Case Study: Kiddie Academy saves $800,000 and scales growth with Microsoft cloud solutions

Kiddie Academy chooses Microsoft to meet growth targets and save $800,000

Kiddie Academy, a US educational childcare franchise, needed a technology solution to support its rapid growth while controlling costs. The challenge was to scale its operations and ensure consistent standards across its franchise system without the high expenses and limitations of the competitive options it had considered. To address this, Kiddie Academy chose to work with vendor Microsoft Corporation and its partner, Slickdata, adopting a range of Microsoft cloud services.

The solution implemented by Microsoft was an end-to-end platform called KARES, built using Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Office 365, and Power BI, alongside Surface Pro tablets. This solution streamlined communication, collaboration, and key corporate workflows. As a result, Kiddie Academy saved over $800,000 in licensing costs over five years, gained essential scalability and security, and established a mission-critical platform to support its ongoing expansion and maintain brand consistency.

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Greg Goodwin

Vice President, Technology