Vermont Hills Family Life Center

What Vermont Hills Family Life Center does

Vermont Hills Family Life Center (VHFLC) is a non-profit childcare and family support organization founded in 1979 and headquartered at 8835 SW Canyon Ln., Suite 105, Portland, Oregon. The organization employs 51-100 staff and serves families across the Portland Metropolitan area, including Vancouver, Portland, Beaverton, Banks, and Hillsboro. VHFLC operates through three core service lines: Early Childhood Education (delivered at St. Andrews and associated locations in Bridlemile, Rieke, Hayhurst, and Maplewood), School Age Programs (before- and after-school care at partner elementary schools), and Summer Camp programs offered during school breaks.

VHFLC delivers services on-site at partner schools via agreements with the Beaverton School District (Montclair Elementary), Hillsboro School District (North Plains Elementary), and several Catholic schools (St. Agatha, St. Andrew's, Holy Family, St. Cecilia). Customer acquisition is community-led, relying on school district partnerships, local outreach, and direct family enrollment. Marketing channels include the VHFLC website, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletter, and organic word-of-mouth via school-site presence. Registration is handled through Cognito Forms, with tuition payment processed through an online payment system.

The revenue model is subscription/recurring, derived from parent tuition and fees for before/after-school care, early childhood education, and summer camp. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. VHFLC holds Tax ID 93-0741267 as a registered Oregon nonprofit, with no parent company, holding structure, or institutional investor backing disclosed. The organization is independently operated and has no presence in adjacent technology, AI, or software product markets.

Name

Vermont Hills Family Life Center

Legal name

Vermont Hills Family Life Center

Website

https://vhflc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vermont Hills Family Life Center is a Portland, Oregon non-profit founded in 1979 providing early childhood education, before/after-school care, and summer camps to working families across the Portland Metropolitan area via on-site school partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (624410), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Childcare services
• After school care
• Early childhood education
• Summer camp programs
• Family support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Childcare Services: VHFLC generates revenue through childcare and family support service fees. The organization provides early childhood education and school-age childcare programs, with revenue derived from parent tuition and fees for before/after school care and summer camp programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vermont Hills Family Life Center (VHFLC) is a non-profit childcare and family support organization that delivers before-school, after-school, and summer camp programs across the Portland Metropolitan area. It operates Early Childhood Education at the St. Andrews location and School Age programs at multiple partner elementary schools in the Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Portland districts (including Montclair Elementary, North Plains Elementary, and several Catholic schools). Revenue is generated through parent tuition and fees paid for these recurring childcare programs.

Product overview

Vermont Hills Family Life Center (VHFLC) is a childcare and family support organization providing a portfolio of services across the Portland Metropolitan area since 1979. The organization operates three core service offerings: Early Childhood Education (at the St. Andrews location), School Age Programs (before and after-school care at various elementary schools across Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Portland districts), and Summer Camp programs. Registration for these services is managed through online forms, with payment processing handled through their payment system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Education Early childhood education and childcare programs delivered at the St. Andrews location for families with infants through pre-kindergarten age children.
• School Age Programs Before and after-school childcare programs delivered on-site at partner elementary schools including Montclair Elementary (Beaverton School District), North Plains Elementary (Hillsboro School District), St. Andrew's (Bridlemile, Rieke, Hayhurst, Maplewood), St. Agatha Catholic School, Holy Family Catholic School, and St. Cecilia School.
• Summer Camp Summer camp programs providing childcare supervision and enrichment activities for school-age children during the summer break, with registration managed through Cognito Forms (2026 registration open).

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Beaverton School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Beaverton School District to provide school-age childcare programs at Montclair Elementary school site. VHFLC operates before and after school care programs at the partner school location.
• Hillsboro School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hillsboro School District to provide school-age childcare programs at North Plains Elementary school site. VHFLC operates before and after school care programs at the partner school location.
• St. Andrews SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with St. Andrews School providing early childhood education and school-age programs. Multiple St. Andrews locations including Bridlemile, Rieke, Hayhurst, and Maplewood schools.
• St. Agatha Catholic SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with St. Agatha Catholic School to provide school-age childcare programs at the school site.
• Holy Family Catholic SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Holy Family Catholic School to provide school-age childcare programs at the school site.
• St. Cecilia SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with St. Cecilia School to provide school-age childcare programs at the school site.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Childsaving Institute: Community-based non-profit providing early childhood education and family support services. Comparable to VHFLC's 'family life center' model and non-profit funding structure, though serving different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National provider of employer-sponsored childcare, early education, and school-age programs. Comparable to VHFLC because of overlapping service mix (early childhood + school-age care) and partnerships with schools and employers, though Bright Horizons is publicly traded and serves corporate clients at scale.
• Goddard School: National franchise system of private early childhood education and school-age programs. Overlaps with VHFLC on the early childhood and before/after school care product mix, though for-profit and franchise-structured.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: One of the largest U.S. for-profit childcare and early learning providers, operating centers nationwide. Comparable because both deliver licensed before/after school, preschool, and summer programs to working families, though KinderCare operates at far greater scale and as a for-profit.
• The Learning Experience: Large U.S. franchise childcare operator offering preschool, before/after school care, and summer camps. Comparable service portfolio to VHFLC, though delivered through a national franchise model rather than community-based partnerships.

Direct peers

• Boys & Girls Club of Portland: Portland-based non-profit providing before/after school programs, summer camps, and youth development services at school and community sites. Directly comparable to VHFLC's school-age and summer camp offerings, with similar non-profit economics and partner-site delivery model.
• Catholic Charities of Oregon: Faith-based non-profit providing family support, early childhood, and youth services across Oregon. Comparable to VHFLC as a non-profit family services organization, with overlapping funding model (tuition, donations, grants) and Portland-area presence.
• YMCA of Columbia-Willamette: Regional non-profit serving the Portland metro that offers licensed before/after school care, summer camps, and family programming. Highly comparable to VHFLC in mission, non-profit structure, Portland footprint, and reliance on school-site partnerships.

Emerging players

• Primrose Schools: National franchise network of accredited early childhood and after-school programs. Comparable to VHFLC's early childhood education and school-age services, though operating as a for-profit franchise system rather than a community non-profit.

Regional players

• Childcare Network: Regional for-profit childcare operator with before/after school and summer camp offerings. Comparable to VHFLC on service mix and price-sensitive family target, though concentrated outside the Pacific Northwest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vhflc

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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