with the opening of O2B Kids Cottleville !
  • O2B Kids has been dedicated to fostering development of children through play-based, nurturing, and academically enriching environments.
  • Our team of qualified and passionate educators will continue to uphold the high standards of teaching excellence that O2B Kids is known for.
  • “O2B Kids is excited to bring our unique approach to Early Childhood Education to the families of Cottleville and surrounding communities.

Justin Nihiser Joins Garnett Station Partners as Operating Partner

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Garnett Station Partners (“Garnett Station”), a New York-based principal investment firm that manages $2.2 billion of assets, today announced that Justin Nihiser has joined the firm as Operating Partner.

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  • Garnett Station Partners (“Garnett Station”), a New York-based principal investment firm that manages $2.2 billion of assets, today announced that Justin Nihiser has joined the firm as Operating Partner.
  • Mr. Nihiser will work with the Garnett Station investment team to execute its growth strategy in the Child Education and Enrichment markets.
  • “We are thrilled to have Justin onboard as we accelerate our strategy in the youth enrichment and education spaces.
  • They are large, fragmented and growing markets that align with our investment focus and playbook,” said Alex Sloane, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Garnett Station.

LineLeader by ChildcareCRM Releases New Report on Trends in Childcare Industry

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Childcare businesses are seeking ways to grow quickly, but not at the expense of the quality of their programs.

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  • Childcare businesses are seeking ways to grow quickly, but not at the expense of the quality of their programs.
  • As part of this initiative, they aim to identify industry trends and pinpoint strategies that will elevate ECE organization's enrollment and retention efforts.
  • Some of the insights from this year's report include:
    For more than half of childcare leaders, the ability to scale faster is key.
  • The report also features data from tens of thousands of teachers, family members, and administrative users of the LineLeader platform.

Children get physical activity boost with online resource

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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By adding daily opportunities for active play in childcare and early years centres, children develop the foundations for healthy cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development.

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  • By adding daily opportunities for active play in childcare and early years centres, children develop the foundations for healthy cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development.
  • A recent study showed that children who participate in play-based physical literacy programming learn to love moving and become happier and better behaved.
  • Designed to break down barriers to physical literacy, ActivePlay.ca provides tips for inexpensive ways to create a safe learning environment that promotes movement.
  • Active for Life is a Canadian not-for-profit social initiative that helps parents and educators give children a healthy start in life through the development of physical literacy.

Flexible Hours and Advanced Technologies Open Doors for Growth in Global Child Care Market 2023-2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Children, Family, Consumer, High, Research report, Parent, COVID-19, USD, Child care, Certification, Compound annual growth rate, Social impact assessment, Home, Investment, Lilian Katz, Setting, R, Nursing, Management, Health care, Medical device, Toy

This research report categorizes the Global Child Care Market in order to forecast the revenues and analyze trends in each of following sub-markets:

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  • This research report categorizes the Global Child Care Market in order to forecast the revenues and analyze trends in each of following sub-markets:
    Based on Care Type, the market is studied across Backup Care, Early Care, and Early Education & Daycare.
  • What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the Global Child Care Market during the forecast period?
  • Which are the products/segments/applications/areas to invest in over the forecast period in the Global Child Care Market?
  • What is the market share of the leading vendors in the Global Child Care Market?

O2B Early Education Ranks No. 2019 on the 2023 Inc. 5000

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Friday, August 18, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. revealed today that O2B Early Education ranks No.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. revealed today that O2B Early Education ranks No.
  • “Having O2B Early Education included on the Inc. 5000 list is a huge honor.
  • Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that are building our future.”
    Beginning in Gainesville, Florida in 1998, O2B Early Education takes a unique and evidence- based approach to early childhood education.
  • O2B Early Education focuses on providing high-quality care to children from infancy through their school years.

Primrose Schools® Recognized for Innovation in Franchise Financing

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Primrose Schools, the premier early education and care leader with more than 480 franchised locations nationwide, has been recognized by franchise research and advisory firm FRANData as one of two winners in the nonfood category for the 2023 FUND™ Top$core Award. The award is given to brands that consistently demonstrate a commitment to supporting franchise owners' access to financing by simplifying the process, which means lower cost of capital and better financing terms for franchise owners.

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  • The award is given to brands that consistently demonstrate a commitment to supporting franchise owners' access to financing by simplifying the process, which means lower cost of capital and better financing terms for franchise owners.
  • "The role franchise owners play in our organization is invaluable," said Steve Clemente, president of Primrose Schools.
  • This recognition is a testament to the strength of the Primrose brand and the commitment of our preferred lenders to sustainable success for the franchise system."
  • "Primrose School Franchising Company has taken advantage of that momentum while maintaining strong franchisee support, including financing assistance.

Cedars Preschool Acquires 11th Location in Georgia

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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This will make the 11th Cedars Preschool location in Georgia - Cedars Preschool at Flintstone.

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  • This will make the 11th Cedars Preschool location in Georgia - Cedars Preschool at Flintstone.
  • Based in the greater Atlanta region, Georgia, Cedars operates preschools providing families with an education-focused and industry-leading environment for early education services.
  • "We are excited to continue expanding our footprint in Georgia by adding Cedars Preschool at Flintstone to our Cedars family," said O2B Early Education CEO Andy Sherrard.
  • At Cedars Preschool we are passionate about Early Childhood Education and ensuring that our families feel at home and welcomed in our school.