Corporate Responsibility
Leading the Way for Early Childhood Education
Our Social Impact
- We operate nearly 1,500 early childhood education centers, the largest network of centers with the most licensed capacity in the United States, providing access to more children than any other provider.
- We are contracted for over 650 before- and after-school programs, providing an additional delivery channel to reach children and parents and support education and care needs outside of normal school hours.
- We design and continuously refine our proprietary curriculum to allow our teachers to address each child’s individual learning needs and meet them wherever they are in their academic development.
- We conduct norm-based assessments, leveraging third-party tools, twice a year at over 400 of our centers with a large population of children to objectively assess the impact of our educational offerings.
- We have implemented security practices to ensure appropriate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect personal data of children and their families and our employees.
Maintaining an Ethical Culture
When it comes to ethics, we know that the small decisions we make and little actions we take every day define KLC’s culture. If you’re facing an ethics issue, we encourage you to take action. Call our Ethics Support Line, hosted by a third-party hotline provider, EthicsPoint, at 1-844-889-4478 or submit a report online at KinderCare.EthicsPoint.com.
Our Environmental Impact
- We have implemented recycling programs at over 600 of our centers.
- We began installing energy management systems in our centers in 2016, and as of end of the second quarter of 2021 have installed them in over 185 centers. This has resulted in an over 14% reduction in annual energy usage at our centers, representing a saving of approximately 2.6 million kWh annually.
- We have installed LED lightbulbs in over 10% of our centers, representing savings of approximately 3.9 million kWh annually.
- We use reusable plates, cups, and utensils to reduce single use plastics.
- We reduced our vehicle fleet by approximately 20% to approximately 2,000 school buses resulting in a decrease in fuel usage of 11% since 2019.
Governance
As social impact is at the core of our business, accountability for corporate social responsibility matters starts at the highest level. The Nominating and Governance Committee of our board of directors will have specific oversight of corporate social responsibility matters pursuant to its charter and will receive regular updates from management. Our President will direct the development and implementation of our corporate social responsibility strategy and initiatives.