The Learning Experience


The Learning Experience is an American national academy of early education company.

History

Richard Weissman, Chairman and CEO, co-founded the modern business of The Learning Experience. The Learning Experience began
franchising itself in 2003. The company moved its headquarters from New Jersey to Boca Raton, Florida in 2009. Revenues in The Learning Experience exceeded $100 million annually in 2012, and in 2014 Weissman then sold a majority interest of The Learning Experience to Norwest Venture Partners. In
2016 the company announced it will move its headquarters to Deerfield Beach, Florida, which
will also serve as a training facility for staff, educators, and
franchisees.

Program

The company combines child care and early childhood pre-kindergarten
education for children between the ages of six weeks and six years.
Programs include philanthropy, yoga, foreign language lessons, and sign language, in addition to basic math, science, and
language skills. The company develops its own curriculum
which incorporates advanced technology used across all locations, and the
locations themselves include playrooms designed to look like a small town
under a design called "Make Believe Boulevard."

Locations

As of January 2017, the company had more than 250 locations, more than 70% of which are franchised.