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
Chapel Hill Preschool & CDC
2307 Embassy Lane
Early Learning Childcare
8010 3rd Street Road
Early Learning Childcare of Dixie
9218 Dixie Hwy
Early Learning Childcare of Evergreen
311 1/2 Evergreen Road
The Elijah Academy
1133 Lavista Way
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy
111 E. Kentucky Street
Jeffersontown United Methodist Child Development Center
10219 Taylorsville Road
JTown Academy
10411 Watterson Trail
Keystone Learning Academy
1705 S. 13th Street
Kiddie College of Louisville
3201 W. Broadway
Little Jewels & Gems Childcare
4144 Taylor Blvd
Mac’s Creative Kids
4106 Cane Run Road
Neighborhood House
201 North 25th Street
Our Angels Child Care Center
4141 W. Broadway
Parkland Kids Academy
2141 Dixie Hwy
The Portland Promise Center
1831 Baird Street
St. Gabriel Preschool
5503 Bardstown Road
Southside Christian Child Care
3620 Klondike Lane
Southside Christian Child Care
3815 Dixie Highway
Southside Christian Child Care
7419 St. Andrew’s Church Road
Southside Christian Child Care
8101 Blue Lick Road
Talk Childcare 2 Me
3817 East Indian Trail
Timothys Angels Development Center
1325 S. 4th Street
Young Kids Academy
6501 Shepherdsville Road Suite 130
Young Kids Academy
9811 Merioneth Drive