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KinderCare Learning Companies acquisitions, on the record
The businesses KinderCare Learning Companies bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Crème SchoolWord for word“Since then, we acquired two strategic platforms, Rainbow Learning Centers in 2018 and Crème School in 2022, which provide us with strong greenfield capabilities and access to the premium ECE market – resulting in a quality portfolio with density in suburban communities.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | in 2022 | — |
Rainbow Learning CentersWord for word“Since then, we acquired two strategic platforms, Rainbow Learning Centers in 2018 and Crème School in 2022, which provide us with strong greenfield capabilities and access to the premium ECE market – resulting in a quality portfolio with density in suburban communities.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | in 2018 | — |
264 centersWord for word“We acquired 264 centers in fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2024.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2024 | — |
26 early childhood education centers (24 separate business acquisitions)Word for word“The centers were acquired for total consideration of $ 24.7 million, which included cash consideration of $ 23.1 million, contingent consideration of $ 1.2 million, and holdbacks of $ 0.4 million.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | — | $ 24.7 million |
23 early childhood education centers (11 separate business acquisitions)Word for word“The centers were acquired for cash consideration of $ 10.9 million.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | — | $ 10.9 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $157.6 million | — |
| 2023-12-30 | $10.2 million | $7.9 million |
| 2024-12-28 | $10.9 million | $9.1 million |
| 2026-01-03 | $23.1 million | $23.1 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-08-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-07-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-02-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from KinderCare Learning Companies’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-13. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.