Sprouts_NC

What Sprouts_NC does

Sprouts is a privately held, single-location childcare and enrichment service based in High Point, North Carolina, founded in 2011 by former elementary school teachers Carolyn Davenport and Kelly Turley. The company serves working families with school-age children (rising Kindergarten through 8th grade) in the greater High Point/Triad region through three core programs: an Afterschool Program ($90/week with homework help, academic enrichment, and daily reading requirement fulfillment), a themed Summer Camp ($179/week combining academics and movement, operating 7:30am-5:30pm), and Kid's Night Out ($25-$57 per event, monthly evening childcare). An annual $99 family enrollment fee supplements tuition revenue, and an optional $5/day or $20/week lunch add-on is offered during summer camp.

The company employs 12 staff, all of whom are Nationally Board Certified teachers or teachers-in-training, and operates from a single facility at 1027 Eastchester Drive with no additional sites. Technology infrastructure is limited to a third-party Jackrabbit Class parent portal for online registration and payments; no proprietary technology, mobile app, API, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. Marketing relies on local community presence, Google and Facebook reviews, and word-of-mouth referrals.

Revenue is generated through recurring weekly tuition across the school year and summer camp season, plus per-event Kid's Night Out fees, ancillary add-on services, and modest B2B-adjacent offerings including custom Lesson and Activity Design and Summer Camp Plans for other schools and camps. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, and its 12 consecutive years as a Triad Moms on Main Choice Award Finalist represents its primary brand credential. A sub-brand, Naya Papaya and the Sprouts Crew, extends the offering into children's books and movement-based activity materials.

Name

Sprouts_NC

Legal name

Sprouts

Website

https://sproutsnc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sprouts NC is a single-location, teacher-founded childcare and enrichment provider in High Point, North Carolina, serving working families with afterschool care, summer camp, and Kid's Night Out programs for children rising K through 8th grade.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare and Children's Enrichment Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD), Drop-In / Flexible Nursery Care (EDACACAF)

Keywords

• Afterschool childcare
• Summer camp programs
• Children's enrichment services
• Homework help programs
• Evening childcare events

Headquarters

HQ city

High Point

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Summer Camp Tuition: Weekly tuition for summer camp programs serving children from rising Kindergarten through 8th grade, with themed weekly activities combining movement and academics.
2. Afterschool Program Tuition: Weekly tuition for afterschool care including homework help, academic enrichment, snacks, and activities. Sibling discounts available.
3. Kid's Night Out: Per-event pricing for one-off evening childcare events. Dinner included. Tiered pricing for multiple children from same family.
4. Lunch Add-on Service: Optional daily or weekly lunch packages offered to campers, including protein, fruit/veggie, dairy, snack, and sweet treat.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sprouts provides afterschool care, themed summer day camp, and monthly evening childcare (Kid's Night Out) for school-age children in the High Point, North Carolina area. Services are delivered at a single physical facility by Nationally Board Certified teachers and combine homework completion, academic enrichment, reading requirement fulfillment, and structured physical activities. Additional offerings include custom lesson and activity design for schools, summer camp planning services, and the Naya Papaya and the Sprouts Crew children's literacy brand.

Product overview

Sprouts is a children's education and care service provider operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform architecture. The core portfolio consists of three main programs: Afterschool Program (after-school care with homework help and academic enrichment), Summer Camp (themed weekly summer day camp combining academics and physical activity), and Kid's Night Out (monthly evening childcare). Additional services include Lesson and Activity Design (custom curriculum planning), Summer Camp Plans (programming design for other camps), and Naya Papaya and the Sprouts Crew (children's books and activity materials). All programs are managed through a JackRabbit Class-based parent portal for registration and payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Naya Papaya and the Sprouts Crew: Children's books and activities to get little ones reading and moving. Also includes lesson and activity design services.

Products and services

• Afterschool Program Weekly after-school care program for elementary and middle school students (rising Kindergarten through 8th grade) operating 2:00pm-6:00pm. Includes guaranteed homework completion, 30-minute daily reading requirement fulfillment, academic remediation and enrichment, snacks, and physical activity. Serves families whose children attend local Triad-area schools such as Florence Elementary, Montlieu Elementary, Kirkman Park Elementary, and North Carolina Leadership Academy.
• Summer Camp Themed weekly summer day camp for children rising Kindergarten through 8th grade, operating 7:30am-5:30pm. Combines movement, physical activity, and academics; weekly themes include Aloha Week, Global Fun, Safety Squad Hero, and Mad Scientist. Field trips to pools and parks are included. Optional lunch add-on is available.
• Kid's Night Out Monthly evening childcare event for children ages 5+ through 8th grade, running 6:00pm-9:00pm. Dinner is included and parents receive adult time while children enjoy supervised games, friends, and activities. Pricing is tiered by number of children per family.
• Lesson and Activity Design Custom lesson and activity planning service for schools or organizations that need curriculum design support.
• Summer Camp Plans Theme and lesson planning services designed to help other summer camps differentiate and enhance their programming.
• Naya Papaya and the Sprouts Crew Children's books and movement-based activity materials designed to promote literacy and physical activity for young children; the brand is offered under the Sprouts umbrella and includes lesson and activity design services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Guaranteed homework completion before children go home
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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 indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Right At School: National dedicated provider of school-based afterschool enrichment programs serving K-8 students with homework help, STEM, arts, and physical activity. Closest direct peer to Sprouts' core afterschool offering and partnership model with elementary schools.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth-development nonprofit operating afterschool and summer programs for school-age children with academic support, homework help, and enrichment. Directly comparable to Sprouts' afterschool and summer-camp offerings and often free or low-cost in the same Triad market.
• YMCA of the USA: Community-based nonprofit offering afterschool care, summer day camps, and youth enrichment at branches nationwide. Competes with Sprouts for the same Triad families seeking structured, supervised out-of-school programming and uses a similar credentialed-staff model.
• Sylvan Learning: National tutoring and educational enrichment franchise focused on academic remediation, homework support, and STEM/reading programs. Overlaps with Sprouts' academic-enrichment and homework-completion value proposition for school-age children.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest US provider of employer-sponsored childcare, back-up care, and early education including afterschool programs. Sprouts competes for the same dual-income parent demand but Sprouts is a single-site specialist whereas Bright Horizons operates hundreds of locations and serves corporate contracts.
• Primrose Schools: Franchised private preschool network that bundles before/after school care with its proprietary Balanced Learning curriculum. Comparable to Sprouts in combining academic enrichment with full-day care and in serving K-8 age range, but operates a national franchise system.
• Goddard School: Franchised preschool system with proprietary play-based curriculum and before/after school care extensions. Comparable to Sprouts in teacher-led academic approach, but operates through a national franchise network with significantly larger footprint.
• The Learning Experience: National franchised childcare and preschool provider with proprietary curriculum and enrichment programs for infants through pre-K and afterschool-age children. Competes for the same working-parent segment as Sprouts but at franchise scale.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National for-profit childcare chain offering daycare, preschool, before- and after-school enrichment, and summer camp. Operates a dedicated 'Champions' afterschool program that directly overlaps Sprouts' core afterschool and summer-camp offerings, but at vastly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Club Z! In-Home Tutoring: National in-home and online tutoring service for K-12 students covering homework help, test prep, and enrichment subjects. Competes with Sprouts for the homework-completion and remediation use case, but delivers one-to-one at home rather than at a central facility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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