Kiddie Academy Of Lemont Breaks Ground

LEMONT, IL — Officials from Lemont and Kiddie Academy recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the facility on July 7. The facility, which was approved in November 2019 by the village, will be an 11,030-square-foot building with a fenced outdoor playground, located at 15907 W. 127th St.

The facility is owned and operated by Kelly Harper and Chris Grahn, and will open in early 2021, according to a release from the business.

"We are excited to have the opportunity to bring Kiddie Academy’s advanced curriculum and philosophies to children and families of Lemont,” said Harper. “Our goal at Kiddie Academy is to feed a child’s curiosity and instinct to learn. My team is dedicated to delivering the highest quality educational child care possible to positively shape the lives of the children and families of the Lemont community.”

Kiddie Academy has hundreds of locations across the country including several in Chicagoland. Nearby Kiddie Academy locations include Bolingbrook, Darien and Plainfield.

“We believe that opportunities to teach and expand young minds present themselves every day and everywhere,” Greg Helwig, president of Kiddie Academy, said in a release. “Kiddie Academy empowers children with valuable tools to help make the most of those opportunities and we aim to foster a fascination for learning in the classroom, at home and throughout the community.”

For more information about enrolling or employment with Kiddie Academy of Lemont, you can contact Kelly Harper at 630-914-9990 or email lemont@kiddieacademy.net.