Bayside early education academy wins national award
Learning Experience center wins ‘Center of Excellence’ award for outstanding preschool
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Bayside academy of early
education won a national
award that recognizes
excellent preschools across
the nation.
The Learning Experience
center at 215-15 Northern Blvd.
recently received the “Center
of Excellence” award, which
is given to the top 10 percent of
centers nationwide that have
score 95 percent or higher on
annual evaluations.
Learning Experience
centers are evaluated on
outstanding customer
service, curriculum delivery,
student retention and overall
operational performance.
Two centers in Brooklyn and
Manhattan also received
similar awards.
“These outstanding centers
in New York have consistently
proven their dedication
to impacting the lives of
children, and we are happy to
honor them with our annual
Center of Excellence Award,”
said Richard Weissman,
Chairman, President,
and CEO of The Learning
Experience. “Their drive for
excellence can be easily traced
back to the loyal owners and
staff who enthusiastically
challenge themselves each
year to remain top performers
and educators.”
Every year, the Board
of Directors at Learning
Experience centers evaluates
all of their locations based on
the four criteria. The Bayside,
Brooklyn and Manhattan
centers were the top of 220
centers nationwide to earn
the Center of Excellence
award at the organization’s
annual convention.
The Weissman
family developed the
Learning Experience’s
proprietary Learning
Experience Academic
Program (L.E.A.P.®) after
more than 30 years of
experience in early childhood
education. They opened
their first location in Boca
Raton, Florida in 1980, which
expanded to over 220 in the
The Learning Experience Bayside at 215-15 Northern Blvd. Photo via Google Maps
present day.
According to its website,
the Learning Experience’s
early literacy program teaches
9 out of 10 children to read
before entering Kindergarten
and the organization
collaborated with Make-AWish
to create its unique
philanthropy curriculum.
Entrepreneur magazine’s
Franchise 500 list for 2019
ranks the company 84 on its list
and there are over 100 locations
currently in development
across the country. The
franchise currently serves
more than 25,000 toddlers and
preschoolers with childcare,
enrichment programs and
early education.
To learn more visit
t helearni ngexper ience.
com or find the center on
Facebook at The Learning
Experience Bayside.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by email at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
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