O2B Kids Acquires Bright Start Academy

O2B Kids Acquires Children of Tomorrow

January 25, 2022

Education

O2B Kids, a Spire Capital portfolio company, has acquired Children of Tomorrow, a four-location early education provider based in the greater Minneapolis region. The acquisition expands O2B Kids' footprint into Minnesota and positions the Children of Tomorrow team to support O2B's Midwest growth plans.

O2B Kids (Spire Capital Portfolio) Acquires The Village Academy

March 27, 2019

Education

O2B Kids, a Spire Capital-backed early education platform, has acquired The Village Academy, a three-facility early education operator in St. Augustine, Florida that serves over 400 children. The acquisition expands O2B Kids' Florida footprint from nine to twelve locations and will allow O2B Kids to leverage its operating experience to enhance The Village Academy's programs and offerings.

O2B Kids Acquires Brookside Academy

May 6, 2019

Education

O2B Kids, a Spire Capital portfolio company, has acquired Brookside Academy, adding two early-education centers in Alpharetta and Johns Creek, Georgia. The deal expands O2B Kids' presence into the Atlanta market and increases its facility count from twelve to fourteen, with planned capital investments for facility upgrades.

O2B Kids (Spire Capital Portfolio) Acquires Cedars Preschool

February 1, 2022

Education

O2B Kids, a portfolio company of Spire Capital Partners, has acquired Cedars Preschool, a multi-site early education operator in the greater Atlanta, Georgia region. The add-on expands O2B's footprint in Georgia to ten schools and brings Cedars' eight locations and staff into O2B's platform to enhance curriculum and resources for families.

Busy Bees North America Acquires 13 Early Learning Schools from Kids N Us and Birch Tree Academy

February 4, 2026

Education

Busy Bees North America (BBNA) acquired thirteen early learning centers in the greater Seattle area — seven Kids N Us locations and six Birch Tree Academy locations — expanding BBNA’s U.S. footprint into Washington State. The deal adds roughly 380 educators and staff and more than 1,575 children and families to Busy Bees’ network, growing BBNA to about 270 centers across the United States and Canada.

Brightwheel Acquires Experience Early Learning

April 5, 2023

Education

brightwheel has acquired Experience Early Learning, a nationally recognized provider of research-based early education curriculum and monthly hands-on learning kits. The acquisition integrates Experience Early Learning’s physical curriculum and assessment system into brightwheel’s digital platform to deliver a combined physical-and-digital early education solution and expand brightwheel’s curriculum offering.