First Steps Competitors

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For over 40 years, Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care has been a leader in education-based child care. The company serves families and their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full-time care, before- and after-school care and summer camp programs. Kiddie Academy’s proprietary Life Essentials®️ curriculum, supporting programs, methods, activities and techniques help nurture a lifelong love of learning. Kiddie Academy is committed to quality education and the highest standards in child care. We are also frequently honored as a leader in the franchising and business industries. Among our most recent recognitions are: o Ranked #96 on Entrepreneur’s 2023 Franchise 500 list o A top 10-ranking in Forbes Magazine’s 2019 Best Franchises to Buy list o 21 consecutive years listed on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 and ranked on the magazine’s Top Franchises for Veterans list o Rankings on Franchise Times’ Fast & Serious and Top 200+ lists o Rankings on Franchise Gator’s Top 100 Franchises and Fastest-Growing Franchises lists o Ranked on FranchiseConnect Magazine’s Top 100 Education Franchises list o Listings on the Baltimore Business Journal’s Top Private Companies (Baltimore area) and Fast 50 rankings Visit our website for more information. About Kiddie Academy®️ Franchising Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, Inc. is based in Maryland and has over 330+ franchised Academies located in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Visit our franchising website to learn more about the discovery process, to find opportunities near you and to read franchise reviews.

First Class Learning is the largest provider of after school Maths and English tuition based in the UK. Our thriving network of after school education centres are run by independent Centre Managers (Franchisees) that use specially designed Maths and English programmes to educate children of all ages. The founders first began a pilot study of First Class Learning in 1994 when we set up our first Learning Centre. This business was (and still is) so successful that we decided to launch our Maths and English Learning system across the UK through a franchising model and First Class Learning was established in early 2005. In early 2007 we entered a rapid growth phase to drive the expansion of our franchise network throughout the UK. We now have a network of over 170 franchisees, operating over 240 study Centres across the UK. This impressive growth story has demonstrated that not only do our education programmes offer fabulous learning support that improves the outcomes for tens of thousands of children every week, but that owning an FCL franchise represents an excellent business opportunity. We are continuing to expand rapidly in the UK and now also have centres in the Republic of Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands. Following a recent Private Equity backed Management Buy-In, we have now brought in significant new investment and a strengthened management team to give new impetus to future growth. This will be driven by investing in enhancing and broadening our already excellent educational programmes, improving the support given to our Centre Managers and accessing new territories in both the UK and overseas. If you think that you would like to join us then please visit us at www.firstclasslearning.co.uk and complete the application form or call us on 0800 458 3797.