Our Philosophy
At The Learning Experience® (TLE), we believe that each child deserves to grow and learn at his or her own pace. Our responsibility is to provide the tools and the environment that will give our children every opportunity to develop to their greatest potential. We offer our tutelage with a magnanimous degree of love and understanding. Children deserve to receive all the support and respect it takes to establish a strong foundation for their future. We do all of this in an environment that is fun and exciting.
Why TLE is different:
• We offer a secure, loving environment
• We build a strong foundation for each child to grow emotionally, socially, and cognitively at his/her own pace
• Give the finest care and most well-rounded education possible
• We encourage a love for learning in a fun filled environment
• We promote open communication with parents and a relationship of mutual respect
• We provide the cleanest, most well equipped facilities
• We focus on quality assurance
• Each child participates in fitness, social skills, nutrition, music, science, art appreciation, math, an early
reading program and much more
• Our facilities are designed for maximum safety and security
• Classrooms are equipped with video monitoring systems for parent observation and administrative control
• No extra fees for enrichment programs—all inclusive tuition
• We have a cutting edge proprietary curriculum—over 88% of our four year old children are reading!
• We hire qualified caregivers…not babysitters
• All staff members undergo a thorough background check
• We offer continuing education for all our teachers
• On site Directors and Business Managers are always available and do not double as teachers
• Teachers are infant/child CPR and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) certified
• We provide comfortable, private areas for nursing mothers
• Babies never share cribs
• Potty training is a part of our 3 year old program
• Music plays an important part in our curriculum
• Open door policy allows parents in the center at any time
• Daily/ weekly activity reports for all ages
• Detailed corporate quality control monitoring reports completed on a regular basis to ensure excellence at every level
• We undergo state license inspection, routine fire drills, regular fire department inspections and
detailed corporate monitoring & inspections
• All programs and curriculum are proprietary and have been developed by child development professionals
• Curriculum is presented in a fun format
• Make Believe Boulevard®, a mini main street USA, that is very important for socio-dramatic play, is only at TLE
• TLE teaches sign language from infancy through preschool—research shows that children who have learned
to sign at an early age can • test as much as 12 points higher on IQ tests
• Read what parents are saying about TLE Centers
Michael and Linda Weissman opened their first child care center in 1979 in Florida. Their son, Richard, soon joined the company. Between '79 and '89 they operated eight centers in Florida, including one at the Kennedy Space Center.
Under the Tutor Time brand, the Weissmans grew their company to nearly 200 operating units in 28 states and several countries. The company subsequently became the fourth largest childcare operation in the United States and the largest franchisor of childcare centers in the world. Under the Weissmans management, national publications named Tutor Time as the top childcare franchise.
In 1997, the senior Weissman retired from the company. His son retired shortly thereafter in 1999. In 2001, the Weissmans re-entered the childcare business under the brand name, The Learning Experience®. This new company is currently developing close to 80 locations within the New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia markets. To the best of our knowledge, TLE is currently the fastest growing childcare center operator in the Northeastern United States.
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State agencies regulate and oversee the quality and compliance of each childcare center. At The Learning Experience® (TLE), our staff is additionally obligated to follow systems that have been meticulously designed to not only meet state regulatory standards, but where possible, exceed them. A plethora of criteria is monitored and scored.
This monitoring is essential in order to maintain the highest standards for security, safety and health as well as curriculum education and staff performance. In addition, Center Directors and Center Business Managers, continually trained at TLE’s Corporate Headquarters, are responsible for conducting evaluations twice monthly.
Routine procedures must be executed by Teachers, Directors and Area Managers to insure all quality standards are met. This includes a daily center check list and elaborate monthly and quarterly evaluations. There are management and staff evaluations, daily communications between the center, the area director, parents and the corporate headquarters. These evaluations must be faxed to corporate headquarters for further critique.
To further warranty the soundness and inclusiveness of our quality assurance, TLE Corporate Headquarters mails Parent Surveys to each enrolled family on a quarterly basis. These surveys are systematically studied to be sure of the effectiveness of our centers and in addition offer parent feedback.
Definitive rules and regulations govern our centers.
• We strive at all times to keep the health and contentment of our children first and foremost.
• Our facilities are cleaned and maintained under the strictest of procedures.
• There are routine assessments for compliance of curriculum, procedures and the general happiness and well-being of each child.
• We have consistent evaluations for maintenance and cleanliness of our centers.
• All center directors and staff are obligated to fulfill their duties to the highest degree.
• We sponsor continuing education courses for our staff through our proprietary state certified adult educational facility.
• We set the standards high and expect those standards to be respected and fulfilled.