Kiddie Academy of McKinney gets new ownership, expands childcare options
New owners have taken over Kiddie Academy of McKinney at 6300 Virginia Parkway, and parents will be watching hours, staffing and waitlists.
Kiddie Academy of McKinney has new onsite owners at 6300 Virginia Parkway, and families using the center will be watching for any shift in staffing, enrollment and classroom routines. The franchise is now owned and operated by Elango Karunamoorthy and Kirthika Balu, along with Vijay and Deepika Ilavarasan, after the change was announced June 17.
The McKinney campus spans 8,500 square feet and has nine classrooms, plus a playground, splash pad, soccer field and basketball court. It serves children from 6 weeks to 12 years old and offers full-time care, part-time care, after-school care and summer camp. The center’s website says the owners are onsite and lists Monday through Friday hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with safety, nutrition and curriculum and enrichment as the guiding priorities.
The site also says the academy uses Academy Link app communications and WatchMeGrow classroom cameras, and it offers preschool chess, Amazing Athletes, music and freshly cooked meals. Kiddie Academy marked the transition with a free New Ownership Grand Celebration on June 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, giving parents a chance to see the campus and meet the new ownership team.
The ownership change lands in a city where childcare remains a practical pressure point. McKinney’s population estimate reached 236,001 on July 1, 2025, up 20.8% from the 2020 census base, and 26.2% of residents were under 18, according to Census Bureau QuickFacts. That growth has helped make dependable childcare one of the hardest services for working parents to secure, especially in fast-growing parts of Collin County where commute times and school schedules already compete with long workdays.
McKinney City Council also approved a 100% local property tax exemption for qualified child care facilities on June 25, 2024, a move aimed at centers that are licensed, participate in Texas Rising Star and have at least 20% of enrolled students receiving subsidized child care through the Texas Workforce Commission. Out of 17 McKinney child care facilities participating in Texas Rising Star in 2024, four were eligible for the exemption.
Broader demand across northern Collin County points in the same direction. The Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County said in April 2026 that it had seen more than a 60% increase in cases in the northern part of the county over five years, and that more clients were using its McKinney campus in 2024 and 2025 as growth increased. For parents weighing childcare options, the key question now is whether Kiddie Academy’s new ownership keeps the same hours, preserves classroom stability and adds dependable capacity in a city still absorbing rapid growth.
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