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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    April 15, 2003
                                                   --------------------



                        CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)





          Michigan                     0-27656                38-3261854
----------------------------           -------                ----------
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)


38345 West 10 Mile Road, Suite 100, Farmington Hills, Michigan        48335
--------------------------------------------------------------        -----
          (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (248) 476-3200
                                                   -----------------------------


                                 Not applicable
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


<PAGE>

ITEMS 1 - 4.      NOT APPLICABLE.

ITEM 5.           OTHER EVENTS.

         On April 15, 2003, the Company issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the commencement of its rights offering, pursuant to
which offering the Company will issue to certain of its shareholders rights to
purchase units consisting of subordinated debt and shares of the Company's
common stock. The information contained in the press release is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 6.           NOT APPLICABLE.

ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (A) - (B)         NOT APPLICABLE.

         (C)               EXHIBITS.

                            99.1    Press Release issued April 15, 2003,
                                    announcing the commencement of the Company's
                                    rights offering.

ITEMS 8 AND 9.    NOT APPLICABLE.

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS, INC.


Date: April 15, 2003            By: /s/ Frank M. Jerneycic
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                    Frank M. Jerneycic
                                    Its: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


<PAGE>


                                 Exhibit Index


No.             Description
----            -------------
99.1            Press Release dated April 15, 2003.











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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS COMMENCES RIGHTS OFFERING

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, April 15, 2003 -- Childtime Learning Centers, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CTIM), today announced that it has commenced its rights offering to
existing shareholders of 100,000 units, each unit consisting of $35 principal
amount of 15% subordinated notes due 2008 and 141 shares of common stock. Each
shareholder of record on April 10, 2003 will receive one subscription right,
entitling the holder to purchase one unit at a price of $158.52, for every 54
shares of common stock held on that date.

Subscription materials will be mailed as soon as practicable to shareholders.
The subscription rights are exercisable until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
May 15, 2003.

Substantially all of the proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance
$14,000,000 in principal amount of subordinated debt, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, that Childtime incurred in July 2002 to finance its
acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Tutor Time Learning Systems,
Inc. and related working capital needs.

For additional information about the rights offering, please contact either
Computershare Trust Company of New York (Subscription Agent) at (800) 245-7630
or Georgeson Shareholder (Information Agent) at (866) 216-0456.

Childtime Learning Centers, Inc., of Farmington Hills, MI, acquired Tutor Time
Learning Systems, Inc. on July 19, 2002 and is now one of the nation's largest
publicly traded child care providers with operations in 27 states, the District
of Columbia and internationally. Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. has over 7,500
employees and provides education and care for over 50,000 children daily in over
450 corporate and franchise centers nationwide.








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