ERIC Number: EJ755341
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0164-8527
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Consolidation at the Top ... At Last: Eighteenth Annual Status Report on For Profit Child Care
Neugebauer, Roger
Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, n161 p19-22 Jan-Feb 2005
This article presents an interview with the chief executive officer of the Knowledge Learning Corporation, Mr. Thomas Heymann. Recently, KLC has acquired two of the largest learning centers organizations: the KinderCare Learning Centers and the Children's World Learning Centers. As a result of these mergers KLC is now the largest for profit child care organization in the world, operating 1,980 centers, 461 before and after school program, and 134 employer-sponsored child care centers. KLC serves more than 200,000 children and employs nearly 45,000 early childhood professionals. Furthermore, in this interview, Heymann talks about the plan of the company to focus their energy on integrating the services of Knowledge Learning Corporation and the Children's World centers. He further emphasizes that the company is committed to pursue its vision to improve the services they give to America's families.
Descriptors: School Activities, Corporations, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Interviews, Organizational Objectives, Entrepreneurship, Interpersonal Communication, Annual Reports
Exchange Press, Inc.. P.O. Box 3249, Redmond, WA 98073-3249. Tel: 800-221-2864; Fax: 425-867-5217; e-mail: info@ChildCareExchane.com; Web site: www.childcareexchange.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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