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                                  FORM 10-Q/A

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

                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                                    
For the Quarterly Period Ended October 23, 1999        Commission File No. 333-56239-01


                               LPA HOLDING CORP.
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                      SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Delaware                                 48-1144353
(state or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. employer identification number)
incorporation or organization)

                       8717 WEST 110TH STREET, SUITE 300
                          OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66210
              (address of principal executive office and zip code)


                                 (913) 345-1250
              (registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                         Yes   X             No
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As of December 7, 1999, LPA Holding Corp. had outstanding 560,026 shares of
Class A Common Stock (par value, $.01 per share) and 20,000 shares of Class B
Common Stock (par value, $.01 per share). As of December 7, 1999, each of the
additional registrants had the number of outstanding shares which is shown on
the table below.

This Form 10-Q/A amends the Registrants' quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 23, 1999 as follows (i) Additional Registrants is amended
to include Bright Start, Inc. as an Additional Registrant, and (ii) Item 6
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K, page 16, is amended to include Exhibit 4.1 -
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 23, 1999, among Bright Start,
Inc., LPA Holding Corp., La Petite Academy, Inc., and The Chase Manhattan Bank.


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                             ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS



                                                                                    Number of Shares
                          Jurisdiction of   Commission       IRS Employer             of Common
Name                      Incorporation     File Number      Identification No.     Stock Outstanding
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La Petite Academy, Inc.   Delaware          333-56239        43-1243221             1,000 shares of Common
                                                                                    Stock (par value, $.01 per share)

LPA Services, Inc.        Delaware          333-56239-02     74-2849053             1,000 shares of Common
                                                                                    Stock (par value, $.01 per share)

Bright Start, Inc.        Minnesota         ___________      41-1694581             100 shares of Common Stock
                                                                                    (par value, $.01 per share)




PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

a.       Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

*        1. Exhibit 4.1 - First Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 23,
            1999, among Bright Start, Inc., LPA Holding Corp., La Petite
            Academy, Inc., and The Chase Manhattan Bank.

         2. Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

b.       Reports on Form 8-K:

         On December 7, 1999, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K
         announcing the acquisition of Bright Start, Inc.





* filed herein





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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              LPA HOLDING CORP.

Dated December 15, 1999            /s/ Joan K. Singleton
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                              By:  Joan K. Singleton

                              Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                              duly authorized representative of the registrant






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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.

Dated December 15, 1999            /s/ Joan K. Singleton

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                              By:  Joan K. Singleton

                              Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                              duly authorized representative of the registrant




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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                               LPA SERVICES, INC.

Dated December 15, 1999             /s/ Joan K. Singleton
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                               By:  Joan K. Singleton

                               Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial
                               Officer and duly authorized representative of the
                               registrant





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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              BRIGHT START, INC.

Dated December 15, 1999            /s/ Joan K. Singleton
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                              By:  Joan K. Singleton

                              Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                              duly authorized representative of the registrant




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