Children’s Lighthouse Welcomes New Vice President of Franchise Development

Fort Worth, TX - Children’s Lighthouse Early Learning Schools™ is reinforcing its commitment to impacting children’s lives with new leadership.

The brand is proud to announce that Matt Kelton, a third-generation franchise executive, has been named the new Vice President of Franchise Development. Kelton joins the team as former Chief Development Officer Stephen Dixon moves into retirement after 14 dedicated years to the organization. Kelton is looking forward to building upon Dixon’s legacy.

Kelton joins Children’s Lighthouse with decades of extensive executive and leadership experience. He spent his 25-plus professional years as chief operating officer, then president at Computer Renaissance, and as chief operating officer at Showhomes Home Services. He is respected for implementing multimillion-dollar revenue growth and transforming struggling companies into thriving enterprises. Bringing a strong vision for development, Kelton is equipped to facilitate growth at Children’s Lighthouse.

"There's never been a higher demand for quality childcare than there is today,” said Kelton. “I'm excited to help meet our country's need by welcoming new franchisees to Children’s Lighthouse and helping our current owners scale their businesses.”

"Stephen’s contributions to Children’s Lighthouse are invaluable and he will be missed by the franchise family,” said Michael Brown, President. “As we move forward, we couldn’t have found a better person to bring on board than Matt Kelton to fulfill the role of Vice President of Franchise Development.”