Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care is an American franchise system of early learning centers with over 300 franchised academies in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Kiddie Academy is headquartered in Abingdon, Maryland.
History
The first Kiddie Academy[1] was opened in 1981 in Baltimore County, Maryland and founded by Pauline and George Miller.
Curriculum
Several Academies[2] are nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), measuring programs and services against more than 400 related accreditation criteria and the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program standards.
Franchising and growth
Kiddie Academy locations are independently owned and operated by qualified professionals. The company sold its first franchise agreement in 1993,[3]