Molly Hichens is a co-owner of Bright Beginnings Preschool in Charlottesville, Virginia, since September 2022, and previously served as the Director of Marketing and Business Development at the same institution from May 2013 to January 2019. Between these roles, Molly worked at HINGE Brokers from September 2018 to September 2022, focusing on broker transaction support and business development for a firm dedicated to connecting early education buyers and sellers. Molly Hichens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, Criticism, and Conservation from Sweet Briar College, earned in 2012.
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Bright Beginnings Preschool- Charlottesville, Virginia
Founded in 1984 by Kathe Petchel, Bright Beginnings is Charlottesville and Central Virginia's Early Childhood Leader. Winning Best of Awards every year, Bright Beginnings provides a high quality, 12 month, full-time program focusing on guiding and engaging children using a developmentally appropriate curriculum designed to well prepare children for a high level of success in kindergarten. This includes providing activities that nurture each child's competence socially, emotionally, physically and academically, Program utilizes a combination of degreed and master's degreed professionals with nurturing caregivers with many years of early childhood experience. Locations are in three beautiful neighborhood settings (Crozet, Mill Creek, Forest Lakes) and the majority of our graduates attend local public school kindergarten with classmates from Bright Beginnings Preschool. Each location serves approximately 140 children. Early childhood program also includes additional curriculum areas such as language arts/early literacy, PE, yoga, Spanish, baby sign language and music specialists for no additional fee. We offer family friendly discounts for multiple children and on-going support of full time working parents by providing extended hours and Friday evening Children's Night Out. Staff are supported and mentored through on-going weekly trainings and twice yearly full day professional development led by local and national early childhood specialists. Training hours for staff and management exceeds licensing regulations by over 300%. Business friendly partnerships provide corporate discounts for multiple local businesses. We offer on-site seminars at workplaces for parents interested in choosing a high quality pre school. We actively participate in community events which focus on families and are supportive of young children. We build relationships by networking within our community and attend national best practices conferences monthly.