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Lightbridge Academy\u00a0<\/b>has earned a valued spot in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 as a top\u00a0daycare franchise<\/b>! Gigi Schweikert, CEO of\u00a0Lightbridge Academy<\/b>, expressed the team’s honor, anticipating further growth by welcoming new communities and families into\u00a0their\u00a0Circle of Care. The most competitive year yet, Entrepreneur’s ranking considered various factors including franchise size, growth, and financial strength. The editorial team assessed over 150 data points, assigning cumulative scores to franchises, and the top 500 with the highest scores are listed in the Franchise 500. Lightbridge Academy’s inclusion reflects its commitment to excellence in the evolving\u00a0child care franchise\u00a0<\/b>space.<\/p>\n

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Lightbridge Academy\u00a0has earned a valued spot in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 as a top\u00a0daycare franchise! Gigi Schweikert, CEO of\u00a0Lightbridge Academy, expressed the team’s honor, anticipating further […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nElevating Early Childhood Education with Lightbridge Academy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CEO of Lightbridge Academy on the \u201cEmerging Franchise Brands\u201d podcast: from early childhood education expert to leading a successful franchise. 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