Take My Hand

What Take My Hand does

Take My Hand, Inc. is a family-owned and operated childcare center located at 181 Fort Lee Road in Leonia, New Jersey, in continuous operation since 1985. The company was founded by Carol Levy, who began as an in-home provider and relocated to the current Leonia facility by 1988; ownership and day-to-day leadership remain within the Levy family, with Carol Levy as Owner, Michele Levy Norton as Director, and Jonathan Levy as Assistant Director. The business serves families in Leonia and surrounding Bergen County communities, accessible from Routes 80, 95, 46, 4, and the George Washington Bridge.

The company's core offering is a full-day early-childhood education and care program structured into six age-based classrooms: Infants & Waddlers, Toddlers, 2s, 3s, Pre-K 3, and Pre-K 4. The curriculum emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities, fine and gross motor development, social-emotional skills, early literacy, and kindergarten readiness for the oldest cohort. Two add-on enrichment modules — weekly Yoga taught by a certified children's yoga instructor and a weekly Music program — are layered across age groups, and a Summer Camp for ages 3–6 extends programming seasonally with themed weeks and special guests. The facility includes two large separate playgrounds, spacious classrooms, key fob security access, and video-monitored classrooms, and operates 52 weeks per year from 6:30am to 6:00pm with paid extended care before and after standard hours. The center is state-licensed by New Jersey, and Carol Levy holds New Jersey licensure in special education and nursery through eighth grade.

Take My Hand generates revenue through recurring monthly tuition billed to enrolled families, with sibling discounts and paid extended-care hours as ancillary monetization levers; pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective parents must request enrollment details via a Google Forms inquiry link and schedule a tour. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer and relies almost entirely on word-of-mouth referrals, local reputation built over four decades, and visibility to commuters on nearby highways and the George Washington Bridge; the only documented marketing channel is a Facebook page used primarily for weather-related operational communications. The business has no proprietary technology platform, no app, no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed partnerships or M&A activity, making it a classic founder-owned family enterprise operating as a single physical site.

Name

Take My Hand

Legal name

Take My Hand, Inc.

Website

https://takemyhandchildcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Take My Hand, Inc. is a family-owned childcare center in Leonia, New Jersey, operating continuously since 1985. It serves infants through Pre-K 4 with age-based classrooms, weekly Yoga and Music enrichment, and a Summer Camp for ages 3-6, generating revenue through recurring monthly tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

24-Hour / Extended-Hours Childcare Centers (EDACAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Center-Based Infant Care (0–18 months) (EDACAGAA), Toddler-Focused Childcare Centers (EDACAAAG)

Keywords

• Childcare services
• Early childhood education
• Preschool programs
• Infant daycare
• Summer camp preschool

Headquarters

HQ city

Leonia

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 Tuition: The primary revenue stream is tuition fees for childcare services covering infants through Pre-K 4. The center operates 52 weeks per year with standard hours of 6:30am to 6:00pm. Extended care is available for an additional fee. Sibling discounts are offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Take My Hand is a state-licensed, family-owned childcare center offering full-day early childhood education and care for infants through Pre-K 4 in Leonia, New Jersey. The center operates 52 weeks per year with hours from 6:30am to 6:00pm, and provides additional programs including a Summer Camp for ages 3-6 and weekly Yoga and Music enrichment. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly tuition, with sibling discounts and paid extended-care hours available.

Product overview

Take My Hand is a family-owned childcare center operating since 1985 in Leonia, New Jersey. The company offers a comprehensive early childhood education and care program structured by age groups: Infants & Waddlers, Toddlers, 2s, 3s, Pre-K 3, and Pre-K 4. Each age-specific classroom provides developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities. The center also provides enrichment programs (Yoga and Music) as add-on modules that complement the core childcare services. Additional offerings include Summer Camp for children ages 3-6. The facility features two large playgrounds, state licensing, key fob security access, and video-monitored classrooms. The company is led by Owner Carol Levy and operated by the Levy family including Director Michele Levy Norton and Assistant Director Jonathan Levy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infants & Waddlers Childcare

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Spring Education Group: Network of private preschool brands including Chesterbrook Academy, La Petite Academy (NJ), and others. Comparable center-based infant-to-Pre-K model with multiple Northeast U.S. locations, making it a regional competitive incumbent against a single-site operator like Take My Hand.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: National chain of early childhood education centers offering infant care through Pre-K and before/after-school programs. Comparable service mix to Take My Hand but operates thousands of locations with standardized curriculum and corporate infrastructure.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. operator of employer-sponsored childcare centers and preschools. Overlaps with Take My Hand in center-based infant-to-Pre-K care, but operates at enterprise scale with corporate contracts and proprietary technology platforms — a much broader incumbent.
• Learning Care Group: Operator of multiple early childhood brands (Childtime, La Petite Academy, Tutor Time, Montessori) with full-day care for infants through Pre-K. Comparable age-segmented model and tuition-based enrollment to Take My Hand, but at multi-brand national scale.

Regional players

• Chesterbrook Academy: Mid-Atlantic private preschool chain (part of Spring Education Group) offering infant care, preschool, and Pre-K with extended-hours programs. Regional peer to Take My Hand serving similar suburban New Jersey demographics.
• The Malvern School: Family-owned private preschool operator in the Mid-Atlantic (including northern NJ) serving infants through Pre-K with similar age-segmented classrooms and enrichment programming. Direct regional peer to Take My Hand, particularly for the Bergen County catchment area.

Direct peers

• Kids 'R' Kids: Private early learning franchise offering infant care, preschool, and before/after-school programs with a structured developmental curriculum. Comparable to Take My Hand in age-segmented classrooms, extended care hours, and tuition-based subscription model.
• Primrose Schools: Private, franchise-based early childhood education provider offering infant care through Pre-K and after-school programs with a balanced curriculum model. Closely comparable to Take My Hand in age-segmented programming, tuition-based model, and parent-facing educational philosophy, though at much larger national scale.
• The Goddard School: Premium private preschool franchise serving infants through Pre-K with proprietary play-based curriculum and year-round operation. Comparable to Take My Hand in extended-hours, full-year care model and emphasis on developmental curriculum, enhanced security, and parent communication.
• The Learning Experience: National franchise offering infant, toddler, preschool, and Pre-K programs with proprietary curriculum, enrichment programs, and year-round care. Comparable to Take My Hand in age-segmented classrooms, enrichment programming, and full-year subscription model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/takemyhandchildcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/take-my-hand

Compliance1 record

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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