CRANSTON, RI April 8, 2015: JAY COLGAN and LYNSEY COLGAN have been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Rhode Island and New England. The husband and wife team are being honored for their work as founders of the nationally accredited and award-winning company, A Child’s University. Employing over 80 people, the Colgans also own ACUrealty, GB Holdings, and eMedia.A Child’s University provides education services for children of kindergarten age and younger using a nationally developed and award-winning curriculum that also aligns with Rhode Island Early Learning Standards. Founded by the husband and wife team in 2002, A Child’s University was the first of its kind to provide an innovative facility with web cameras that allowed parents to view their child and their child’s teachers at any time during the day. Today, as this technology has advanced, parents are now able to access live views of the facility using their smartphone – making their children visible to them at any moment throughout the day.
A Child’s University has received much statewide and even national attention for its innovative approach. In 2014, INC Magazine listed the company as the Top Four in Education Companies in the country with their HirePower Award. Several years prior, A Child’s University was named a “Best Place to Work In RI” because of a unique culture for employees that even includes a “Happiness Policy.”
In 2014, the Colgans made a several million dollar investment in the Town of Smithfield, RI while bringing construction and design elements straight from Walt Disney World to develop a unique setting for children. The facility includes a real fifty-foot tall “Tangled” tower and many other unique elements borrowed from Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts. Lynsey Colgan has been the recipient of a growing collection of accolades including a “40 under 40” award and the 2014 Entrepreneurial Woman To Watch Award.
Source; PBN Media Press Release
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