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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Childtime Learning Centers,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended October 11, 2002, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Periodic Report"), I, William D. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to
ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         1.       the Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
                  and

         2.       the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly
                  presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
                  and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: January 7, 2003                        /s/ William D. Davis
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                                              William D. Davis, President and
                                              Chief Executive Officer



