KinderCare Learning Companies Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) reported modest first-quarter revenue growth while management said lower enrollment in its early childhood education centers continued to pressure profitability.

On the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Chief Executive Officer Tom Wyatt said KinderCare finished the quarter “slightly better than expected,” helped by execution efforts at its centers and sites. However, he said enrollment in the company’s early childhood education, or ECE, centers remained below prior-year levels, down about 3% year over year.