Known for its High-Quality Early Educational Child Care Programs, The Brand Achieved a 28% Increase in Key Learning Domains from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025

Iselin, N.J. (August 14, 2025) – Lightbridge Academy, Innovators in Educational Child Care® and one of the nation’s fastest-growing early childhood education franchises, proudly announces the continuation of its exceptional 95% proficiency rate in kindergarten readiness. The results, based on the 2024–2025 Vine Assessment of four- and five-year-olds enrolled in Lightbridge Academy’s pre-K programs, highlight the strength of the brand’s proprietary whole-child educational approach. By nurturing academic, social, and emotional development, Lightbridge Academy empowers each child to reach their full potential, both in the classroom and beyond.

“We’re proud to share that 95% of our students demonstrate proficiency in Kindergarten readiness skills, which is an achievement that reflects the dedication of our teachers and our students’ incredible desire to learn each day,” said Gigi Schweikert, CEO of Lightbridge Academy. “Families can feel confident knowing their children are in the hands of passionate educators and are thriving in a nurturing environment with an advanced, research-based curriculum that sets the stage for future academic success.”

This school year’s results showcase an impressive increase in readiness results from the fall to spring assessments including a 33% rise in social studies, a 31% increase in literacy knowledge and skills, along with a 29% jump in mathematics and science. This increase can be attributed to the focus on individualized instruction based on each child’s prior assessment and an increase in thematic unit activities. Lightbridge Academy’s proprietary Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum utilizes theme-based lessons to strengthen children’s emerging skills in reading, writing, science, technology and math.

The brand is also taking its learning one step further by partnering with Marco Polo Learning to extend the learning to enrolled preschool and pre-K children and families at-home via Marco Polo for Families. Through this partnership, families will be a part of their child’s learning through an educational, interactive app that strengthens the home-school learning connection.

Lightbridge Academy partnered with Procare’s Vine Assessment to enable its teachers to observe and assess the developmental milestones each child achieves throughout the year. Utilizing the Vine Assessment, teachers actively observed and assessed children in the areas of Mathematics, Science, Literacy Knowledge & Skills, Language & Communication, Social/Emotional, Perception, Motor & Physical, Creative & Cultural Arts, and overall approaches to Learning. The Vine Assessment is a developmentally appropriate early childhood assessment that aligns with the common core standards across all 50 states to ensure children’s success in their future elementary years.

To schedule a tour and learn more about Lightbridge Academy’s early childhood education programs visit, LightbridgeAcademy.com.

ABOUT LIGHTBRIDGE ACADEMY

Established in 1997, the company was founded as a family business based on core values and a Circle of Care philosophy that places equal importance on the needs of children, their families, teachers, center owners and the community. Lightbridge Academy, The Solution for Working Families®, provides quality early education and child care programs to children aged six weeks through Kindergarten. The company currently has over 160 child care centers either open or in development throughout Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Lightbridge Promise also leads the industry as the Gold Standard for health & safety in the child care industry. This year, Lightbridge Academy was awarded the Franchise Business Reviews Franchisee Satisfaction Award, ranked #179 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list, ranked in Entrepreneur’s list of Top Brands for Multi-Unit Owner, and was featured on Franchise Times Fast & Serious list. In 2024, Lightbridge Academy was ranked #210 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 and #274 on the Franchise Times Top 400. For more information or to schedule a center tour, visit LightbridgeAcademy.com.

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