Kiddie Academy of Kirkland opened its doors earlier this month to local families. The new Kirkland business provides education-based child care programs for infants, toddlers, pre-school and pre-Kindergarten kids.

“We’re extremely excited to officially open our doors and provide high quality child care to the Kirkland community,” said Raman Thind, owner of the new business located at 12620 N.E. 85th Street. “We believe that it’s extremely important to foster bonds, not only between our educators and children, but educators and parents, and academies and the local community. We look forward to being an integral part of the local community.”

In addition to serving children ages six weeks to 5 years old from 6:30 a.m to 6:30 p.m., the new Kiddie Academy offers nutritious wholesome meals and snacks, served family style; webcams through the WatchMeGrow provider, several enrichment and language immersion programs and two age-appropriate playgrounds.

Kiddie Academy, founded in 1981, began with the idea to combine learning with child care, and made a commitment to be a leader in the industry. Kiddie Academy has developed a comprehensive education-based child care philosophy, called Life Essentials®, for its academies. The Kirkland location will utilize a branded, proprietary curriculum created to promote learning through play. According to Thind, the programs emphasize continuous, open communication between teachers and parents concerning each child’s development.

“We invite families to stop by or to call to arrange a tour of our brand new facility and see firsthand how Kiddie Academy delivers Life Essentials,” Thind said.

For more information about Kiddie Academy in Kirkland visit their website at www.kiddieacademy.com/kirkland.