Newbury Franklin Early Education
Operates early childhood education and child care centers.
Newbury Franklin Early Education partners with exceptional early childhood education leaders to build enduring organizations that deliver outstanding experiences for children, families, and educators.
We invest in centers with strong reputations for quality and care, providing the operational expertise, technology, and resources to support long-term growth, without compromising the culture and community relationships that made them successful.
Considering a Sale? We'd Like to Hear From You.Why NF Early Education.
Operational Excellence
We bring decades of operating experience across marketing, technology, and customer experience to every center we partner with.
Long-Term Orientation
We invest for the long term, giving directors and educators the stability to grow without pressure to exit.
Experienced Acquirers
We manage ownership transitions smoothly, preserving culture and continuity for staff, children, and families.
Committed to Quality
We share a long-term commitment to quality, people, and sustainable growth in every community we serve.
Leadership
Meet Our CEO.
M.G. Shapiro is CEO of Newbury Franklin Early Education, partnering with exceptional leaders to build enduring organizations that deliver outstanding experiences for children, families, and educators.
How We Operate
The NF Way.
We have been business leaders ourselves, not just investors, and that’s what we bring to the table as partners. We use a proven approach, The NF Way, to drive growth. We are dogmatic about building a cohesive firm (not a portfolio of disparate assets) using a consistent operating system, built on four enduring pillars.
Talent
“The best team wins.”
Business is all about the people: a conviction, not a platitude.
Accountability Map. Clear lines of responsibility, CEO to front line.
Talent Reviews & Development. Twice-yearly reviews on values, will, and skills.
Topgrading. Rigorous, scorecard-driven hiring and reference checks.
Strategy
“Remove the guesswork.”
A proven operating system aligned around how we intend to win.
Business Operating System. Scaling Up / Rockefeller Habits, run with fidelity.
Strategy Principles. Jim Collins tools: BHAG, Hedgehog, Flywheel.
Executive Coach. CEO resource to implement the operating system and strategy principles.
Execution
“Routine sets you free.”
We are on a 20-year march, systematic in what we control.
Essential Meeting Rhythm. A cadence from daily huddles to annual resets keeps us aligned.
World-Class Boards. Experienced directors challenge us every quarter.
Results
“What gets measured gets done.”
A scoreboard everyone understands and performs against.
KPI Scorecard. Critical numbers, reviewed daily, with a single owner for each.
Robust Reporting. Strong finance functions; timely, accurate numbers.
Annual Audit. Sharpen the sword every year with a review of fidelity to each pillar.
Contact Us.
Early Education is looking to acquire and scale businesses with growth potential. Let’s talk.
mgshapiro@newburyfranklin.com
Phone
(978) 225-0663