Little Givers: Preschoolers donate school and baby supplies to local shelter

The Learning Experience® (TLE®), the nation’s fastest growing early learning academy, in Hackensack, N.J., conducted a back-to-school drive on August 11th to donate school and baby supplies to Shelter Our Sisters of Bergen County, a local women’s shelter dedicated to assisting victims, and their children, of domestic violence. In total, the Center collected 11 large boxes worth of supplies for donation.

All-in-part of the academy’s first-of-its-kind philanthropy program and curriculum at the preschool level, children enrolled at TLE® are no strangers to philanthropic work. TLE® students are taught how philanthropy’s core tenants of selflessness, generosity and giving can be applied to their classroom, home life, and community for years to come, and participate each month in philanthropic activities such as the school and baby supplies donation project.

About The Learning Experience®

The Learning Experience® (TLE®) is a leading provider of child care and early education services and the nation’s fastest growing early learning academy for children ages six weeks to five years old. TLE® offers full and part-time services for children and supplemental after-school services for school-age children.

In line with the national emphasis placed on early childhood education during the most crucial years of development (6 weeks to age 8), TLE® incorporates programs that advance cognitive, social and physical activity in its preschoolers. TLE®’s innovative curriculum programs, such as L.E.A.P®, a cutting-edge proprietary approach to learning which has nearly 90 percent of TLE® children graduating preschool reading at a Kindergarten or greater level, are complemented by enrichment programs crucial to advancing learning and overall balance such as philanthropy, baby yoga, music, soccer, and more.

As of February 2014, TLE® has 207 system-wide centers including 126 operating centers (107 franchised and 19 Company-owned) and 81 centers in various forms of development. TLE® is one of the few childcare operators (either Company owned or through a franchise model) that demonstrated positive same-store comparable growth in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

For more information, please visit www.thelearningexperience.com.