EARLY FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, INC.

What EARLY FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, INC. does

Early Foundations Children's Academy, Inc. (EFCA) is a privately held, single-location early childhood education center founded in 2012 by Academy Director Wendy Waugh in Redding, California. The academy operates from 1755 Airpark Drive under two California child care facility licenses (CA Facility Numbers 455406267 and 455406268), serving children from toddlers through Pre-K across six age-differentiated classrooms (Toddler, Two's, Early Preschool, Combo, Preschool, and Pre-K) plus an indoor Activity Room. Hours run Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 5:15PM.

The curriculum is built on licensed third-party programs — Zoo-Phonics Multisensory Language Arts, Jumpin' Numbers multi-sensory mathematics, and Second Step social-emotional learning — layered with over 30 weekly thematic units and a meal program. Wendy Waugh brings 30 years of early education experience, and the center was one of the first Redding preschools to participate in Quality Counts North State and co-developed the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (KRS) used in Shasta County Schools in 2013.

EFCA generates revenue through tuition-based child care subscriptions, with supplemental demand from the SCOE Alternate Payment Program and CalFresh meal benefits reaching subsidy-eligible families in Shasta and Tehama County. The center operates with approximately 11 employees, relies on direct enrollment via phone tours and downloadable family registration forms, and maintains no public pricing, funding rounds, or expansion signals beyond the original campus.

Name

EARLY FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, INC.

Legal name

Early Foundations Children's Academy, Inc.

Website

https://earlyfoundationsca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Early Foundations Children's Academy is a single-location private preschool in Redding, California, serving toddlers through Pre-K children of families in Shasta and Tehama County using multi-sensory curricula and subsidized child care programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL), Play-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAE)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Preschool child care
• Toddler day care
• Pre-kindergarten programs
• Early learning curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Redding

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Child Care and Education Services: The academy generates revenue through tuition-based child care and early education services. They participate in subsidized child care programs including the SCOE Alternate Payment Program which assists eligible families in paying for child care services. CalFresh benefits may also be accepted for meal programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Early Foundations Children's Academy is a licensed early childhood education center providing full-day child care and preschool services for children from toddlers through Pre-K age. The academy delivers age-tiered classroom programs supported by a structured multi-sensory curriculum (Zoo-Phonics, Jumpin' Numbers, Second Step, and weekly themes) and complementary services including an indoor Activity Room and a meal program. It operates a single facility in Redding, California, Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 5:15PM.

Product overview

Early Foundations Children's Academy is a single-location early childhood education center offering a unified program for toddlers, preschoolers, and pre-kindergarten children in Redding, California. The academy provides age-differentiated classroom programs (Toddler, Two's, Early Preschool, Combo, Preschool, and Pre-K classrooms) supported by a structured curriculum combining Zoo-Phonics language arts, Jumpin' Numbers mathematics, Second Step social-emotional learning, and weekly thematic units. Additional services include an indoor Activity Room and a meal program. The center operates Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 5:15PM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Children develop lifelong love of learning and are prepared for success in elementary school and beyond
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• First 5 and Shasta County EducatorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013In 2013, Wendy Waugh worked with First 5 and a team of educators to create KRS, the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot used in Shasta County Schools. This collaborative effort developed a standardized assessment tool for measuring kindergarten readiness across the county.
• Quality Counts North StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Foundations was one of the first preschool programs in Redding to participate in Quality Counts North State, a program dedicated to bringing higher quality child care standards to Shasta County.
• Local Childcare Planning CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademy Director Wendy Waugh sits on the Local Childcare Planning Council, contributing to local child care policy and planning initiatives.
• Shasta College ECE Advisory BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademy Director Wendy Waugh sits on the Shasta College ECE Advisory Board, providing industry guidance for Early Childhood Education programs at the college.
• CalFresh ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCalFresh Program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provides monthly electronic benefits that can be used to purchase foods. The academy participates by accepting these benefits for meal programs, helping families meet nutritional needs.
• SCOE Alternate Payment ProgramcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSCOE Alternate Payment Program assists eligible families in paying for child care services. Early Foundations participates as a contracted provider, serving families who meet income eligibility guidelines and live in Shasta and Tehama County.
• SCOE Bridges To Success ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridges To Success Program delivers evidence-based mental health support to children, families, and schools. The academy connects families to these services when children experience challenges that disrupt their ability to participate in learning.
• Help Me GrowminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHelp Me Grow helps connect families with children from birth through age eight to non-medical services. Listed as a community resource for families at Early Foundations.
• Pathways to Hope for ChildrenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPathways to Hope is a non-profit serving as Shasta County's Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council. Listed as a community resource providing youth development, family support, and child abuse prevention education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, operating hundreds of centers nationwide. Comparable as a multi-track preschool/child care operator, though at vastly larger scale and with a B2B employer-funded go-to-market.
• Goddard School: Franchise preschool system using a play-based, proprietary curriculum for infants through Pre-K. Closely comparable philosophy (play-based, multi-sensory, school-readiness focus) and classroom structure.
• La Petite Academy: National child care and preschool chain offering full-day infant through Pre-K programs. Comparable in operating model (full-day care plus structured preschool curriculum) but with chain-scale resources and centralized curriculum.
• Childtime Learning Centers: National child care and preschool chain with full-day programs for infants through Pre-K and a structured early literacy curriculum. Comparable full-day care plus preschool service model and age-segmented classroom approach.
• Guidepost Montessori: Network of Montessori-inspired early childhood and elementary schools. Comparable as a multi-method private preschool with proprietary curriculum frameworks, though anchored in the Montessori tradition rather than Zoo-Phonics/Second Step.
• Primrose Schools: Franchise-based national network of private early childhood and after-school programs using a proprietary Balanced Learning curriculum. Comparable as a play-based, curriculum-differentiated preschool operator, though delivered through a franchise system.
• Stratford School: Private preschool-through-middle-school operator with a literacy and STEM-forward early childhood program. Comparable as a private, curriculum-rich preschool serving similar demographic segments with a school-readiness focus.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National for-profit child care and early education chain serving infants through Pre-K with full-day, year-round programming. Directly comparable service offering (full-day care + structured curriculum), but with national scale and standardized curriculum.
• The Learning Experience: Franchise child care and preschool chain with a branded curriculum (including a phonics/letters program) serving infants through Pre-K. Comparable in structured-curriculum private preschool positioning, with a similarly letter-and-number-forward pedagogy.

Regional players

• Shasta Head Start (Shasta County Office of Education): Local public Head Start and state preschool provider in the same Shasta County market as Early Foundations. Directly competes for subsidized preschool slots and the same family demographic, and is a counterparty in the SCOE Alternate Payment Program ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/earlyfoundationsca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/early-foundations-children's-academy-inc.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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