Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked child care center chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Discovery Point and Global Learning Preschool sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovery Point | ▲7 | +19.3% |
| 2 | Global Learning Preschool | - | +14.4% |
| 3 | Kiddie Academy | ▲1 | +13.8% |
| 4 | Head Start | ▲1 | +10.9% |
| 5 | A Place to Grow | ▲3 | +8.3% |
| 6 | Little Bear | ▲5 | +8.1% |
| 7 | Lil' Rascals Academy | ▲6 | +7.5% |
| 8 | Little Treasures Learning Center | ▲3 | +5.2% |
| 9 | Kids Place | ▲4 | +4.9% |
| 10 | Country Home Learning Center | ▲5 | 0.0% |
| 11 | A Child's World | ▲4 | -0.5% |
| 12 | Kids 'R' Kids | ▲1 | -0.7% |
| 13 | Finding Me Now Learning Center | ▲3 | -1.8% |
| 14 | Kids Academy | ▲5 | -2.0% |
| 15 | Kiwi's Clubhouse | ▲2 | -3.3% |
- Childcare Network
- Kids 'R' Kids
- Child Development Center
- Kiddie Academy
- The Goddard School
- Kid City USA
- Hoop Cares, LLC
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
2,691 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 266 of the 2,691 stores (10%); 1,991 of the 2,121 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Childcare Network (117)
- Kids 'R' Kids (31)
- Child Development Center (6)
- Kiddie Academy (31)
- The Goddard School (21)
- Kid City USA (19)
- Hoop Cares, LLC (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Childcare Network 117
- 2 La Petite Academy 66
- 3 Kids 'R' Kids 31
- 4 Kiddie Academy 31
- 5 The Goddard School 21
- 6 KidsPark 20
- 7 Kid City USA 19
- 8 Childtime 17
- 9 Primrose Schools 14
- 10 Adventure Kids Playcare 14
- 11 Champions 13
- 12 Tutor Time 12
- 13 The Learning Tree 8
- 14 Discovery Point 7
- 15 Grace Community School 6
- 16 All About Kids 6
- 17 The Learning Experience 6
- 18 Growing Kids Learning Center 6
- 19 Child Development Center 6
- 20 Handprints Academy 5
- 21 Youthland Academy 5
- 22 Little Lukes 5
- 23 Head Start 5
- 24 Kids Place 4
- 25 Lil' Rascals Academy 4
- 26 Global Learning Preschool 4
- 27 A Child's World 4
- 28 Cornerstone Preschool 4
- 29 Little Bear 4
- 30 A Place to Grow 3
- 31 Country Home Learning Center 3
- 32 Kiwi's Clubhouse 3
- 33 Busy Bees 3
- 34 Little Treasures Learning Center 3
- 35 New Beginnings Child Care 3
- 36 Kids Academy 3
- 37 Tree House Academy 3
- 38 Lionheart Children's Academy 3
- 39 Finding Me Now Learning Center 3
- 40 For Kids Only Child Development Center 2
- 41 Peachtree Learning Center 2
- 42 Good Shepherd Episcopal School 2
- 43 Neighborhood House 2
- 44 Building Blocks Learning Center 2
- 45 Little Bears PreSchool 2
- 46 Mango's Place 2
- 47 Kamaaina Kids 2
- 48 Kids Kampus 2
- 49 Family Affair Child Care 2
- 50 Carelot Children's Center 2
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