Cambridge Child Development Center

What Cambridge Child Development Center does

Cambridge Child Development Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 1146 Lacey Avenue, Concord, California, operating a second site at 1187 Meadow Lane for Head Start programming. The organization delivers state-funded preschool services to children ages 3-5 from low-income families in a Title V center setting, providing a child-centered, play-based curriculum supplemented by STEM activities, nutrition and health education, and developmental support services including mental health, speech and language, and health and dental hygiene programming. The program meets California Department of Education Title V standards and Department of Social Services Title XXII licensing regulations, with individualized developmental assessments conducted two to three times per year and structured parent involvement through monthly meetings, a parent advisory committee, and at least two teacher conferences annually.

The revenue model is a blended nonprofit funding stack. Primary revenue comes from California Department of Education subsidies and Contra Costa Office of Education Quality Care funds covering full-time preschool slots for eligible families. A secondary stream is family co-payments assessed on a sliding scale based on income and family size, with families at extremely low income exempt from co-payment. The third stream is community donations from Rotary clubs, corporate donors (Ross, TJ Maxx), Amazon Smile, and the Save Mart/Food Maxx/Lucky Stores S.H.A.R.E.S. loyalty program. The go-to-market is community-led: enrollment is driven by word-of-mouth referrals, local outreach, and participation in state-funded open enrollment periods, with no digital marketing, no mobile app, and no disclosed technology platform.

The organization is governed by a four-person Board of Directors (Carol Bever, Betsy Rafal, Marsha Millar, Kathy Lafferty) and led by Executive Director Kanwal Lachhar, with Rene Gauna as Director of Finance and Maria Ramirez as Intake Coordinator. The business is geographically constrained to Concord, CA, with no disclosed expansion plans, no disclosed headcount, no audited financials, and no technology buildout beyond a basic WordPress website operated by an external marketing vendor (Port City Marketing).

Name

Cambridge Child Development Center

Legal name

Cambridge Child Development Center

Website

https://cambridgecom.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cambridge Child Development Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating two Concord, CA sites that deliver state-funded, Title V preschool programs to low-income families with children ages 3-5, supported by California Department of Education subsidies, Contra Costa Office of Education funds, and community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• State-funded preschool
• Early childhood education
• Childcare services
• Developmental support programs
• Parent involvement education

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary revenue from California Department of Education subsidies and Quality Care funds from Contra Costa Office of Education for state-funded preschool programs. Families may receive subsidized childcare based on eligibility.
2. Donations: Contributions from Rotary clubs, foundations, businesses, churches, corporate donors (Ross, TJ Maxx), and individuals. Also receives donations through S.H.A.R.E.S. program at Save Mart, Food Maxx, and Lucky Stores.
3. Family Co-payments: Families assessed co-payment based on income and family size for full-time programs. Families with extremely low income may be exempt from co-payment requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cambridge Child Development Center provides state-funded preschool programs for children ages 3–5 in a Title V center setting, operating three or more hours daily, Monday through Friday. Programs feature a child-centered, play-based curriculum with developmental assessments, supported by wraparound services including mental health, speech and language, health and dental hygiene, nutrition and healthy activity education, parent involvement programming, and STEM activities. The center primarily serves low-income families in the Concord, California area.

Product overview

Cambridge Child Development Center is a childcare and early education organization offering a single integrated program portfolio. The core offerings include state-funded preschool programs (ages 3-5) operating in a Title V center setting with child-centered, play-based curriculum, supplemented by developmental support services (mental health, speech/language, health/dental), nutrition education, parent involvement programs, and STEM activities. The organization serves low-income families and connects them with community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• YMCA of the East Bay: Community-based nonprofit operating early learning and childcare programs in the East Bay region, including Concord-adjacent areas. Comparable as a mission-driven, community-funded provider offering subsidized early childhood programming to low-income families.

Direct peers

• Learning Care Group: Operates multiple early childhood brands (Childtime, La Petite Academy, Tutor Time) with center-based preschool programs for ages 3-5. Closely aligned business model as a multi-site center-based childcare and preschool provider serving working families.
• AppleTree Schools: Nonprofit early childhood education provider focused on preschool-age children from underserved communities, combining developmental curriculum with wraparound family services. Closely comparable nonprofit/government-funded mission, age focus, and comprehensive services model.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Largest private U.S. provider of early childhood education and childcare, operating thousands of centers serving infants through school-age children. Direct peer in core preschool/childcare category with similar age-range focus (3-5), although primarily private-pay versus Cambridge's subsidized model.
• Child Development Inc. Nonprofit organization operating state-subsidized early childhood education programs (Head Start and state preschool) in Northern California. Closely matches Cambridge's Title V-subsidized, low-income family model and California-specific regulatory environment.
• Childcare Network: Multi-state operator of licensed childcare and preschool centers serving infants through school-age children, including subsidy-accepting locations. Comparable center-based delivery and similar age-group segmentation to Cambridge's preschool program.
• Primrose Schools: National franchise of private early childhood education centers with a balanced curriculum approach for preschool-age children (3-5). Comparable center-based delivery model and developmental/STEM-integrated curriculum, though primarily private-pay.

Emerging players

• Creative Learning Academy: Smaller multi-site childcare and preschool operator offering play-based, developmentally focused programs for preschool-age children. Comparable program philosophy (play-based, developmental) but operates on a smaller scale than national chains.
• Children's Learning Center: Community-based nonprofit early childhood programs typically serving subsidized preschool populations. Comparable in mission (serving low-income families) and program structure (Title-style subsidized preschool with wraparound services).

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Global incumbent in employer-sponsored childcare and early education, including preschool and pre-K programs. Comparable early childhood curriculum and developmental approach, though serving corporate-sponsored and tuition-paying families rather than Title V-subsidized low-income populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Cambridge-Child-Development-Center-129976107038980

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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