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10 childcare center owners
These ten childcare center owners own and run childcare centers, daycares and preschools, including multi-site operators and a franchise location. A reader can learn how childcare center owners run their centers from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bobbi Rougeau
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Alphabet Soup Childcare Center, Inc
Owner of Alphabet Soup Childcare Center, Inc. and its Preschool Plus locations in Massachusetts since 2006, which the profile says now has three locations and twelve classrooms. Before that the owner ran Bobbi's Tender Loving Childcare (2002–2006) and was a Lead Teacher and Staffing Coordinator at Belchertown Day School (1986–2001), and describes being a professional early educator since 1986.
Bonnie Maughmer
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Chillicothe-Ross Child Care, Inc., dba Kids Clubhouse, dba Play & Learn Express
Owner of Chillicothe-Ross Child Care, Inc. in Chillicothe, Ohio since 1988, which does business as Kids Clubhouse and Play & Learn Express. The profile also describes her as President of Chillicothe Ross Child Care Centers, Inc., and the owner role is listed as current.
Corinne Bundy
LinkedInExperience: Corinne Bundy, Owner · Kids R Kids Watkinsville / Athens / Bogart GA
Owner of the Kids 'R' Kids franchise serving Watkinsville, Athens and Bogart, Georgia since 2003, running infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K programs. She writes that she took over ownership in January 2003 from her parents, who opened the school in 2000 after owning another Kids 'R' Kids in Norcross, and that she held financial positions at Georgia Pacific.
Elisha Hawkins
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Little Learning Explorers Preschool Center
Managing Director of Little Learning Explorers Preschool Center and Co-Owner of Sunny Grove Education Corp. in Modesto, California since 2021; the profile describes a preschool center caring for 60 children that opened in 2022, and a headline of multi-childcare center owner. Hawkins was also Preschool Director at Methodist Tiny Tots Preschool (2020–2021) and a Lead Preschool Teacher at Merryhill (2018–2021).
Ilse Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Company Owner · Superior Child Care
Owner of three childcare businesses in the Salt Lake City area: Fairyland Day Care since 2010, Alta Children's Center since 2017 and Superior Child Care since 2019. The profile describes more than a decade in the childcare industry with expertise in curriculum planning and managing different childcare settings, after starting out as an au pair in Germany, South Africa and the United States.
Jaymie Krabbenhoft
LinkedInExperience: Owner Provider · Cozy Corner Child Care Center
Owner and provider at Cozy Corner Child Care Center in Muskego, Wisconsin since 2008. Before opening the center, the owner was a Group Center Director at Leaps And Bounds Learning Center (2004–2008) and Always Quality Time Child Care (2000–2002). The profile lists experience in business start-up, program development, curriculum planning, human resources and onboarding.
Leah Rosenthal-Kambic
LinkedInExperience: Preschool Owner, Executive Director · Kid Time Inc
Preschool Owner and Executive Director of Kid Time Inc in Walnut Creek, California since August 1998, a role the profile lists in general management. She writes that she owns a childcare company with four sites and works as a parent coach on the side, and the role is shown as current.
Michelle Mattingly
LinkedInExperience: Daycare Owner Operator · Michelle's Daycare LLC
Daycare Owner Operator of Michelle's Daycare LLC in Indianapolis since 1987, and also listed as daycare owner of Michelle's Daycare since 1988. She writes that she built her daycare from the bottom up and currently has two daycares. She was also a Teacher at Indianapolis Public Schools (1986–1988).
Nancy Ortiz
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Treehouse Childcare Center
Owner of Treehouse Childcare Center in Pennsylvania since 2024. Before that, Ortiz was Director at a Willowdale Children Academy franchise (2020–2024) and a Lead Teacher (2018–2020) and Lead Toddler Teacher (2016–2018) at KinderCare Learning Companies, so this owner has also worked inside a franchise center.
Quantina Greene
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Bundles Of Blessings Child Care
Owner of Bundles Of Blessings Child Care in Ypsilanti, Michigan since 2007, described in the profile as a licensed child care center offering infant, toddler and preschool programs with Christian values. Before opening the center the owner worked in accounts payable at Danboise Mechanical (2005–2007) and accounts receivable at Shinsho American Corporation (2003–2005).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's operation to your question, since an owner of a single small center and one running several sites face different staffing, licensing and enrollment work. Consider how long the person has owned the business and whether it is independent or part of a franchise system.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you recruit and keep qualified teachers for your classrooms?
- 02How do you set tuition and manage enrollment and waitlists across age groups?
- 03Which licensing, billing or parent communication tasks take the most of your time?
Reaching childcare center owners
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Alphabet Soup Childcare Center, Inc; Chillicothe-Ross Child Care, Inc., dba Kids Clubhouse, dba Play & Learn Express and Kids R Kids Watkinsville / Athens / Bogart GA, based on profile data retrieved on October 9, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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