'Green design' defines Dallas-Fort Worth child care
experience
DALLAS,
April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiddie Academy of Mercer
Crossing, the newest Dallas-Fort
Worth location of nationally recognized Kiddie
Academy® Educational Child Care, is celebrating Earth
Day with a special lesson plan for its children set in an
intentionally Earth-friendly environment. The facility is the
brainchild of co-owner and architect Samina
Hooda, who employed "green design" philosophy to create an
environmentally friendly child care experience.
"Our purpose in building Kiddie Academy of Mercer
Crossing was twofold: One, to provide our proprietary Life
Essentials® curriculum which focuses on nurturing
children's cognitive and social-emotional development. Second, to
design the architecture that enhances the well-being of families
and offers care for our environment," said Hooda, who owns and
operates the facility with her husband Sean and business partners
Nimira and Ali Gowani.
Green architecture incorporates custom approaches
to energy efficiency, such as natural lighting and solar panels,
both key elements of Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing. The
building features a two-story sunlit atrium with skylights as well
as large windows throughout the 12,000 square-foot space. The
eco-friendly child care facility, which held its ribbon-cutting
event on March 21, uses a ZONO
Machine to disinfect and sanitize toys and equipment with ozone
rather than harsh chemicals. The facade of the building is made of
carbon-negative Stonecoat materials.
Hooda envisions a dedicated outdoor learning
center with a butterfly garden and a greenhouse, where children can
grow vegetables and native plants. Plans are already underway to
bring her vision to life at Kiddie Academy of Mercer Crossing,
which is licensed to serve up to 240 children ages 6 weeks to 6
years old.
"A well-designed building can immerse you in
nature and let you experience the power of it," said Hooda. "Our
children are the future and need to interact with the outdoors to
understand their role in the world."
For more information, visit
kiddieacademy.com/academies/mercer-crossing/.
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 320 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.
Media Contact:
Taylor Castillejo, APR
Tombras
tcastillejo@tombras.com
865.257.0026
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