Chesapeake Christian Academy

What Chesapeake Christian Academy does

Chesapeake Christian Academy is a privately held Christian school and childcare center headquartered at 1229 Hazel Ave., Chesapeake, Virginia, operating continuously for over 30 years since approximately 1993. The institution serves children from six weeks old through third grade, offering infant care, toddler classes, Pre-K2 through Pre-K4, and kindergarten through third-grade instruction, supplemented by a $495/month before- and after-school care program for elementary students from Norfolk Highlands Elementary and Sparrow Rd. Intermediate public schools and a separate summer camp running June 22 through September 2.

Instruction is delivered via the ABEKA curriculum, a Christian phonics-based educational method developed and refined over 50 years at Pensacola Christian Academy, which CCA licenses as its core content framework. The school's product surface also includes family discounts for second and third children enrolled, part-time enrollment options, and Brightwheel as its parent-facing platform for photo sharing and fee collection.

The business model is direct-to-consumer subscription-based tuition, with monthly recurring tuition ranging from roughly $700 to $1,300 per child depending on age and full-time/part-time status, plus a $100 annual registration fee, age-appropriate book fees, and a $50 summer camp enrollment fee. Go-to-market is local: a single physical site, a website with online enrollment forms, a Facebook page, and word-of-mouth referrals from current families. Marketing channels are limited to organic website content, social media, and parent testimonials, with no evidence of paid acquisition, external investment, or institutional ownership.

Name

Chesapeake Christian Academy

Legal name

Chesapeake Christian Academy

Website

https://chesapeakechristianacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chesapeake Christian Academy is a privately held Christian school and childcare center in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving children from 6 weeks through 3rd grade using the ABEKA curriculum, with monthly tuition subscriptions, before/after-school care, and a seasonal summer camp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Christian Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Christian early childhood education
• Private preschool programs
• Before and after school care
• ABEKA phonics curriculum
• Summer camp childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesapeake

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. Tuition: Monthly tuition payments for children from 6 weeks through 3rd grade. Pricing varies by age group with full-time and part-time options available.
2. Registration Fees: Annual $100 enrollment fee per child plus age-appropriate book fee. Summer camp has a separate $50 enrollment fee.
3. Before and After School Care: $495/month for before and after school care services for Sr. K through 6th grade students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chesapeake Christian Academy provides Christ-centered early childhood and elementary education for children from 6 weeks old through 3rd grade, using the ABEKA phonics-based curriculum. Core offerings include infant/toddler care, Pre-K2 through Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and K-3rd grade classes, supplemented by before and after school care for neighboring public school students and a summer camp program.

Product overview

Chesapeake Christian Academy offers a comprehensive Christ-centered early childhood and elementary education program. The institution operates as a single unified school offering core education programs for infants (6 weeks old) through 3rd grade, supplemented by before and after school care services and summer camp programs. The educational approach uses the ABEKA curriculum with its phonics-based Christian methodology. The school also provides before and after school care for students at nearby public schools, and summer camp enrollment is available separately during summer months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Education Programs (Infants through 3rd Grade) Christ-centered education services for children from infancy (6 weeks old) through 3rd grade, including infant care, toddler classes, Pre-K2, Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and kindergarten through 3rd grade. Uses the ABEKA phonics-based Christian curriculum.
• Before and After School Care Before and after school care services provided for elementary-aged children attending Norfolk Highlands Elementary and Sparrow Rd. Intermediate Public Schools, priced at $495 per month. Available for Sr. K through 6th grade students.
• Summer Camp Summer camp program running June 22 through September 2, available as full-time or part-time attendance (5-days per week until 2PM). Separate $50 enrollment fee for summer camp-only enrollees.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Norfolk Highlands Elementary Public SchoolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChesapeake Christian Academy provides before and after school care services for elementary students from Norfolk Highlands Elementary Public School, extending their childcare services to the local public school community.
• Sparrow Rd. Intermediate Public SchoolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChesapeake Christian Academy provides before and after school care services for students from Sparrow Rd. Intermediate Public School, extending childcare services to the local public school community.
• Pensacola Christian AcademycoreTechnology or IntegrationChesapeake Christian Academy uses the ABEKA curriculum, which was developed and refined over 50 years in the classroom at Pensacola Christian Academy. This licensing/use of established curriculum provides comprehensive Christian educational materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cadence Education: PE-backed platform that owns and operates premier private preschools, early childhood, and K-12 schools. Most likely strategic acquirer-type comparable given its roll-up M&A pattern of independent ECE operators like CCA.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: Largest U.S. private early childhood education provider, operating ~1,500 centers nationwide for infants through school-age. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same Virginia family demographic.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest publicly traded U.S. provider of employer-sponsored childcare and early education. Competes for the same parent wallets in adjacent geographies and sets the upper-bound scale benchmark for any ECE roll-up thesis on CCA.

Direct peers

• Childtime Learning Centers: Multi-program childcare and preschool provider for infants through school-age, with before/after school care and summer programs. Direct comparable on program mix, especially before/after care and summer camp extensions.
• The Goddard School: Franchised private preschool system serving infants through Pre-K with a play-based, accredited curriculum. Comparable as a tuition-based, parent-pay ECE operator with multi-program retention.
• Primrose Schools: National franchised early childhood education network serving infants through Pre-K and after-schoolers with a proprietary, balanced-learning curriculum. Closest direct comparable to CCA given similar age band, tuition-driven model, and curriculum-led positioning.
• Lightbridge Academy: Franchised early childhood education brand serving infants through Pre-K with a proprietary 'Community of Learning' curriculum. Comparable in scale ambition, multi-program offering, and tuition-driven revenue model.
• Chesterbrook Academy (Spring Education Group): Private preschool and elementary school operator for infants through middle school, part of Spring Education Group. Closely comparable age range and tuition model to CCA.
• ABC Academy / Crayons Christian Childcare: Faith-based early childhood provider model. Comparable as another independent Christian-academy-affiliated childcare operator competing in the same parent segment.

Others

• Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.): Christian K-12 curriculum and school-services provider analogous to ABEKA. Comparable as the curriculum-ecosystem participant that CCA and similar faith-based ECE centers depend on for differentiated instructional content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chesapeakechristianacademy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chesapeake-christian-academy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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