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Exhibit 12.1

KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands)

														Forty Weeks Ended
				Fiscal Year Ended
														March 7, 2003		March 5, 2004
				1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
Earnings:
	Income before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			$	19,341	$	29,880	$	26,281	$	28,386	$	25,102	$	18,222	$	13,132
	Add fixed charges:
		Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs and excluding capitalized interest			41,839		45,365		48,815		44,072		41,032		31,791		36,772
		Interest factor in rents			9,258		9,402		12,432		15,637		17,257		13,171		13,903
			Total earnings, as defined	$	70,438	$	84,647	$	87,528	$	88,095	$	83,391	$	63,184	$	63,807
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs and capitalized interest			$	43,036	$	46,035	$	49,243	$	44,983	$	41,652	$	32,278	$	36,985
	Interest factor in rents				9,258		9,402		12,432		15,637		17,257		13,171		13,903
			Total fixed charges, as defined	$	52,294	$	55,437	$	61,675	$	60,620	$	58,909	$	45,449	$	50,888
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges					1.35x		1.53x		1.42x		1.45x		1.42x		1.39x		1.25x

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KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (in thousands)