Indy child care provider leverages
legislation for recruitment and retention
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiddie Academy of Greenwood, the
newest Indianapolis-area location
of nationally recognized Kiddie
Academy® Educational Child Care, announces its
participation in Indiana's new
child care assistance legislation, Senate Bill 2, and will begin
accepting employee subsidies and vouchers, and expanding
recruitment efforts to employees in the 16- to 17-year-old age
group immediately.
"The new legislation is a valuable step forward in addressing
the child care shortage in Indiana. By providing financial assistance to
child care employees and relaxing age restrictions, the bill has
allowed us to focus on attracting and retaining high quality
educators to whom we have not had access in the past," said
Mauricio Fracon, chairman of TCF Schools Management, which owns and
operates Kiddie Academy of Greenwood.
Fracon plans to use Senate Bill 2 legislation as a chance to
grow the pool of qualified candidates for the Kiddie Academy of
Greenwood location by offering assistance to employees who are in
need of child care and by considering talented employees who have
an early interest in educational child care. The legislation will
also allow the Academy to meet optimal staffing ratios more
easily.
Kiddie Academy of Greenwood, which opened in December, is
Fracon's third Indiana Kiddie Academy location and the 12th Kiddie
Academy location nationwide under his management group. The new
11,935 square-foot facility includes 14 classrooms and 12,156
square feet of outdoor play space. The Academy is licensed to serve
190 children and brings approximately 40 jobs to the community.
"By addressing the child care shortage, this legislation will
have a positive ripple effect on our community, supporting working
families and contributing to the healthy development of children.
We applaud this initiative and look forward to its positive impact
on our Academy and the families we serve," said Heloisa Souza, vice president of operations for
TCF Schools Management.
For more information, visit
kiddieacademy.com/academies/greenwood/.
About Kiddie Academy®
Since its inception
in 1981, the Kiddie Academy system has been recognized as a leading
brand in educational child care. The company serves families and
their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full- and
part-time care, before- and after-school care, and summer camp
programs, through the Kiddie Academy system. Kiddie Academy's
proprietary Life Essentials® Curriculum, supporting
programs, methods, activities, and techniques help prepare children
for life. The company's philanthropic efforts, including support of
national nonprofit Family Promise, take character education lessons
learned in the classroom beyond Academy walls. Kiddie Academy
Domestic Franchising, LLC has also received corporate accreditation
from the globally recognized Cognia accreditation system,
signifying its commitment to quality education and the highest
standards in child care. For more information,
visit kiddieacademy.com or find Kiddie Academy on Facebook
at Facebook.com/KiddieAcademy.
About Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC
Kiddie
Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC is based in Maryland. There are currently more than 325
open Academies in the Kiddie Academy system, located in 40 states
and the District of Columbia,
serving more than 38,000 children. Each franchised location in the
Kiddie Academy system is an independently owned and operated
business. For more information,
visit franchising.kiddieacademy.com.
Media Contact:
Taylor
Castillejo, APR
Tombras
tcastillejo@tombras.com
865.257.0026
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