Kiddie Academy® celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day

Educational child care provider encourages 10,000 good deeds nationwide

ABINGDON, Md., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a nationally recognized educational child care franchise, has challenged students at Academies nationwide to perform 10,000 good deeds leading up to Random Acts of Kindness Day on Saturday, Feb. 17. Kiddie Academy celebrates this special day each year, having completed more than 18,250 acts of kindness systemwide since 2019.

"Random Acts of Kindness Week is a relevant moment to get the whole community involved in doing good for others," said Maria Dontas, director of corporate social responsibility for Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care. "We're excited to be engaging with our Academies once again to give back in ways both big and small."

More than 38,000 children at 327 Kiddie Academy locations across the U.S. are taught about kindness and empowered to put words into action each February through activities like making cards for hospital patients, collecting nonperishable food items, holding clothing and toy drives, creating valentines for veterans and senior living communities, and more. Efforts are celebrated within each Academy via the creation of a paper chain, where each link on the chain represents an act of kindness.

Kiddie Academy chooses a participating Academy to receive a $1,500 donation for the charity of its choice. Past donations have been made to Family Promise, Read and Feed of Cary, N.C., Rise of Hightstown, N.J., and more. The selected Academy is announced prior to Random Acts of Kindness Day.

"Our motto at Kiddie Academy is 'Community Begins Here' and what better way to be active participants in our communities than by spreading kindness as far and wide as possible," said Dontas. "Our Academies find such creative and enjoyable ways for our children to accomplish good deeds that really resonate."

For more information about Kiddie Academy or to find a location in your area, visit KiddieAcademy.com. For information about franchising opportunities with the brand, visit Franchising.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 more than 325 open Academies in the Kiddie Academy system, located in 36 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.

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