VALLEY CHILD CARE, INC.

Name

VALLEY CHILD CARE, INC.

Legal name

Valley Child Care, Inc.

Website

https://valleychildcare.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Care Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drop-In / Flexible Infant & Toddler Care (EDACAGAG), Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

Keywords

• Child care services
• Early childhood education
• Infant daycare
• Preschool programs
• School age care

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale

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. Child Care Tuition: Hourly, daily, and weekly child care fees charged based on age group. Parents pay only for hours attended with no charge for absences. Third child receives 50% discount.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Valley Child Care, Inc. operates a single-location child care and learning center in Glendale, Arizona, providing age-bucketed care and early-education programs for children from 6 weeks through 12 years of age. Tuition is charged on usage-based hourly, daily, or weekly schedules with no registration fee and no charge for absences, and all meals and snacks (except infant formula) are included. Programs span Infants, Toddler & 2 Years, 3 Year Age Group, Pre-K & Kindergarten, School Age, and a Summer Program, all anchored by the research-based "Early Start" curriculum and delivered by FBI-background-cleared staff with an on-site BSN nurse.

Product overview

Valley Child Care & Learning Center offers a comprehensive early childhood education and care service with a unified program portfolio organized by age group. The center provides six distinct age-appropriate programs: Infants, Toddler & 2 Years, 3 Year Age Group, Pre-K & Kindergarten, School Age, and Summer Program. All programs incorporate the research-based 'Early Start' developmentally appropriate curriculum (except Infants and Summer Program which have their own specialized approaches), combining educational activities with recreational elements to support children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development from infancy through age 12.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infants Program Early childhood care program for infants 6 weeks and older that supports development through high-quality materials, positive adult-child interaction, activity cards, board books, music, puppets, daily report cards documenting feeding and sleeping, and all meals, snacks, baby food, and milk provided (parents supply formula, diapers, and wipes). Billed at $12.20/hour, $58/day, or $290/week.
• Toddler & 2 Years Program Developmental program for toddlers and 2-year-olds using the research-based "Early Start" curriculum covering math, science, reading readiness, colors, shapes, alphabetical letters and sounds, pre-writing, and thinking skills through poems, finger plays, songs, stories, games, movement, and crafts. Includes daily report cards and an optional gymnastics class. Billed at $11.60/hour, $55/day, or $275/week.
• 3 Year Age Group Program Developmental program for three-year-olds focused on sensory exploration and growth through social studies, mathematics, muscular development, music, arts & crafts, computer learning activities, circle time, and an optional gymnastics class. Billed at $11.40/hour, $54/day, or $270/week.
• Pre-K & Kindergarten Program Advanced pre-kindergarten program using the "Early Start" research-based curriculum addressing physical, cognitive, speech/language, and social development milestones through theme-based activities including art, blocks, books, circle time, dramatic play, computer learning, math, music & movement, science & nature, and cooking. Billed at $11.40/hour, $54/day, or $270/week.
• School Age Program Enrichment program for school-age children through 12 years, providing computer games and activities integrated with the regular classroom schedule including arts & crafts, cooking projects, and summer outdoor water play. Security card system required for child pick-up. Billed at $11.40/hour, $54/day, or $270/week.
• Summer Program Summer program for kindergarten through 12 years old featuring fun projects, games, arts & crafts, science, cooking, outdoor water play on Fridays, computer activities, and an optional gymnastics class. Billed at $11.40/hour, $54/day, or $270/week.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Goddard School: Franchised private preschool system offering year-round programs for infants through pre-K and school-age care, with a proprietary play-based curriculum. Closely matches Valley's positioning as a premium, curriculum-driven, locally owned-feeling center with a multi-age footprint.
• Kids R Kids: Franchised early childhood education network offering accredited programs for infants through school-age children with proprietary curriculum and accredited facilities. Comparable to Valley in being a privately operated, curriculum-anchored, multi-age learning center with strong brand emphasis on safety and developmental outcomes.
• Primrose Schools: Franchised national network of private early childhood education and care centers delivering proprietary balanced-learning curricula from infants through private kindergarten and after-school. Most directly comparable to Valley in private, curriculum-led, multi-age operating model, with each site functioning as a community-embedded learning center.

Broad incumbents

• Cadence Education: Private-equity-backed operator of more than 200 early childhood education centers across the U.S. under multiple brands. Directly comparable to Valley in offering infant through school-age care with curriculum-driven programs, but at portfolio scale rather than a single location.
• La Petite Academy: National chain of child care and preschool centers under Learning Care Group, offering programs for infants through pre-K and before/after-school care. Matches Valley in age span and curriculum-led approach, but at corporate scale with standardized operations across hundreds of locations.
• Learning Care Group: Operator of multiple national early childhood brands including Childtime, Tutor Time, and La Petite Academy, serving infants through school-age children. Comparable core offering (full-day, multi-age child care with educational programming) but delivered through a multi-brand corporate platform rather than a single owner-operated site.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: Largest private-sector U.S. provider of early childhood education and care, operating hundreds of centers nationwide. Directly comparable to Valley Child Care in core service (full-day, multi-age child care from infancy through school age) but at vastly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National operator of early education and child care centers serving infants through school-age children, including employer-sponsored programs. Comparable to Valley in offering research-based curricula and full-age programming, but operates as a publicly traded platform with thousands of locations rather than a single family-run site.

Regional players

• New Horizon Academy: Family-owned regional operator of early childhood education centers across the Midwest and other states, offering infant through school-age programming with proprietary curriculum. Comparable to Valley as a multi-generational, family-operated chain that emphasizes curriculum quality and community reputation rather than corporate branding.

Others

• YMCA Early Learning Programs: Community-based early childhood and before/after-school programs operated by local YMCA branches nationwide. Comparable to Valley as an accessible, community-embedded provider of multi-age child care with an emphasis on safety and youth development, though delivered through a nonprofit model rather than an independent operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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