Kinder Care Learning Centers
KinderCare Learning Centers is an American operator of for-profit child care and early childhood education facilities founded in 1969 and currently owned by Knowledge Universe. The company provides educational programs for children from six weeks to 12 years old. Some 200,000 children are enrolled in more than 1,600 early childhood education community centers, over 600 before-and-after school programs, and over 100 employer-sponsored centers in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Knowledge Universe also offers many other facilities internationally.
KinderCare was acquired in 2005 by the Knowledge Learning Corporation (KLC) division of Michael Milken's privately held education services firm, Knowledge Universe. The KinderCare deal, valued at over US$1 billion, made KLC the nation’s largest private child care and education provider.
Knowledge Universe is one of Oregon's largest privately held companies and a large employer in the Portland metro area.
Read more about Kinder Care Learning Centers: Knowledge Learning Corporation Timeline, Accreditation
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