The Learning Experience

Richard Weissman, Chairman and CEO, co-founded the modern business of The Learning Experience.[1] The Learning Experience began franchising itself in 2003.[2] The company moved its headquarters from New Jersey to Boca Raton, Florida in 2009.[3] Revenues in The Learning Experience exceeded $100 million annually in 2012,[4] and in 2014 Weissman then sold a majority interest of The Learning Experience to Norwest Venture Partners.[1] In 2016 the company announced it will move its headquarters to Deerfield Beach, Florida,[5] which will also serve as a training facility for staff, educators, and franchisees.[6]

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 (Spanish and Chinese), and sign language, in addition to basic math, science, and language skills.[1] 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."[3]

As of January 2017, the company had more than 250 locations,[1][7] more than 70% of which are franchised.