Kindercare Learning Centers To Exclusively Accept Discover® Card
March 9, 2004
Portland, Ore. – KinderCare Learning Centers,
Inc., the leading provider of early childhood
education and child care in the U.S., today announced
that it will be accepting the Discover® Card as
the exclusive credit card payment option for child
care services.
Discover Card will be
the only credit card accepted for payment at more
than 1,200 KinderCare centers across the country.
In the past, KinderCare Learning Centers accepted
only personal checks, cashier's checks, and money
orders. As an additional convenience, all customers
can now pay tuition with their Discover Card or
view their KinderCare account 7 days a week at
www.kindercare.com.
“We're always looking
for ways to make things more convenient for busy
working families,” said KinderCare CEO David Johnson.
“We believe offering additional payment methods
will benefit our families, and we are pleased
to have selected the Discover Card as the only
credit card we accept.”
“By teaming up
with KinderCare, Discover Cardmembers now have
another payment option that is quick and convenient,”
said David Nelms, chairman and chief executive
officer, Discover Financial Services, Inc. “We
are very excited about this exclusive partnership
and the opportunity to reward our Cardmembers
with a Cashback® Bonus award for using their Discover
Card for everyday necessities.”
About
KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc.
Founded
in 1969, KinderCare and its subsidiaries operate
more than 1,200 early childhood education and
care centers, before and after school programs
in 39 states and the United Kingdom, with an approximate
enrollment of 120,000 and more than 27,000 employees.
The corporate offices of KinderCare Learning
Centers, Inc. are located in Portland, Oregon.
For more information, call KinderCare Learning
Centers, Inc. at 1-800-633-1488 or visit the KinderCare
web site at www.kindercare.com.
About
Discover Financial Services, Inc.
Discover
Financial Services, Inc., a business unit of Morgan
Stanley, operates the Discover Card brands and
the Discover Business Services network for its
more than 50 million Cardmembers. Discover Business
Services is the largest independent credit card
network in the United States with approximately
4 million merchant and cash access locations.
For more information, visit www.discovercard.com.