Childtime Learning Centers

             Education entrepreneurs, companies, and investors seized opportunities during the past decade to continue the development of a for-profit education business sector. Investor interest in the industry reaches a broad audience, and the Internet transforms the competitive landscape of education markets. The 1990s will be remembered as a time when the for-profit education industry came of age. The foundations for a vibrant 21st-century education industry – entrepreneurship, technology innovations, and market opportunities – began to coalesce and achieve critical mass. For-profit childcare center chains are one of the outcomes of the recent growth of the for-profit education industry. One such chain of for-profit childcare centers, Childtime Children's Centers, Inc., has come out on top as one of the leading national providers in the United States.
             Childtime's program is designed to foster a general sense of self-esteem, self-confidence, and competence in self-help skills and language abilities in children. Childtime sees these skills as necessary for effective social interaction as young children develop. Furthermore, Childtime's program emphasizes the process of learning and discovery, rather than the results. In an industry that prizes its ability to get more learning results in younger age groups, Childtime's program is different because it allows children to develop at their own pace and places less strain on them to reach high levels of academic achievement at an early age. Rather, Childtime encourages children to develop emotional strength and self-reliance. Many consider Childtime's philosophy and curriculum to be a best practice.
             "Childtime's mission is to provide quality, developmentally appropriate programs for children in a safe, secure environment." Although this mission statement appears to support the philosophy described above, one could argue that Childtime's mission is too vague. Most, if not all, of Childtime's d...

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