You started this because you love kids.
You built something amazing. Let's take it higher.
You started your childcare center because you love kids. Somewhere along the way, you became the accountant, the HR department, the marketer, and the janitor. You deserve someone in your corner who's been there, and a way to give your teachers real benefits at no cost to your center.
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Does This Sound Like Your Day?
Your Best Teachers Keep Leaving
You pour everything into your team, but they leave for jobs that offer benefits you can't match. Every time someone walks out, you're starting over from scratch.
The Numbers Never Quite Add Up
You're working harder than ever, but between payroll, rent, and rising costs, there's barely anything left. The passion is still there, but the math isn't working.
You're Running on Empty
You opened this center because you love kids, but somewhere along the way, the business started running you. You can't remember the last time you took a real break.
What We Do
People. Profits. Purpose.
Real Benefits for Your Teachers
Give your teachers health, dental, vision, and life coverage at no cost to your center. Through our Sheperd partnership, your team gets what they deserve.
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Connect with thousands of childcare center owners in the People and Profits community. Real conversations, real support, zero sales pitches.
Join the ConversationBuild to Sell, or Build to Stay
Whether you're growing or planning your exit, we help you build a center that's worth what you've put into it.
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Jean Baglien, Founder
Meet Jean Baglien
I've Been Where You Are. And I Found a Way Through
I took over a closed childcare center, purchased it at a sheriff sale, and rebuilt it from the ground up. No experience running a childcare center. No roadmap. Just a deep love for kids and a stubborn refusal to quit.
I grew it into a thriving operation, navigated every licensing headache, survived every staffing crisis, and eventually built something I was truly proud of.
After I exited, I discovered something that would've changed everything for my team while I was still running my center. That discovery became the reason Childcare Elevated exists.
- Rebuilt a closed childcare center I purchased at a sheriff sale
- Successfully grew it into a thriving operation and exited for $2M+
- Founded Childcare Elevated to help other owners avoid the mistakes I made
- ★5 Star Accredited Center
“No owner should have to watch their best people walk out the door. Not when there's a better way.”
13Years in Childcare
$2M+Successful Exit
5-StarRated Center
Three Steps to a Stronger Center
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See If You Qualify
It starts with a simple 20-minute conversation. We learn about your center, your team, and where you are right now. No pressure, no commitment.
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Get Your Custom Plan
We look at your specific numbers and show you what's possible for your center. You'll see exactly what your teachers could be getting.
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Watch Your Center Thrive
With the right benefits in place, your teachers stay, your center becomes the place everyone wants to work, and you finally get to breathe.
Ready to take the next step?
Join childcare center owners who've already taken this step.
What Happens If Nothing Changes?
I know what it feels like to pour your heart into something and wonder if it's enough. I've sat in that parking lot after a long day and asked myself the same questions you're asking.
Your best teacher finds a job with real benefits. And just like that, they're gone.
Another year goes by where the business takes everything and gives nothing back to you.
The center you built with your own two hands becomes the thing that's wearing you down.
But it doesn't have to go that way. There's another path.
Imagine Your Center One Year From Now
Your teachers are staying, and they're telling their friends to apply.
You're taking home more without raising tuition.
You took a real vacation for the first time in years.
Parents keep telling you how much they love the stability at your center.
You remember why you started this in the first place.
What Employers Are Saying About Sheperd
“By offering the Sheperd program, we have seen a significant uptick in both existing employee retention and new employee recruitment.”
Verified Sheperd Partner
Marine
Employer, via Sheperd
“Implementing Shepherd Wellness was the best decision we made for our clients. We hear over and over again how impactful this benefit is, not just on the cost savings, but that their employees are happier and their productivity is up!”
Verified Sheperd Partner
Grant Deviney
Benefits Partner
“The Shepherd Wellness supplemental benefit has made a meaningful difference for our staff, offering them peace of mind and extra coverage without added expenses. We would highly recommend it to any school looking to maximize financial opportunities while supporting their employees.”
Verified Sheperd Partner
Steve Jones
School Administrator
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