Milestone educational child care facility located in Lancaster, Pa.
ABINGDON, Md., June 17, 2025 — Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a family-owned national child care provider, announces the opening of its 350th franchised location in Lancaster, Pa. Owned and operated by locals and first-time entrepreneurs Cassie and Austin Fenerty, Kiddie Academy of Lancaster held its grand opening on June 7.
“It’s an honor to celebrate the 350th Academy opening in Lancaster,” said Casey Miller, third-generation CEO of Kiddie Academy. “With every new Academy that’s established, we’re building on the mission my grandparents envisioned when they founded Kiddie Academy in 1981.”
Over the past 45 years, the Kiddie Academy system, which is headquartered in Abingdon, Md., has expanded to 350 locations across 40 states and Washington, D.C. The mission of Kiddie Academy is to empower entrepreneurs with a passion for early childhood development to nurture, educate and inspire children for the future.
Entrepreneurs like Kiddie Academy of Lancaster owner Cassie Fenerty are often called to educational child care franchising upon discovering a lack of high-quality care in their communities. Fenerty has two young children who were placed on child care waiting lists for nearly a year when they were born. As a native to Lancaster, it’s important to Fenerty to be fully immersed in the community by supporting families who require care for their children.
“We chose to open Kiddie Academy of Lancaster because we saw a true need for child care that nurtures the whole child — academically, socially and emotionally,” said Fenerty. “We’re not just a place for children to be cared for — we’re a place where they are known, challenged and celebrated.”
The Kiddie Academy of Lancaster facility, located at 251 South Centerville Road, features 11 classrooms and a spacious playground with play structures resembling a barn and farmer’s market to reflect the area’s larger farming community. The new Academy is licensed to serve 160 children and employs 25 educators.
For more information, visit kiddieacademy.com.
About Kiddie Academy®
Since its inception in 1981, the Kiddie Academy system has been recognized as a leading brand in educational child care. The company serves families and their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full- and part-time care, before- and after-school care, and summer camp programs, through the Kiddie Academy system. Kiddie Academy’s proprietary Life Essentials® Curriculum, supporting programs, methods, activities, and techniques help prepare children for life. The company’s philanthropic efforts, including support of national nonprofit Family Promise, take character education lessons learned in the classroom beyond Academy walls. Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC has also received corporate accreditation from the globally recognized Cognia accreditation system, signifying its commitment to quality education and the highest standards in child care. For more information, visit kiddieacademy.com or find Kiddie Academy on Facebook at Facebook.com/KiddieAcademy.
About Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC
Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC is based in Maryland. There are currently 350 open Academies in the Kiddie Academy system, located in 40 states and the District of Columbia, serving more than 38,000 children. Each franchised location in the Kiddie Academy system is an independently owned and operated business. For more information, visit franchising.kiddieacademy.com.