Piedmont Child Care

What Piedmont Child Care does

Piedmont Child Care Center (PCCC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) child care provider founded in 1984 and headquartered in Upperville, Virginia, on a 9-acre campus that includes classrooms, a playground, a 7-acre wooded nature trail, and a "Roots & Shoots" garden. The organization delivers age-segmented early childhood care and education to approximately 87 children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years, organized across six program lines: Infant Care, Toddler Program, Preschool, Before and After School Care, Summer Programs, and Drop-Off Care. Services are delivered in person at the single Upperville site between 7am and 6pm weekdays, year-round, with teacher-to-child ratios ranging from 1:4 to 1:10 and a documented average teacher tenure of at least 5 years.

The organization operates under a traditional, labor-intensive service model with no proprietary technology platform; the website serves informational and admissions purposes only, and pedagogical delivery is play-based and hands-on rather than technology-mediated. PCCC holds a Virginia Department of Social Services child care license and maintains membership in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Association for Childhood Education International.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring tuition billed monthly or weekly (infants $1,570/month; toddlers $1,290/month; preschool $1,120/month; school-age $135/week) plus registration fees and deposits. The center explicitly discloses that tuition covers approximately 90% of the actual cost to serve each child, with donations, an Annual Giving Fund, an Endowment Fund, and a Scholarship Program (along with events such as Breakfast with Santa) covering the gap. Go-to-market is community-led: enrollment is driven by word-of-mouth, parent referrals, the website, a Facebook page, and community events rather than paid advertising.

Name

Piedmont Child Care

Legal name

Piedmont Child Care Center

Website

https://piedmontchildcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Piedmont Child Care Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) child care provider in Upperville, Virginia, serving approximately 87 children ages 6 weeks to 12 years through age-banded programs on a single 9-acre campus, funded by tuition (covering ~90% of costs) and community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Care and Early Childhood Education Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACAAAA

Full-Day Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYEDACABAL

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

SECONDARYEDACAGAA

Center-Based Infant Care (0–18 months)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Infant & Toddler Care Programs

SECONDARYEDACAGAB

Center-Based Toddler Care (18–36 months)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Infant & Toddler Care Programs

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Child care services
• Infant care
• Preschool programs
• Before and after school care

Headquarters

HQ city

Upperville

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: PCCC generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to families for child care services. Tuition covers approximately 90% of the actual cost to serve each child, with families paying on a weekly or monthly basis. Fee structure includes registration fees, deposits, and tiered pricing based on child age group.
2. Donations and Fundraising: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, PCCC relies on charitable contributions from the community to cover the gap between tuition revenue and actual operating costs. This includes an Annual Giving Fund, Endowment Fund, and Scholarship Program. The organization also hosts fundraising events such as Breakfast with Santa.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Piedmont Child Care Center is a nonprofit, licensed early childhood care and education center operating on a nine-acre campus in Upperville, Virginia. It provides age-differentiated full-day and part-day care programs for children 6 weeks through 12 years of age, including Infant Care, Toddler, Preschool, Before and After School Care, Summer Camp, and Drop-in Care. The service is delivered year-round, Monday through Friday, 7am to 6pm, with all fees due prior to service and tuition covering approximately 90% of actual operating costs.

Product overview

Piedmont Child Care Center is a single, unified early childhood care and education service offering age-differentiated programs for children 6 weeks through 12 years of age. The product portfolio consists of six distinct care programs organized by age group: Infant Care, Toddler Program, Preschool Program, Before and After School Care, Summer Programs, and Drop Off Care. These programs share the center's nine-acre campus facilities—including sunlit classrooms, playground areas, a nature trail, and a Roots & Shoots garden—and are delivered under a consistent educational philosophy emphasizing play-based learning, developmental appropriateness, and teacher consistency throughout the year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infant Care Program Care for infants 6 weeks through 12 months focused on an environment that caters to each child's individual needs, with full-day and half-day options. Priced at $100 daily, $85 half-day, $400 weekly, or $1,570 monthly.
• Toddler Program Child care for toddlers 12 months through 2 years old emphasizing exploration, manipulation, and language development. Priced at $85 daily, $70 half-day, $320 weekly, or $1,290 monthly.
• Preschool Program Full-day preschool for 3 to 5 year-olds with greater emphasis on academic skills and kindergarten readiness. Priced at $80 daily, $65 half-day, $300 weekly, or $1,120 monthly.
• Before and After School Care Before and after school care during the school year for kindergarten students through age twelve. Priced at $135 per week.
• Summer Programs Full-day week-by-week summer camp program for elementary students through age twelve, featuring two weekly field trips per week throughout the summer.
• Drop Off Care Flexible drop-in child care available for pre-registered parents as space allows, including snow days, teacher workdays, and school holidays.

Quantifiable outcome

• Teacher-to-child ratio ranges from 1:4 to 1:10 depending on age group
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• KinderCare Learning Centers: National chain operating full-day childcare and early learning centers serving infants through school-age children. Directly comparable to PCCC on age-band coverage, tuition-based subscription model, and full-day operating hours, though at vastly larger scale.
• Chesterbrook Academy: Operates full-day early childhood education centers from infant through pre-K with before/after school and summer programs. Closely comparable product mix to PCCC, including tiered age programming and tuition-based subscription billing.
• The Goddard School: Franchise system of private early childhood education schools serving infants through pre-K with a play-based curriculum. Highly comparable to PCCC's play-based, low-ratio philosophy and tuition structure, though franchise-owned versus nonprofit.
• Primrose Schools: Franchise-based early education provider offering full-day programs from infant through after-school care. Comparable on differentiated curriculum positioning and premium pricing tiers, but operates through a franchise model rather than a community nonprofit structure.
• Children of America: Privately held operator of full-service childcare and early education centers from infants through school-age, with before/after school and summer camp programs. Direct comparable on age-band coverage, tuition tiers, and full-day operating model.

Regional players

• The Malden Montessori School: Mid-Atlantic regional Montessori-based early childhood provider offering full-day programs. Comparable to PCCC on age coverage and tuition subscription model, primarily competing in adjacent Northern Virginia geographies.
• Apple Montessori Schools: Operates Montessori-based early childhood centers across the Mid-Atlantic, including Virginia. Comparable to PCCC on full-day infant-to-school-age programming and tuition-based enrollment, though rooted in a different pedagogical approach.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. operator of employer-sponsored childcare centers and early education programs. Highly comparable to PCCC on the core service (full-day center-based early childhood education), but operates at national scale with corporate back-office and proprietary technology that PCCC lacks.
• Learning Care Group: Parent company of multiple early childhood education brands (Childtime, Tutor Time, La Petite Academy). Comparable to PCCC on core service offerings (full-day infant, toddler, preschool, before/after school care) but at enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Discovery Point Child Development Centers: Franchise system of early childhood education centers with full-day infant-to-school-age programs. Comparable to PCCC on the core offering and tuition pricing structure, with a more limited national footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PiedmontChildCareCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/piedmont-child-care

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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