

We’ve built a trusted business out of caring for families and children.

With two times as many learning centers as the next largest provider, our services are never subcontracted or franchised. Our over 1,500 centers in 40 states and more than 500 Champions Before- and After-School programs provide families and their children with the same curriculum and values in every classroom across the country.

Source: Longitudinal BRIGANCE Early Childhood Screens III results for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years at 392 KinderCare Learning Centers, 21 KinderCare at Work Centers, and 122 Champions sites during the 2018–2019 school year.
Our leaders help your leaders transform company culture.

Winner of 5 Gallup Great Workplace Awards, 2017–2021
We know because we’ve experienced it through our own cultural transformation that improved our employee engagement rates by over 30 percent.
Meet the leaders dedicated to providing quality education.

Tom Wyatt
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Wyatt is responsible for all aspects of company strategy, leadership, governance, and operations. His focus on culture led to record-high levels of employee and customer engagement, with the company earning multiple Gallup Great Workplace Awards.

Paul Thompson
President
Paul Thompson leads center operations, facilities, HR, IT, real estate, strategy, and new center growth functions. He has driven success across all brands and is responsible for shaping KinderCare’s enhanced, industry-leading health & safety practices.

Marquita Davis, Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Marquita Davis oversees the development of KinderCare’s high-quality educational programs, educator professional development, quality and accreditation initiatives, research and evaluation, inclusion services, and public policy.

Jessica Harrah
Chief People Officer
Jessica Harrah oversees human resources for the company’s 35,000 employees nationwide. In addition to HR, she leads the diversity, equity and inclusion, travel and meetings, talent investment and culture, and litigation functions.

Tony Amandi
Chief Financial Officer
Tony Amandi leads the accounting, treasury, control, internal audit, tax and risk, external reporting, finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), information systems and procurement functions.

Dr. Elanna S. Yalow, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Vice Chair and Senior Advisor
Dr. Elanna Yalow works with stakeholders actively engaged in policies and practices that support working families including external agencies, early childhood education providers and advocacy partners, while also supporting the advancement of unique educational offerings and ongoing new business development efforts.