New KinderCare in Fresno Invites Families to Open House Events; Open House Events Offer...

Business Editors, Education Writers

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2002

The new KinderCare Learning Center in Fresno is planning three open house events to give parents interested in childcare, with an emphasis on learning, an opportunity to visit and enroll their

Set to open in August, the Woodward Park KinderCare is located at 993 East Champlain Drive, (at the corner of East Champlain and East Perrin).

The open house events are planned for:

Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;

Thursday, August 15, from 5 - 7 p.m.; and,

Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come tour the new KinderCare Learning Center and meet the loving and dedicated teachers. You will enjoy food and entertainment. Festivities will include face painting, a magician and children's activities. Parents are invited to call 559/433-6630 for more details on the newest KinderCare in California.

Woodward Park KinderCare will offer the very latest in innovative learning programs for children ages six weeks to 12 years. The center will be open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and when fully enrolled will have a staff of about 30, including a cook. The center will be able to accommodate 182 children.

A clean, contemporary classroom-style 10,265 square-foot facility will offer computer-integrated learning programs for preschool and school-age children. A 'whole child development' philosophy, based on meeting the intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs of children, is the foundation for KinderCare's curriculum. In addition, KinderCare has an 'open door' policy regarding visitation -- parents are encouraged to stop by their child's classroom as often as they wish.

The new facility will feature an outdoor Playscape, a natural extension of the classroom, offering a variety of settings, surfaces, textures and equipment to stimulate learning and development by offering a variety of play opportunities.

About KinderCare

KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. (www.kindercare.com) based in Portland, Oregon, is the leading provider of early childhood education and care to children between the ages of six weeks and 12 years in the United States. KinderCare and its subsidiaries operate a total of 1,266 early childhood education and care centers, serve approximately 134,000 children and their families and employ more than 27,000 people. Of the 1,266 centers, 1,264 are located in 39 states in the United States and two centers are located in the United Kingdom.