The Learning Experience

Specialties

The Learning Experience® (TLE®) Academy of Early Education is more than just a child care center. Our center will give your child the opportunity to receive an early start to their education and help them achieve their greatest capabilities. From top to bottom, our safe and secure center is purpose-​built for children to learn, play and grow! L.E.A.P.® (Learning Experience Academic Program®) provides the optimal environment for your child’s social and academic development. This program is based on academic research that states children experience the deepest, most genuine learning when they are having fun. The program focuses on academic, social, creative and child-​centered development to provide a well-​rounded experience and ensure children become confident, joyful and fully prepared students.

History

Established in 1980.

With more than 200 locations nationwide, The Learning Experience® (TLE®) is the nation’s fastest growing early learning academy for children ages six weeks to six years old. With a greater national emphasis on educational development during the most crucial years of a child’s growth, a prominent focus has been placed in programs that advance the scholastic preparation. TLE® prepares children academically and socially via innovative scholastic and enrichment programs such as L.E.A.P® curriculum, a cutting-​edge proprietary approach to learning which has 90% of TLE® children graduating preschool reading at a Kindergarten or greater level. To complement the academic portion, various enrichment programs crucial to advancing learning and overall balance will be discussed and demonstrated, such as philanthropy, baby yoga, music, physical fitness, manners and etiquette, and Spanish language. To learn more about The Learning Experience® (TLE®), please visit www​.the​learning​ex​pe​ri​ence​.com.

Meet the Business Owner

Michael and Christine P.

Business Owner

Both born and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey. We have been married 19 years and are the parents of three boys. Our youngest son has the privilege of being our first student here at TLE Hackensack, much to the chagrin of his older brothers who are in a local grade school. All of our sons are proud to be part of the TLE family!

Michael is a CPA. He started his career as an auditor for Price Waterhouse, became a financial consultant in corporate restructuring and litigation at KPMG and continued this work at FTI Consulting. He worked in Manhattan for 20 years, traveling around the world for Fortune 500 clients. As our family grew, Mike actively researched business ideas that would enable him to stay closer to home, closer to his family. TLE was our hands-​down choice to invest our future, our skills and our dreams!

Prior to becoming involved with TLE, Christine was an employee of Deutsche Bank in Manhattan for ten years. She worked as a Business Area Controller.