Danfoss Opens New Everbrook Academy Childcare Center in Ames

Aimes, Iowa, Sept. 16, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Danfoss Power Solutions and Learning Care have opened a new 16,000-square-foot early childcare center called Everbrook Academy on the Danfoss campus in Ames. The center, which opened its doors on September 21, offers premium early education and childcare, after-school care, and summer programming for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old.

Everbrook Academy’s construction began after an idea was proposed during a Danfoss employee sustainability challenge four years ago. The proposal suggested that Danfoss support the development of a childcare center to help employees secure quality care for their young children. This need was exacerbated by the decline in Iowa daycare facilities following the pandemic, which has caused a statewide shortage of more than 40,000 slots.

The project gained the support of Danfoss leadership and the state of Iowa, which awarded Danfoss a total of $3,015,000 in matching grants through the Child Care Business Incentive Awards. Henkel Construction was selected as the general contractor and construction started in October. Despite the challenges of working through the winter, the school was completed well ahead of schedule.

Heath Sinn, Senior Director of the Danfoss Ames campus, expressed pride in the new facility. “We are excited that we could create a convenient onsite solution to address our employees’ need for high-quality childcare. And thanks to support from the state of Iowa and the operational expertise of Learning Care, this beautiful school has plenty of space to serve the needs of many local working families.”

Learning Care partners with employers to build childcare benefits that fit their workforce, from on-site centers like Everbrook Academy to reserved enrollment spaces at its more than 1,100 schools across the nation. Ian Fleming, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Learning Care, noted, “Danfoss saw what a lot of employers are now catching up to: that offering childcare as a workforce benefit is a competitive advantage. We brought nearly 60 years of operational expertise to this partnership so Danfoss didn't have to build a childcare solution from scratch. The result is an onsite school that gives its employees, and working families across Ames, one less impossible choice to make between their job and their child.”