What Creative Kids Learning Center does

Creative Kids Learning Center is a private, for-profit early childhood education and child care operator headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, and operating as a brand within Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc., a multi-brand child care portfolio that also includes La Petite Academy, Childtime, Tutor Time, and Everbrook Academy. Founded in 1985 and serving the Las Vegas community for nearly 40 years, the company runs multiple brick-and-mortar school locations offering programs spanning the full developmental age range from Infants (6 weeks) through Twos, Early Preschool, Preschool, Pre-K, Junior Kindergarten, and Private Kindergarten, alongside supplementary Before & After School care (up to age 12), School Break Camps, Summer Camp (Wondercamp), Electives, and a health-focused Grow Fit program.

The core technology surface is the SproutAbout family communication app, which provides live streaming video, real-time updates about a child's day, and direct messaging between families and teachers; this functions as both a retention layer and a differentiation point. The company is accredited by the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), having met more than 250 quality indicators across curriculum, student progress, and health and safety. Core technology is otherwise not disclosed, and no proprietary AI/ML capabilities are surfaced.

The business model is primarily subscription-based tuition: families pay weekly or monthly recurring tuition for full-time and part-time enrollment, with usage-based Flex Care prepaid five-day cards available for occasional drop-in care. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via website tour scheduling (creativekidslearningcenter.com), phone inquiries (888.258.8995), and walk-in visits, supplemented by an Employer Solutions B2B channel that sells child care access to corporate partners and a dedicated Military Families program tailored to the Las Vegas-area military community. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Creative Kids Learning Center

Legal name

Learning Care Group (US) No. 2 Inc.

Website

https://creativekidslearningcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Creative Kids Learning Center is a Las Vegas-based private early childhood education operator (a Learning Care Group brand) serving children ages 6 weeks through 12 years across multiple school locations via tuition-based full-time, part-time, drop-in, and summer camp programs, plus an Employer Solutions B2B channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education & Child Care

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infant & Toddler Classrooms within Childcare Centers (EDACAGAC), Part-Time / Drop-In Preschools (EDACABAN)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Child care services
• Preschool programs
• Private kindergarten
• Before and after school care

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition-based child care and early education: The company generates revenue through tuition fees charged for child care and early education programs. Tuition is billed weekly or monthly depending on the school location. Part-time enrollment options are available where families can pick specific days of care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Creative Kids Learning Center provides child care and early childhood education programs for children from 6 weeks through 12 years old in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. Offerings span infant care through Private Kindergarten, plus before/after school care, drop-in flexible care, summer camp, and enrichment programs, delivered at physical school locations on a tuition basis.

Product overview

Creative Kids Learning Center offers a comprehensive early childhood education and child care platform serving the Las Vegas community. The center provides a full spectrum of programs from Infants through Private Kindergarten, along with supplementary care services including Before & After School Care, Drop-In Care, School Break Camps, Summer Camp (Wondercamp), Electives, and Grow Fit. As part of the Learning Care Group family (which includes La Petite Academy, Childtime, Tutor Time, The Children's Courtyard, Everbrook Academy, Montessori Unlimited, U-GRO, Young School, AppleTree & Gilden Woods, and Pathways Learning Academy), they are accredited by NECPA and offer their proprietary family communication app, SproutAbout, featuring live streaming video and real-time updates. The programs feature learning centers including Science & Math, Fine Arts, Dramatic Play, Block, Writing & Language, and Library, with curricula covering Language & Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Self-Help & Social Skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infants Program Early childhood program for infants providing nurturing care and developmental activities.
• Toddlers Program Child care program designed for toddlers focusing on exploration and developmental milestones.
• Twos Program Early childhood program specifically designed for two-year-olds.
• Early Preschool Program Early preschool education program preparing children for formal schooling.
• Preschool Program Preschool education program focused on school readiness and foundational learning.
• Pre-K Program Pre-kindergarten program designed to prepare children for kindergarten.
• Junior Kindergarten Program An additional year of preparation to enhance academic and social-emotional skills before kindergarten, featuring Science & Math Center, Fine Arts Center, Block Center, and Writing & Language Center.
• Private Kindergarten Five days-per-week private kindergarten program based on nationally recognized curricula, featuring six distinct learning centers (Science & Math, Fine Arts, Dramatic Play, Block, Writing & Language, and Library) and curriculum covering Language & Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Self-Help & Social Skills.
• Before & After School Care Child care program for school-age children (up to age 12) featuring STEM activities, healthy snacks, homework help, and transportation options.
• Drop-In Care / Flex Care Flexible scheduling option allowing families to purchase prepaid child care days in five-day increments, honored for one full year, with no registration fee and requiring 48-hour advance reservation.
• School Break Camps Child care programs available during school breaks.
• Summer Camp (Wondercamp) Summer camp program featuring friendship, playtime, discovery, field trips, and educational activities.
• Electives Additional enrichment programs for children.
• Grow Fit Program focused on health and wellness for children.
• SproutAbout Exclusive family communications app providing live streaming video, real-time updates about a child's day, and direct messaging between families and teachers.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Learning Care Group (Parent Company)coreOthersLearning Care Group is the parent company of Creative Kids Learning Center. Learning Care Group encompasses multiple early childhood education brands including La Petite Academy, Childtime, Tutor Time, The Children's Courtyard, Everbrook Academy, Montessori Unlimited, U-GRO, Creative Kids Learning Center, Young School, AppleTree & Gilden Woods, and Pathways Learning Academy.
• Corporate Employers (Employer Solutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate employers partner with Creative Kids Learning Center through the Employer Solutions program to offer child care benefits to their workforce. The company works with employers to create custom workforce solutions for employees' children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tutor Time Child Care: Sibling LCG brand offering child care and preschool programs nationally with comparable age-spanning curriculum and tuition-based model.
• The Children's Courtyard: Sibling LCG brand focused on early childhood education and school-age programs. Shares NECPA accreditation playbook and SproutAbout technology stack with Creative Kids.
• La Petite Academy: Sibling brand under Learning Care Group offering the same infants-through-Pre-K child care and preschool model in multiple US markets. Operationally and programmatically identical to Creative Kids Learning Center.
• The Goddard School: Franchised premium early childhood education provider with play-based curriculum for ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Closely comparable tuition positioning and program structure to Creative Kids.
• Primrose Schools: Franchised early childhood education network with proprietary Balanced Learning curriculum. Comparable tuition-based model serving infants through Pre-K with a private kindergarten-equivalent offering.
• Childtime Learning Centers: Sibling brand under Learning Care Group providing child care and early education for ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Closest direct comparison given shared corporate parent, curriculum, and accreditation framework.
• Everbrook Academy: Sibling LCG brand positioned as a premium early childhood education offering. Comparable to Creative Kids' Private Kindergarten and Junior K programs.

Broad incumbents

• Cadence Education: Large private operator of ~200+ child care and early education centers across the US, owned by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Directly comparable multi-state operating model and Private K offering.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Major national child care and early learning operator with ~1,500 centers. Direct competitor in the tuition-based preschool and infant care market across multiple US geographies.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest publicly-traded operator of employer-sponsored child care with deep Employer Solutions channel overlap. Same core B2C + B2B model as Creative Kids but at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/icreativekids
• Facebookfacebook.com/cklc.lv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-kids-learning-center

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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