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Revenue Recognition
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2026
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition
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REVENUE RECOGNITION

Contract Balances

Deferred revenue is recorded when payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance under the contract, which is recognized as revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. Payment from parents for tuition is typically received in advance on a weekly or monthly basis, in which case the revenue is deferred and recognized as the performance obligation is satisfied. Tuition that is supplemented or paid by government agencies or employer sponsors is typically received subsequent to when the child care services have been rendered and the performance obligation has been satisfied. Deferred revenue on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets may fluctuate across reporting periods due to the timing of period ends and calendar holidays relative to the Company's billing cycle, as well as seasonal enrollment patterns. As the Company has an unconditional right to consideration upon satisfying its performance obligations, no contract assets are recognized. During the three months ended April 4, 2026, $48.6 million was recognized as revenue related to the deferred revenue balance recorded as of January 3, 2026. During the three months ended March 29, 2025, $26.0 million was recognized as revenue related to the deferred revenue balance recorded as of December 28, 2024.

The Company applied the practical expedient of expensing costs incurred to obtain a contract if the amortization period of the asset is one year or less. Sales commissions are expensed as incurred in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates total revenue between education centers and school sites (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2026

 

 

March 29, 2025

 

Early childhood education centers

 

$

610,171

 

 

$

615,007

 

Before- and after-school sites

 

 

62,351

 

 

 

53,237

 

Total revenue

 

$

672,522

 

 

$

668,244

 

Revenue generated from families whose tuition is partially or fully subsidized by amounts received from government agencies was $234.3 million and $240.1 million during the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively.

Performance Obligations

The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations relates to services that are paid or invoiced in advance. The Company does not disclose the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original contractual period of one year or less, or for variable consideration allocated entirely to wholly unsatisfied promises that form part of a series of services. The Company’s remaining performance obligations not subject to the practical expedients are not material.