Quality + Pilot
Building the Future of Early Learning in Louisville
Too many Louisville families struggle to find safe, affordable, and high-quality early learning. At the same time, providers are stretched thin, struggling to hire and retain skilled educators. The result? Parents can’t work, children miss out on strong educational foundations, and our city loses out on talent and economic growth.
The Thrive By 5 Louisville Quality+ Pilot is designed to change that—showing what’s possible when families, educators, and providers all get the support they need. By investing directly in centers, educators, and families, we stabilize the system and prove what’s possible when early learning is treated as essential infrastructure.
The Quality+ Pilot at a Glance
Running from 2025 through 2027, the Quality+ Pilot will partner with 26 early learning programs committed to raising the bar on access and quality. Each center will receive comprehensive support to stabilize classrooms, strengthen the workforce, and open more doors for families.
- Workforce Development – Scholarships to attract new educators and financial support to help current staff pursue advanced training and credentials.
- Quality Learning Environments – Grants and emergency funds to improve facilities, plus incentives for programs that expand access, strengthen quality, and retain staff.
- Family Assistance – Financial supports to reduce tuition costs, along with dedicated Thrive By 5 Family Navigators who work one-on-one with families to find and secure child care that best fits their needs.
Quality+ Pilot Centers
Active Imaginations Child Development Center
4210 S. Church Way
St Matthews, KY 40207
Chapel Hill Preschool & CDC
2307 Embassy Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
Early Learning Childcare
8010 3rd Street Road
Louisville, KY 40214
Early Learning Childcare of Dixie
9218 Dixie Hwy
Louisville, KY 40272
Early Learning Childcare of Evergreen
311 1/2 Evergreen Road
Middletown, KY 40243
The Elijah Academy
1133 Lavista Way
Louisville, KY 40219
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy
111 E. Kentucky Street
Louisville, KY 40203
Jeffersontown United Methodist Child Development Center
10219 Taylorsville Road
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
JTown Academy
10411 Watterson Trail
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
Keystone Learning Academy
1705 S. 13th Street
Louisville, KY 40210
Kiddie College of Louisville
3201 W. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
Little Jewels & Gems Childcare
4144 Taylor Blvd
Louisville, KY 40215
Mac’s Creative Kids
4106 Cane Run Road
Louisville, KY 40216
Neighborhood House
201 North 25th Street
Louisville, KY 40212
Our Angels Child Care Center
4141 W. Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
Parkland Kids Academy
2141 Dixie Hwy
Louisville, KY 40210
The Portland Promise Center
1831 Baird Street
Louisville, KY 40203
St. Gabriel Preschool
5503 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40291
Southside Christian Child Care
3620 Klondike Lane
Louisville, KY 40218
Southside Christian Child Care
3815 Dixie Highway
Shively, KY 40216
Southside Christian Child Care
7419 St. Andrew’s Church Road
Louisville, KY 40214
Southside Christian Child Care
8101 Blue Lick Road
Louisville, KY 40219
Talk Childcare 2 Me
3817 East Indian Trail
Louisville, KY 40213
Timothys Angels Development Center
1325 S. 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40208
Young Kids Academy
6501 Shepherdsville Road Suite 130
Louisville, KY 40228
Young Kids Academy
9811 Merioneth Drive
Louisville, KY 40299