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title: "Virginian-Pilot: Lightbridge Academy Brings State-of-the-Art Technology to New Child Care Center in Virginia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/04b938d8-bd9b-41c7-b443-7388b3412ebf
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/virginian-pilot-lightbridge-academy-brings-state-of-the-art-technology-to-new-child-care-center-in-virginia-2703270
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2017-07-07T15:10:11.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:04:28.180Z
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# Virginian-Pilot: Lightbridge Academy Brings State-of-the-Art Technology to New Child Care Center in Virginia

**TL;DR:** Neil and Jane Yaeger are opening the first Lightbridge Academy in Virginia at 2121 Salem Road in Virginia Beach. The center will feature state-of-the-art technology, including biometric finger scanning and live streaming of classrooms.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/virginian-pilot-lightbridge-academy-brings-state-of-the-art-technology-to-new-child-care-center-in-virginia-2703270).*

## Story

Neil and Jane Yaeger are opening the first Lightbridge Academy in Virginia this October at 2121 Salem Road in Virginia Beach. The 11,000-square-foot center will be two stories tall and equipped with several modern amenities.

“ Lightbridge Academy will offer state-of-the-art technology, including biometric finger scanning for parent pickups,” Neil Yaeger told the Virginian-Pilot. “Every classroom will be live streamed, so parents can log in and observe their child’s class.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- new location (topic)
- Virginia (location)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- Virginia Beach (location)
- childcare expansion (topic)
- state-of-the-art technology (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/virginian-pilot-lightbridge-academy-brings-state-of-the-art-technology-to-new-child-care-center-in-virginia-2703270). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/04b938d8-bd9b-41c7-b443-7388b3412ebf).