GROW ACADEMY

What GROW ACADEMY does

GROW ACADEMY is a privately held Christian preschool and kindergarten operating from a single facility at 830 Kirkwood Ave. in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2013, the school serves children from 6 weeks old through kindergarten entry on a year-round schedule (Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 5:30pm). The core offering is a play-based early education program built on the A Beka Christian Curriculum, a content library in use for over 50 years across Christian schools. The school bundles daily meals (breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack) and in-house enrichment programs (yoga, soccer, golf, t-ball, ballet, tumbling) into the tuition package, positioning itself as a one-stop childcare solution for working parents.

From a technology and operating model perspective, Grow Academy runs on third-party SaaS rather than proprietary software: ProCare Solutions handles real-time parent communication (activity updates, photos, direct teacher messaging), and IntelliForms powers online enrollment and waitlist management. The school is a member of TANAS (The Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools), signaling compliance with Tennessee non-public academic standards. Revenue is generated through recurring tuition/childcare fees, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed and the institution directs prospective families to contact the school directly for enrollment pricing. The company appears to be founder-owned or locally operated, with no parent company, institutional investors, or external equity backing identified in available data.

Name

GROW ACADEMY

Legal name

Grow Academy

Website

https://growacademynashville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GROW ACADEMY is a privately held Christian preschool and kindergarten in Nashville, Tennessee, serving children from 6 weeks through kindergarten with year-round childcare, A Beka Christian Curriculum, meals, and enrichment programs on a single campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education & Private Childcare

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Nursery & Playgroups (EDACACAK)

Keywords

• Christian preschool education
• Early childhood education
• Infant childcare services
• Private kindergarten program
• Year-round daycare

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Childcare and Education Services: Year-round childcare and kindergarten education services for children from 6 weeks through kindergarten. Revenue is generated through tuition/childcare fees, likely billed on a recurring schedule (weekly or monthly).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Grow Academy is a Christian preschool and kindergarten that provides year-round childcare and early education for children from 6 weeks old through kindergarten at its single Nashville, Tennessee facility. The school uses the A Beka Christian Curriculum and includes a daily meals program (breakfast, lunch, snack) and bonus enrichment activities, with real-time parent communication delivered through ProCare Solutions.

Product overview

Grow Academy is a single-location Christian pre-school and kindergarten in Nashville offering a unified childcare and education program. The core offering combines A Beka Christian Curriculum with year-round childcare services from infancy (6 weeks) through kindergarten. Additional services include a daily meals program (breakfast, lunch, snack), bonus extra-curricular programs (yoga, soccer, golf, t-ball, ballet, tumbling), and a parent communication app powered by ProCare Solutions. All programs operate within a single facility at 830 Kirkwood Ave.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-School Program Christian pre-school education program accepting children from infants (6 weeks) through pre-kindergarten, providing year-round childcare with a play-based curriculum designed to foster a love of learning. Intended for working families in the Nashville area.
• Kindergarten Program Full-day kindergarten education in a Christian environment, part of the year-round childcare program serving children from 6 weeks through kindergarten. Provided at the 830 Kirkwood Ave. Nashville facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children develop mentally, physically, and emotionally through Christ-centered education
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TANAS (The Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools)minorOthersGrow Academy is a member of TANAS, the Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools. This membership indicates the school's compliance with or alignment to standards for non-public academic institutions in Tennessee.
• ProCare SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationGrow Academy uses ProCare Solutions for parent communication. Educators record daily activities and provide updates throughout the day, including naps, snacks, photos, and complete journal of child's experience. Parents receive real-time updates via email and smartphone apps.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Primrose Schools: National franchise of private preschool and early childhood education centers offering proprietary balanced-learning curriculum for infants through kindergarten. Directly comparable to Grow Academy on age range, private-pay tuition model, and full-day care offering, though at much larger franchise scale.
• The Goddard School: Private preschool franchise serving infants through kindergarten with a play-based, accredited curriculum. Comparable to Grow Academy on age coverage, tuition-based enrollment, and emphasis on quality early education in a local single-site format.
• Chesterbrook Academy: Private preschool and childcare provider serving infants through pre-kindergarten with accredited curriculum and enrichment programs. Comparable to Grow Academy on age range, private tuition model, and bundled activity offering.
• Kids R Kids: Private accredited childcare and preschool franchise for infants through school-age children, with a proprietary curriculum. Comparable to Grow Academy on age span, year-round care model, and bundled enrichment programs.

Others

• ProCare Solutions: Software vendor providing parent communication, billing, and center management tools to childcare providers. Included as an ecosystem/enabling peer since Grow Academy uses ProCare as its core parent engagement platform and the vendor's penetration is a sector signal.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large national provider of early education, childcare, and employer-sponsored dependent care. Overlaps with Grow Academy on infant-through-kindergarten care and tuition-based delivery, but operates at vastly greater scale including employer partnerships.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: One of the largest private early childhood education providers in the U.S., operating centers nationwide for infants through school-age. Comparable on service category and age range but serves as a broad incumbent versus Grow Academy's faith-based, single-site niche.
• Cadence Education: National operator of private preschools and early childhood education centers. Comparable on age range and tuition model but operates as a multi-brand roll-up platform versus Grow Academy's independent single site.

Regional players

• St. Paul Christian Academy (Early Childhood): Nashville faith-based school with early childhood programs rooted in Christian education. Comparable to Grow Academy on faith-based positioning and Nashville geography, though it extends into higher grades.
• Primrose School of Nashville: Local Nashville-area Primrose franchise location(s) providing the same age range and curriculum as the national brand. Direct in-market competitor to Grow Academy within the same Nashville geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grow-academy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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