ATLANTA (June 27, 2011) – Jo Kirchner, president and CEO of Primrose Schools, has been named one of the winners of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Alabama/Georgia/Tennessee region. Kirchner won in the service category for her visionary leadership ineducational child care. The winners of this coveted award, which is renowned in the business community as the world’s most prestigious award for entrepreneurs, were revealed at a gala event on June 23 at the InterContinental Hotel in Atlanta.Primrose in the News
Early childhood development gets boost with addition of Primrose Schools
Loudoun Times-Mirror
12.7.2011
With more than 230 schools scattered throughout the nation, Primrose Schools, an early childhood development center, is planning to open 10 more facilities in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area. (Read More)
Primrose Schools: Interview
CBS 6
11.29.2011
Jen Quick & Ann Andrade share how the universal language of music helps their young students in the classroom, too.
Primrose School Supports Local Charitable Organization
EastValleyTribune.com
11.28.2011
A group of local preschool students and their families at the Primrose School of Ahwatukee displayed their charitable side in the form of a food drive for St. Vincent de Paul.
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, on Nov. 17, the roughly 140 students completed a drive that brought in 35,000 items of canned food to be donated to the center. The drive was done at all six of the Primrose schools across the Valley, and the Ahwatukee Foothills branch accounted for more than half of the 64,000 total donations.
Press Releases
Primrose Schools® Reports Record Year for Franchise Sales, Signs Agreement for First California Location
1.25.2012
MEDIA CONTACT: Monica Rutkowski, Fishman Public Relations; (847) 945-1300 or mrutkowski@fishmanpr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Primrose Schools® Reports Record Year for...
Primrose Schools® Donates More Than $124,000 to Reach Out and Read
12.8.2011
With its 2011 donation of more than $124,000, Primrose Schools has donated nearly $1 million since the inception of its six-year partnership with Reach Out and Read.
Primrose Schools Enters Five New U.S. Markets, Prepares for West Coast Franchise Expansion
9.27.2011
Quality early childhood education will be more accessible to families in major U.S. markets as Primrose Schools opens its first preschools in Chicago, New Jersey, D.C., Philadelphia and Boston.
