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title: "Scotch Plains Patch: Lightbridge Academy to Open First Fanwood Location this Fall"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2fe9b60d-a8f2-45cf-a911-93525424c6c1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/scotch-plains-patch-lightbridge-academy-to-open-first-fanwood-location-this-fall-2703557
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-08-03T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:11:19.907Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4a8938f9cc6344a33fd2446cdd7eb1b52710.jpg
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# Scotch Plains Patch: Lightbridge Academy to Open First Fanwood Location this Fall

**TL;DR:** The Ajwani family is opening a Lightbridge Academy childcare center in Fanwood, New Jersey, this fall. The family was motivated to open the center after struggling to find childcare for their own sons.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/scotch-plains-patch-lightbridge-academy-to-open-first-fanwood-location-this-fall-2703557).*

## Story

Bhavna and Vishal Ajwani are bringing the first Lightbridge Academy to Fanwood this fall. According to the Scotch Plains Patch, the working parents struggled to find childcare for their two young sons and that experience is what led them towards opening a childcare center of their own.

“We did a lot of research and looked at a lot of different options before deciding to go with Lightbridge. The biggest part of our decision was that Lightbridge Academy was not just a day care but an educational childcare program,” Vishal told the Scotch Plains Patch. “It delivers the highest quality educational experience and in multiple areas of child development.”

Cassie has over five years of digital and traditional media experience. She joined NLA after working as a television news producer in both Milwaukee and Chicago, and now specializes in aligning strategies across the board for her clients, ultimately building buzz and telling compelling stories through content marketing, social media, digital campaigns and traditional PR. Cassie has a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communications from Marquette University.

In her spare time, Cassie enjoys traveling and exploring what new cities have to offer in addition to spending time with her friends and family.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- new jersey (location)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- franchise location (topic)
- Milwaukee (company)
- new jersey expansion (topic)
- Fanwood (location)
- childcare center (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/scotch-plains-patch-lightbridge-academy-to-open-first-fanwood-location-this-fall-2703557). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2fe9b60d-a8f2-45cf-a911-93525424c6c1).