Ten Largest For-Profit Child Care Companies

What follows is contact information for the 10 largest child care
companies listed in “The Exchange Top 50: North America’s Largest
For Profit Child Care Organizations” in the January/February 2007
issue of the Child Care Information Exchange. For additional information
about the Child Care Information Exchange journal, contact the Child
Care Information Exchange (CCIE) at 800-221-2864 or visit the Web at  
HYPERLINK "http://www.ccie.com"  http://www.ccie.com .

Knowledge Learning Corporation

Elanna Yalow, Ph.D., CEO 

650 NE Holladay Street, Suite 1400

P.O. Box 6760

Portland, OR 97228

1-888-525-2780 

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK
"http://www.knowledgelearning.com/index.html" 
http://www.knowledgelearning.com/index.html 

Centers: 2,526

Capacity: 252,524*

La Petite Academy, Inc.

Gary Graves, CEO

130 South Jefferson, Suite 300

Chicago, IL 60661

800-527-3848

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.lapetite.com" 
http://www.lapetite.com 

Centers: 643

Capacity: 84,814*

Learning Care Group, Inc.

Bill Davis, CEO

21333 Haggerty Road, Suite 300

Novi, MI  48375

248-697-9000	

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.learningcaregroup.com/" 
http://www.learningcaregroup.com/ 

Centers: 520

Capacity: 80,500*

      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 

David Lissy, CEO

200 Talcott Avenue, South

Watertown, MA 02472

617-673-8000

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.brighthorizons.com" 
http://www.brighthorizons.com 

Centers: 640

Capacity: 66,800*

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

George Bernstein, CEO

1615 West Chester Pike, Suite 200

West Chester, PA 19382

484-947-2000

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.nobellearning.com/" 
http://www.nobellearning.com/  

Centers: 160

Capacity: 24,000*

The Sunshine House

Dennis E. Drew, CEO

425 Main Street, Suite 200

Greenwood, SC 29646

864-223-3945

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.sunshinehouse.com" 
http://www.sunshinehouse.com  

Centers: 148

Capacity: 20,613*

      Childcare Network

J. Scott Cotter, CEO

P.O. Box 2708

Columbus, GA 31902

706-562-8600

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.childcarenetwork.net" 
http://www.childcarenetwork.net  

Centers: 142

Capacity: 19,200*

      Mini-Skool Early Learning Centers

	Douglas MacKay

	8767 East Via De Ventura

	Scottsdale, AZ 85258

	480-607-7552

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.mini-skool.com" 
http://www.mini-skool.com  

Centers: 106

Capacity: 18,500*



New Horizon Academy

Susan Dunkley, CEO

16355 36th Avenue North, Suite 700

Plymouth, MN 55446

763-557-1111	

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.newhorizonchildcare.com" 
http://www.newhorizonchildcare.com 

Centers: 88

Capacity: 12,640*

      Minnieland Private Day School

Jackie Leopold, CEO

4300 Prince William Parkway

Woodbridge, VA 22192

800-504-2993

World Wide Web:   HYPERLINK "http://www.minnieland.com/" 
http://www.minnieland.com 

Centers: 98

Capacity: 11,604*

 

* Capacity refers to the total licensed capacity for all centers as of
January 1, 2007.  Data for “Franchising Organizations” include both
franchised and company owned centers.  Information provided includes
only what was supplied by organizations listed.

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* Capacity refers to the total licensed capacity for all centers as of
January 1, 2007.  Data for “Franchising Organizations” include both
franchised and company owned centers.  Information provided includes
only what was supplied by organizations listed.

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