Pathlight Learning Acquires Four Primrose Schools in Omaha, Signs Agreement to Develop 11 More

Acquisition and development agreement put the Taurus Capital Partners–backed franchisee on a path to 18 Primrose schools across six markets

Pathlight Learning (“Pathlight”), a leading franchisee of Primrose Schools^® (“Primrose”) and a portfolio company of Taurus Capital Partners (“Taurus”), today announced the acquisition of four Primrose schools in Omaha, Nebraska. The company also announced an 11-school development agreement with Primrose, under which Pathlight will build and open new schools across several markets in the coming years, expanding access to high-quality early education and care and helping meet rapid family demand.

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Continuity for Omaha Families

The Omaha schools - Primrose School of La Vista, Primrose School at Legacy, Primrose School of West Maple and Primrose School of Elkhorn - will continue to serve Omaha-area families without interruption. All four locations will retain their teaching teams and leadership, and Pathlight plans to invest meaningfully in the schools and their teams to deliver a best-in-class educational experience.

“Everything we do begins in the classroom,” said Sarah Albahadily, President of Pathlight Learning. “Growth only matters if it strengthens the experience of our children, families and teachers. These four Omaha schools already have strong teams and deep roots in their communities. Our responsibility is to support those teams with the resources, opportunities and leadership while preserving the relationships families already know and trust. Families will continue to see the same familiar faces and over time, they will see thoughtful investments that make an already great experience even better.”

This acquisition brings Pathlight to seven Primrose schools across Oklahoma City, Nashville and Omaha, serving more than 1,000 children and their families. It is Pathlight’s second transaction since Taurus’ initial investment in August 2025, following its acquisition of Primrose School of 12 South in Nashville in March 2026.

Bringing Primrose to New Communities

Under the development agreement signed with Primrose, Pathlight will develop 11 new Primrose schools, expanding its presence in Omaha, Oklahoma City and Nashville while entering new markets in Kentucky and Ohio. Pathlight expects to open its first new school in 2027 and is actively evaluating both new construction and opportunities to convert existing early childhood education centers into Primrose schools.

“Omaha and the new geographies in our development agreement are exactly the kind of markets we set out to build in - strong communities with families who value premier early education, and markets where we can grow by acquisition, adaptive reuse and ground-up opportunities for new schools,” said Amy James, Chief Growth Officer of Pathlight Learning. “We believe the strength of our operational capabilities, depth of our collective experience in the Primrose system and capital scale are unique and will allow us to open exceptional schools in the years to come.”

A Shared Commitment to Excellence

Pathlight operates exclusively within the Primrose system and has built its growth strategy around the brand’s proprietary Balanced Learning^® approach and franchise support model.

“Pathlight has earned this next chapter,” said Amy Jackson, Chief Franchise Officer of Primrose Schools. “As longtime Primrose Franchise Owners, Sarah and Amy, along with their teams, have shown what our brand looks like when it is operated with real care and real rigor, and their commitment to develop 11 new schools reflects exactly the kind of long-term, family-focused partnership we want in our system. We are proud to support Pathlight as they bring the Primrose experience to more children and communities.”

“We invested in Pathlight because Sarah and her team are exceptional operators in the very best brand in early childhood education, and everything we have seen since has reinforced that conviction,” said Griffin Gordon, Founder & CEO of Taurus Capital Partners. "Pathlight is a platform built on the quality of its schools and the strength of its partnership with Primrose, and Omaha and the development agreement are proof of both."

About Pathlight Learning

Pathlight Learning is a leading franchisee of Primrose Schools, operating seven accredited private preschools across Oklahoma City, Nashville and Omaha, with development rights for 11 additional schools in six markets. Pathlight was recapitalized by Taurus Capital Partners in 2025 in partnership with President Sarah Albahadily.

About Primrose Schools

Primrose Schools is the leader in providing premier early education and care to children and families in the United States. Founded in 1982, there are more than 570 Primrose schools in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Ranked as a top franchise for 19 consecutive years by Entrepreneur^® and awarded the FUND™ TopScore from FRANdata for four consecutive years, Primrose offers Franchise Owners the opportunity to invest in a rewarding business that delivers an unparalleled early learning experience for children and families in their community. Each school is independently owned and operated by Franchise Owners who are provided a proven and time-tested business model and exclusive approach to early education, called Balanced Learning®. Primrose has franchising opportunities available in markets throughout the U.S. and is seeking qualified potential Franchise Owners to join the brand’s rapid expansion and mission to transform the future of early education. For more information, visit Franchise.PrimroseSchools.com, follow us on LinkedIn and explore our stories and resources.

About Taurus Capital Partners

Taurus Capital Partners is an operationally-focused investment firm targeting long-term opportunities in founder-owned, lower middle market businesses. Taurus is led by seasoned operators who invest where their experience leading, growing, and professionalizing private companies can drive long-term value. In addition to Pathlight Learning, Taurus has led investments into Restoration Alliance (a leading franchisee of ServiceMaster Restore) and Somersault (the largest and fastest growing franchisee of The Little Gym), both of which have been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. For more information, please visit our website.

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