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    The Learning Experience Reviews

    Updated December 28, 2018
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    The Learning Experience Founder, Chairman and CEO Richard Weissman
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    Pros

    • "Working with children, supply of monthly curriculum, meeting wonderful families, and relationship with coworkers" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Great curriculum; teach kids 2nd language" (in 8 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Under paid for the amount of work" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Low pay and no benefits for the amount of work you do" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Director"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at The Learning Experience full-time

      Pros

      Families & children, great support team

      Cons

      Long hours and low pay

    2. "million dollar company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at The Learning Experience full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      kids are awesome that you work with.

      Cons

      low pay and no hours

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    3. "Floater"

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      Former Employee - Floater in East Brunswick, NJ
      Former Employee - Floater in East Brunswick, NJ
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at The Learning Experience part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The employees there are amazing and warm

      Cons

      The management, they need to be nicer and more understanding

      Advice to Management

      Be nicer to your staff.

    4. "Floater"

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      Former Employee - Floater in Basking Ridge, NJ
      Former Employee - Floater in Basking Ridge, NJ
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at The Learning Experience full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great coworkers, friendly boss, and hour long lunch breaks.

      Cons

      The franchise management was not very ethical and cut corners when they could - like not hiring an effective cleaning crew, making employees clean under the pretext that "the cleaning crew didn't come or did a poor job" even though it was not our responsibility, there was a lack of honesty and the management would tell you one thing but do another, the facility did not recycle, and they had very unhealthy lunch options for the children. (However, lunch is optional and parents pay extra for it.)

    5. "My review is good."

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      Current Employee - Teacher in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Teacher in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at The Learning Experience full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The children of course! Watching them grow one by one. The staff here are kind and always make sure the children are learning and well tended to. Most of the parents are very welcoming and very kind too. Our director is very sweet and kind as well.

      Cons

      I’m not too fond of the curriculum. In my own opinion, 20 years of working with children, I’ve always made age-appropriate activities for them. This is the first place I’ve worked at that has their own lesson plans but most of the lessons are not age appropriate.

      Lack of communication and management paperwork needs work. Perhaps training from an organizer or someone who can help how to professionally manage a business. It’s always ok to ask for help!

      Advice to Management

      In the most respectful way, Hire a professional organizer or someone who is experienced in running a business who can help out. They’re doing a great job but it’s tough to tend to the staff, the families and children.

    6. "Don't work here"

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      Current Employee - Twaddler Teacher in Parkville, MD
      Current Employee - Twaddler Teacher in Parkville, MD
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at The Learning Experience full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Nice building good great kids and family

      Cons

      This building is full of drama the management does not stand behind their staff comes up with reasons and reactions as to why you can't get a raise over 3 years

      Advice to Management

      Treat the staff as if your family and friends don't stab them in the back don't believe the lies of other staff members that are being told

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Options"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at The Learning Experience part-time

      Pros

      All the children are a great group and community. The teachers and parents are amazing too, The best thing about working at TLE are the wonderful children who love to learn, who love you and connect with you as a teacher, and how you teach matters to them and helps them learn a lot. The teachers are a good group too who work together well and help the children learn and grow into good human beings and students.

      Cons

      The management has some communication problems. The owner isn't there often and isn't considerate about the staff and the changes the staff wants. The owner doesn't offer many benefits and options to grow even to the staff that's been working there for a long time.

      Advice to Management

      There needs to be better communication between the staff, owner, and parents. All the staff should know any rules and regulations that have changed or any events that are coming up. All the staff should know what is going on since we are all part of the same team and we are all working together. When there are changes to be made, results should be seen. Problems should be solved in a timely manner and not worsen.

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Understaffed, underpaid, undervalued"

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      Current Employee - Floater in Centereach, NY
      Current Employee - Floater in Centereach, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at The Learning Experience full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      1) Coworkers (non-managerial) were on the same page, compassionate / friendly, and helpful. 2) Children are cute.

      Cons

      The management is worse than I've experienced in lesser-off countries. It's run by someone who certainly has narcissistic personality disorder. Every teacher / caregiver has been verbally / psychologically abused by the manager which has caused a high turnover rate. Children are constantly crying and there's too much discipline-to-play ratio going on. The pay is also only minimum wage.

      Advice to Management

      If you're going to expect so much from your employees, you need to pay them a living wage with fewer children and a more-stable schedule.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Terrible franchisor and careless toward franchisees"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at The Learning Experience full-time

      Pros

      Good program for kids and great characters

      Cons

      The owner of the TLE headquarters is a terrible person who threataned and lied to several franchisees and ruined many people's lives

      Advice to Management

      Run!

    10. Helpful (1)

      "I hated it"

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      Former Employee - Prep Cook in Jacksonville, FL
      Former Employee - Prep Cook in Jacksonville, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at The Learning Experience part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      None this was a terrible

      Cons

      This was a job as a prep cook...there were no ovens, only microwaves, I didn't get a break during 6 hour shifts and o only got paid 10 an hour