KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Partners Group Holding AG

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ZUGERSTRASSE 57

(Street)

BAAR V8 6341

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/09/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. [ KLC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	81,418,736	I	See Explanation of Responses(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of (i) 71,083,886 shares held by Partners Group Client Access 13, L.P., Inc. ("Client Access 13"), (ii) 3,575,054 shares held by Partners Group Barrier Reef, L.P. ("Barrier Reef"), (iii) 417,090 shares held by Partners Group Hercules L.P. Inc. ("Hercules"), (iv) 715,011 shares held by Partners Group Hearst Opportunities Fund L.P. ("Hearst"), (v) 4,766,739 shares held by Partners Group Daintree Co-Invest, L.P. ("Daintree"), (vi) 715,011 shares held by Partners Group Access 768 L.P. ("Access 768") and (vii) 145,945 shares held by Partners Group Direct Investments 2012 (EUR), L.P. Inc. ("Direct Investments 2012"). The general partner of Client Access 13 is Partners Group Client Access Management I Limited. The investment adviser of Partners Group Client Access Management I Limited is Partners Group AG ("PG AG"). The general partner of Barrier Reef is Partners Group Management XIII Limited.

2. (Continued from footnote 1) The investment adviser of Partners Group Management XIII Limited is PG AG. The general partner of Hercules is Partners Group Management X Limited. The investment adviser of Partners Group Management X Limited is Partners Group (USA) Inc. ("PG USA"). The general partner of Hearst is Partners Group Cayman Management II Limited. The investment adviser of Partners Group Cayman Management II Limited is PG USA. The general partner of Daintree is Partners Group Management XIII Limited. The investment adviser of Partners Group Management XIII Limited is PG AG. The general partner of Access 768 is Partners Group Management (Scots) LLP. The investment adviser of Partners Group Management (Scots) LLP is PG AG. The general partner of Direct Investments 2012 is Partners Group Management VIII Limited. The investment adviser of Partners Group Management VIII Limited is PG AG. PG AG and PG USA are each wholly-owned subsidiaries of Partners Group Holding AG.

3. (Continued from footnote 2) Partners Group Holding AG has sole voting and dispositive power over such shares held by each of Client Access 13, Barrier Reef, Hercules, Hearst, Daintree, Access 768 and Direct Investments 2012.

	/s/ David Layton	10/09/2024
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