The Kidz Club

What The Kidz Club does

The Kidz Club is a privately held Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) provider operating under the legal entity KY PPEC, Inc., founded in 1996 by CEO Lee Zimmerman as Kentucky's first PPEC facility. The company delivers daily skilled nursing care, therapeutic services (speech, occupational, physical), school-readiness programming, wheelchair-accessible nurse-staffed transportation, and nutrition to medically complex children from birth to under 21 years of age. Care is delivered across 10 physical centers — six in Kentucky (Louisville metropolitan area, Lexington, Erlanger, Bowling Green), three in Florida (New Port Richey, Sarasota, St. Petersburg), and one in Texas (San Antonio, opening soon) — supported by an administrative support office in Louisville.

The core operating model is co-located, multidisciplinary care: registered nurses, state-registered nursing assistants, caregivers, and teachers staff each center, while physical, speech, and occupational therapists are on-site daily through the wholly-owned subsidiary TKC Therapy, allowing enrolled children to receive up to 9 hours of therapy per week without separate outpatient appointments. Centers are purpose-built with medical-grade infrastructure including HEPA air filtration, chlorine dioxide decontamination, and wheelchair accessibility. The Kidz Club also permits third-party providers — Associates in Pediatric Therapy (APT) and credentialed Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) companies — to deliver additional therapies on-site.

Revenue is generated entirely through Medicaid reimbursement: PPEC services are billed under state Medicaid programs at no out-of-pocket cost to families, and TKC Therapy is contracted with most Medicaid plans. GTM is sales-led and referral-driven, with pediatricians and healthcare providers acting as the primary source of patient referrals, complemented by direct family inquiries via phone and online forms. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no parent company, and no funding rounds on record; it self-reports 251–500 employees.

Name

The Kidz Club

Legal name

KY PPEC, Inc.

Website

https://thekidzclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Kidz Club (KY PPEC, Inc.) operates 10 Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care centers across Kentucky, Florida, and Texas, delivering Medicaid-funded skilled nursing, therapy, transportation, and programming to medically complex children from birth to age 20. Its wholly-owned TKC Therapy subsidiary provides on-site speech, occupational, and physical therapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC)

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric extended care
• Skilled nursing services
• Pediatric therapy services
• Medically complex children
• PPEC services

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medicaid PPEC Reimbursement: The Kidz Club is a Medicaid Licensed Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC). Services are covered by Medicaid insurance, resulting in no cost to families. Revenue is generated through Medicaid reimbursement for skilled nursing care, therapy services, transportation, and other PPEC offerings.
2. TKC Therapy Services: Therapy services (speech, occupational, physical) provided through TKC Therapy subsidiary, contracted with most Medicaid plans at no cost to families. Revenue generated through Medicaid plan contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Kidz Club is a Medicaid Licensed Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) provider delivering daily skilled nursing care, therapeutic services (speech, occupational, physical), programming, wheelchair-accessible transportation, and nutrition to children from birth to under 21 years with medical complexities. Services are delivered at the company's physical PPEC centers and are covered by Medicaid at no cost to eligible families. The company operates a wholly-owned therapy subsidiary called TKC Therapy that provides on-site intensive therapy during PPEC hours.

Product overview

The Kidz Club operates as a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) provider with two integrated service offerings: The Kidz Club PPEC serves as the core platform delivering skilled nursing, programming, transportation, and nutrition services for medically complex children, while TKC Therapy functions as an integrated therapy module providing speech, occupational, and physical therapy on-site. Both services work together within the same facilities, with therapy sessions delivered during PPEC attendance. All services are Medicaid-covered at no cost to families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TKC Therapy: A therapy division providing intensive speech, occupational, and physical therapy services for children enrolled in The Kidz Club PPEC program. Services are delivered within the children's natural environment at PPEC centers in Florida and Kentucky, with expansion to Texas planned.

Products and services

• The Kidz Club PPEC Medicaid-licensed Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care facility providing daily skilled nursing care, therapeutic services, programming, wheelchair-accessible transportation, and nutrition for children with medical complexities from birth to under 21 years old. Services are covered by Medicaid at no cost to eligible families and delivered on-site at 10 PPEC center locations across Kentucky, Florida, and Texas.
• TKC Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Children can receive up to 9 hours of therapy per week through TKC Therapy
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associates in Pediatric Therapy (APT)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAPT provides on-site physical, occupational, and speech therapy services at The Kidz Club PPEC centers. The partnership allows children to receive therapy services without separate outpatient appointments.
• ABA Therapy CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorABA companies are allowed to deliver Applied Behavior Analysis therapy services within The Kidz Club facilities. RBTs and BCBAs can provide services on-site provided they adhere to company policies and procedures.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aveanna Healthcare: Large, publicly traded provider of pediatric home health, private-duty nursing, and medical solutions serving medically complex children and adults. Comparable pediatric nursing and therapy services, though at much larger national scale and broader patient mix.
• Bayada Home Health Care: National nonprofit home health provider with a substantial pediatric practice delivering skilled nursing, therapy, and assistive care to medically complex children at home. Comparable pediatric population and clinical service lines, though primarily home-based rather than center-based.
• Encompass Health: Large publicly traded provider of inpatient rehabilitation and home health services, including pediatric therapy and rehabilitation lines. Comparable in delivering therapy services (PT/OT/SLP) to complex patient populations though primarily adult-focused.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: Large national provider of pediatric and adult home healthcare, private-duty nursing, and behavioral services. Comparable in serving medically complex pediatric patients with skilled nursing and therapy under Medicaid and commercial payors.
• BrightStar Care: Franchised home health and medical staffing provider offering pediatric skilled nursing and therapy services in homes and facilities. Comparable pediatric skilled-nursing and therapy services under Medicaid and private pay.

Emerging players

• Associates in Pediatric Therapy (APT): Regional provider of pediatric physical, occupational, and speech therapy services that already partners with The Kidz Club to deliver on-site therapy. Comparable therapy service mix and Medicaid contracting, though APT operates as an external therapy partner rather than a PPEC operator.

Direct peers

• Care Options for Kids: Provider of pediatric home health and PPEC services to medically complex children, including skilled nursing and therapy reimbursed by Medicaid. Direct competitor operating the same PPEC plus home health combination serving the same target population.
• Pediatric Health Choice: Multi-state Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) operator providing skilled nursing, therapy, and transportation for medically complex children under Medicaid. Direct competitor in the same PPEC category with overlapping Florida and Medicaid-driven service model.
• PHS (Pediatric Home Service): Pediatric specialty provider of home and center-based skilled nursing, infusion, and therapy services for medically complex children. Comparable in serving the same medically complex pediatric population with multi-disciplinary clinical services.
• All About Kids PPEC: Multi-state Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) operator providing daily skilled nursing, therapy, and transportation to medically complex children reimbursed by Medicaid. Direct PPEC competitor with overlapping service offering and Medicaid reimbursement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheKidzClub
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KidzClubPPEC
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheKidzClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/thekidzclub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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