Sec Form 3 Filing - Partners Group Holding AG @ KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. - 2024-10-09

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. [ KLC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ZUGERSTRASSE 57 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/09/2024 (Street) BAAR, V86341 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 81,418,736 I See Explanation of Responses ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Partners Group Holding AG ZUGERSTRASSE 57 BAAR, V86341 X Signatures /s/ David Layton 10/09/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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.

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