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Franchise Owner Emily and Bryce Durke

Franchise Owners

Emily and Bryce Durke

Welcome to Primrose Schools!

We are Emily and Bryce Durke, proud owners of the Primrose School of Wheat Ridge at Applewood. We are excited to bring high-quality early education and care to families right here in Wheat Ridge and the surrounding communities.

I’m Emily, and I hold a master’s degree in elementary education. For the past fifteen years, I’ve had the joy of teaching—five years in Arizona and ten years in the Cherry Creek School District—where I’ve seen firsthand how the right foundation shapes a child’s confidence, curiosity, and love of learning. That journey led me to Primrose and its research-based Balanced Learning® approach, which blends purposeful play with nurturing guidance to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Bryce brings a background in construction and business, which has been essential to bringing our vision for this school to life. As parents of young children in Northwest Denver, we understand how important it is to find a place where children feel safe, cared for, and inspired to grow.

We are committed to creating the kind of environment we would want for our own children—warm, welcoming, and filled with meaningful learning experiences. We are honored by the trust families place in us and cannot wait to welcome you into our Primrose family.

Our doors will open early next year, and we truly look forward to meeting you and your little ones soon.

With warm regards,
Emily & Bryce Durke

© 2026 Primrose School Franchising SPE, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. We will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction. Contact Primrose School Franchising SPE, LLC, 3200 Windy Hill Road SE, Suite 1200E, Atlanta, GA 30339, to request a copy of our FDD.

*Study was conducted on a representative sample of Primrose Pre-Kindergarten students across twelve Primrose schools in nine states in the Spring of 2024. The Bracken School Readiness Assessment 4th Edition assesses children’s school readiness in terms of their understanding of concepts that are strongly related to early childhood cognitive and language development as well as early academic achievement.

**Based upon recent assessments of approximately 3,900 Primrose students aged 4 screened using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition during the 2024-2025 school year. Ages & Stages Questionnaires® and ASQ® are registered trademarks of Paul H Brookes Publishing Co, Inc.