Two New Daycare Options Coming to Montgomery: Everbrook Academy Breaks Ground, Malvern School to Open on Monday

By Barbara A. Preston for The Montgomery News | November 13, 2026

Architect's rendering of Everbrook Academy, a new daycare center for 146 children (infant through pre-K) now under construction at Montgomery Promenade in Skillman at the Route 206/518 intersection.

Leaders from Learning Care, SJC Ventures, and Northwood Construction Company joined local officials on Monday, November 9, to break ground on a new childcare school in Skillman. Located within Montgomery Promenade, the 11,408-square-foot school will serve up to 146 children and is expected to create about 30 jobs for teachers and staff. The new school marks Learning Care's 22nd location in New Jersey, where it already operates 21 schools.

Meanwhile, the Malvern School at Montgomery (8,640 sf) is set to open across the street at 982 Georgetown Franklin Tpke (Route 518) in Skillman, on Monday, November 16. Its daycare programs accommodates up to 120 children, offering care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old. It will employ about 20 people, according to township planning documents.

The Malvern School on Route 518 in Skillman (by Route 206) opens on Monday in Montgomery Township.

Malvern School

The Malvern Center director is Alica Lloyd, who has worked in childhood education for five years. She graduated from Rider University with a degree in psychology and a concentration in child development. Malvern School was founded in 1998. It has locations in Pennsylvania (19 schools) and New Jersey (9 schools), and schools are open year round with full and half day enrollment options.

Everbrook Academy

Learning Care runs more than 1,100 schools across the United States, employs more than 23,000 people, and has been in business for nearly 60 years. Learning Care's brands include: Everbrook Academy, AppleTree & Gilden Woods, Childtime Learning Centers, Creative Kids, La Petite Academy, Montessori Unlimited, Pathways Learning Academy, The Children's Courtyard, Tutor Time, U-GRO, and Young School.

The new Everbrook Academy in Skillman will be part of Montgomery Promenade, a mixed-use retail center anchored by Whole Foods in Montgomery Township developed by SJC Ventures. It will include a new 32-unit residential neighborhood now under construction.

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Jeff Garrison, a principal at SJC Ventures, said: "Learning Care is a wonderful asset to the thriving tenant lineup at Montgomery Promenade. Bringing high-quality early education to this expanding community gives families one more reason to make Montgomery Promenade part of their everyday lives, and we're proud to help bring it to life."

(L-R) Jerry Bachinsky of Northwood Construction Company; Cory Wingerter of Montgomery Business Association;  Patricia Teffenhart of New Jersey Department of Children & Families; Johnna Weller and Brian Gutman of Learning Care. 

(L-R) Learning Care’s Brian Gutman, Johnna Weller, and Andrew Dean celebrate the groundbreaking of Everbrook Academy at 40 Nevius Blvd in Montgomery Township on Monday.

John Bork, CEO of Learning Care, said: "Families in Montgomery Township deserve high-quality early education close to where they live and work. This school is an investment in the children who will grow up here, the teachers who will build their careers here and a community that is growing fast."

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An exact opening date has not yet been announced for Everbrook Academy, but it is expected to open sometime in 2027.