KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Tom Wyatt, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.5M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 283:1, on median employee pay of $27,453.

Filed
April 20, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.5M2025
CEO to median employee
283:1median $27,453
CEO pay in equity
96%$2.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
100%of votes cast
Median Employee Pay
$27,453For fiscal 2025
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
283:1Combined CEO compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
99.7%At 2025 annual meeting

How Wyatt was paid

$2.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Tom WyattChief Executive Officer$2,493,870
Tony AmandiChief Financial Officer$2,449,185
Jessica HarrahChief People Officer$1,285,742
Paul ThompsonFormer Chief Executive Officer$5,271,869
Lindsay SorhondoFormer Chief Operating Officer$1,204,057

What changed and why

  • Tom Wyatt was appointed chief executive officer on December 2, 2025, succeeding Paul Thompson.
  • $2.5MTom Wyatt received total compensation of $2,493,870 for fiscal 2025.
  • 99.7%The company's prior say-on-pay proposal received approximately 99.7% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • The ratio of the CEO's total compensation to the median employee's annual total compensation was 283 to 1.
  • Named executive officers received long-term incentive grants consisting of restricted stock units and stock options.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.