Celebrities Help KinderCare Learning Centers Promote Reading.

Business Editors/Education Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003

KinderCare Learning Centers KinderCare Learning Centers was founded in 1969 and takes pride in helping kids prepare today for the world of tomorrow. One of the world's largest for-profit operators of child care facilities, KinderCare provides educational programs for kids from six weeks to 12 years old. , Inc., the leading provider of early childhood education and child care in the U.S., is pleased to announce that First Lady Mary Perdue Perdue may refer to:

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will be the celebrity reader at Galleria KinderCare, 1650 Galleria Parkway Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia
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As part of KinderCare's recognition that early childhood years form the foundation for children's success in school and later life, celebrities across the country are helping to focus public attention on the educational needs of young children. Having guest readers assists in the promotion of literacy and creates a bond between children and their surrounding sur·round
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Founded in 1969, KinderCare and its subsidiaries serves children from birth to age 12 in more than 1,200 early childhood education and care centers and before and after school programs in 39 states and the United Kingdom, with an approximate enrollment of 132,000 and more than 27,000 employees. The corporate offices of KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. are located in Portland, Oregon Oregon, city, United States
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