A childcare company that soon will have four locations in the Omaha area hopes to help ease childcare shortages and offer "a different kind of quality" for families. Â
New Horizon Academy's south Elkhorn center at 20618 R St., will open on Monday. The location is the second of four childcare centers the company plans to open this year in the Omaha area.Â
Prospective student Jaylen, 5, plays with toys at New Horizon Academy's new South Elkhorn location. His mother, Kelsey Gildersleeve, said she appreciated the hands-on toys and the center's location.
A classroom at New Horizon Academy's south Elkhorn childcare center. The location will be able to serve around 184 children ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years old.Â
Photos: Scenes from New Horizon Academy's new facility
A New Horizon Academy classroom seen at a location that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
A New Horizon Academy classroom seen at a location that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
Center Director Paige Fritz gives a tour of a New Horizon Academy classroom at a location that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
A New Horizon Academy great room is seen at a location that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
Complimentary rubber ducks are displayed for visitors to a New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
Prospective student Jaylen Gildersleeve, 5, plays with toys as he and his mother, Kelsey, not pictured, visit a New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
Nikolay Onishchuk holds his daughter, Viktoria, ten months, as early infant teacher Olivia Niblock plays with her at a New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
Nikolay Onishchuk holds his daughter, Viktoria, ten months, as early infant teacher Olivia Niblock plays with her at a New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
An outdoor playground is seen at a New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ, THE WORLD-HERALD
A New Horizon Academy facility that will be opening soon is seen in Omaha on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Prospective student Jaylen, 5, plays with toys at New Horizon Academy's new South Elkhorn location. His mother, Kelsey Gildersleeve, said she appreciated the hands-on toys and the center's location.
New Horizon Academy's south Elkhorn center at 20618 R St., will open on Monday. The location is the second of four childcare centers the company plans to open this year in the Omaha area.Â
A classroom at New Horizon Academy's south Elkhorn childcare center. The location will be able to serve around 184 children ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years old.Â
