The Learning Experience
Richard Weissman Leads Fast-Growing National Preschool Company
Richard Weissman is bringing quality preschool programs to communities across the U.S. and U.K. through The Learning Experience®.
“We offer an excellent educational program for children ages 6 and younger,” says Weissman, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the family-owned Deerfield Beach-based company.
“Our success has been based on the consistent application of three key educational and care principles: learn, play and grow, which prepares children with the adaptive tools required in today’s world.”
Weissman grew up in Boca Raton, where his parents opened their first preschool.
“I started there as a janitor for my parents’ preschool and, through the years, immersed myself within every facet of the operations,” he recalls.
After a brief stint in college, Weissman went into investment banking and later returned as a partner in the family preschool business. On the personal side, he and his wife, Robin, have four children and are actively involved in the Boca community. Weissman supports nonprofit children’s organizations and serves on the board of Make-A-Wish Southern Florida and PROPEL, which provides educational and leadership opportunities for disadvantaged youth.
Since 2002, Weissman has led The Learning Experience, which now has more than 450 centers; 250 are operating and 200 are under development, including many centers serving Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. It’s one of the fastest-growing early childhood education companies.
“We now have approximately 30,000 children a day at our centers and are growing at a double-digit rate every year,” he says. “We are opening a new center every week in the U.S. and will be opening our first centers in Europe this summer.”
Weissman adds that The Learning Experience caters to two-income families that have a need for full-time education and care for their children.
“Parents can register and enroll their children any day of the year,” he says. “We offer a proprietary education program that includes the ABCs and 123s as well as science; the arts; foreign languages, including Mandarin and Spanish; manners; and key emotional and social development programs, such as fitness and philanthropy. Each educational program incorporates our 94 unique curriculum characters, led by our mascot, Bubbles the Elephant®, that make learning fun.”
The Learning Experience world headquarters is located at 210 Hillsboro Technology Drive, Deerfield Beach. For more information, call 561-886-6377 or visit thelearningexperience.com.
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