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title: "Bergenfield Daily Voice: Recession-Proof Child Care Industry Positions Lightbridge Academy Franchisee for Success"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0d167b6f-4689-4dce-8911-d64499808ff1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/bergenfield-daily-voice-recession-proof-child-care-industry-positions-lightbridge-academy-franchisee-for-success-2703269
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
published: 2017-07-07T15:10:37.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:21.330Z
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# Bergenfield Daily Voice: Recession-Proof Child Care Industry Positions Lightbridge Academy Franchisee for Success

**TL;DR:** Kal Patel, a Lightbridge Academy franchisee, opened his first location in Clifton, New Jersey four years ago and will open his third in Bergenfield, New Jersey in September. Patel was inspired to become an entrepreneur by his father and chose the childcare industry for its recession-proof nature.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/bergenfield-daily-voice-recession-proof-child-care-industry-positions-lightbridge-academy-franchisee-for-success-2703269).*

## Story

Kal Patel immigrated to the United States from India at the age of 17. He watched as his father became a successful entrepreneur and was inspired to do the same.

After learning the ropes in the wholesale industry, Patel decided to venture into the recession proof business of childcare. He opened his first Lightbridge Academy four years ago in Clifton, New Jersey.

"I wanted something recession proof," Patel told the Bergenfield Daily Voice. "I knew that if people had money they would put their child in daycare. If they didn't have money, both parents would work and would also have to put their child in daycare."

Patel will open his third Lightbridge Academy in Bergenfield, New Jersey in September.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- child care (topic)
- Kal Patel (person)
- recession proof industry (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/bergenfield-daily-voice-recession-proof-child-care-industry-positions-lightbridge-academy-franchisee-for-success-2703269). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0d167b6f-4689-4dce-8911-d64499808ff1).