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Mema’s LLC – now with three locations – has grown nearly as fast as the children it serves. Owner Kim Stone began offering childcare in her home in 2003, but soon outgrew that and realized her vision to offer high-quality childcare in areas others might consider less-desired. She saw an opportunity to do good – and to do well.
Not long ago she closed on a loan at Hyperion that enabled her to buy the building she had been leasing for four years – Mema’s third location. “I had been begging the owner to sell me the building,” she says, “so when he said ‘yes,’ I wanted to make this happen.”
Her real estate broker, Irini Lulu, introduced Kim to Hyperion Bank, as she had done for other clients. Thus, Kim connected with Jennifer Gardella, Hyperion Vice President of Commercial Lending.
“Everything was so smooth,” Kim says. “Jenn was great. We got the loan in place, completed the purchase…and I already know where I want my fourth location to be.”
She explains that Mema’s is a center-based child-care and early education facility –serving Philadelphia students and families. The Centers are Star 3 and Star 4 facilities, and the staff are highly qualified teachers that love what they do.
“As a center, Mema's provides a family-like learning and enrichment environment that allows the children to learn through play,” Kim says. “Students at Memas Early Learning Center have socialization opportunities that come with peers of similar ages, the enrichment opportunities that come with a center’s resources and structure, and the community that comes with experienced staff.”
All told, in a structured, repeated learning environment, students play with the same peers, get familiar with the same staff and experience something new every day. Parents get the advantage of working while students grow social, emotional, behavioral and cognitive skills.
Across its three locations, Mema's services infants all the way up to school-age. They also provide Free PhL-preK and accept subsidy. For more information, they can be reached via phone, 267-900-2498 or email.
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