KinderCare just became a public company. Can it fix the childcare shortage?

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KinderCare entered the public market on Wednesday. It still faces significant outstanding debt, a competitive childcare market, and an election cycle focused...

) hit the public market on Wednesday. The IPO came at a timely moment as the high cost of childcare has gained attention ahead of the US election.

KinderCare brought in $2.5 billion in revenue, $102.6 million in net income, and $266.4 million in adjusted EBITDA in fiscal year 2023. New Constructs founder and CEO David Trainer is skeptical about KinderCare, telling Yahoo Finance over the phone that investors should "wait it out at a minimum," but they "probably never want to be in this.""It appears to be quite unprofitable and very expensive stock as well," Trainer said, raising concerns over the amount of outstanding debt the company holds. "We're seeing a very highly indebted business ... It looks like a private equity bailout.

Michigan-based Learning Care Group is the second-largest provider, with a capacity of 160,000, per S&P Global Ratings. It is followed by Bright Horizons Family Solutions , Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a plan to cap the cost of childcare at 7% of working families' incomes and proposedYet, KinderCare's Thompson said he isn't expecting the election to affect the business, as the day care industry is "bipartisan.

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