The Learning Experience - Cherry Hill

I love the Learning Experience in Edgewater Park NJ. The place is very clean, the staff is amazing they truly care for our little babies/ children. I couldnt have picked a better daycare. Keep up the excellent work ladies. I give 5 stars but would give 100 if that was an option.​

My son was new to daycare and he had the added bonus of being a "covid kid" so he was not used to socialization, being away from home, or being in a structured school-setting. The teachers and staff there are friendly and build a relationship with each child. Initially, my son had a difficult time adjusting, but now he loves "Elephant school" as he calls it. He is learning to share and be more patient he has also expanded his diet and will try new things at lunch and for snack. TLE also plans a lot of special events and fun things for the kids. The assistant director even made an effort to call him "Scooby" since he insists his name is Scooby Doo. I'd also like to add I'm pleased with the security there. My husband was asked for his ID when picking up our son because he is not often there and I appreciate that they are keeping our kids safe.

We love TLE! My daughter is learning so much and loves going to school!

My daughter has been attending for 4 months and we couldn't be happier with our experience. The teachers are all very nice and she is always excited to be there.

Visting this school it seemed as if it was an amazing school until my son was enrolled. He has had 4 different teachers in 2 months, because corporate was coming they finally put up abc 123 and color posters while kids were getting dropped off, kids arent learning anything, and its always dirty.

I am very upset with this place and look forward to disenrolling once this month is over. His teacher looked out for him until she moved to another class due the the non structure class.

dont let your child go there unless you dont care about educationing your child

We went to TLE for 3 years, from preppers to Pre-K. My daughter is now going into second grade. She adored her teachers, and really was able to get into a good structure, regimen that got her ready for kindergarten. I never thought the facilities were dirty! My only 1 complaint is that they did have a high turnover at the time; however, by the time my daughter got to Preschool 3, she ended up with the same teacher for the entire year (Miss Michelle). I would still not hesitate to send another child here. The learning was good, she enjoyed the activities, structure, and it was clean, affordable.

My daughter has been going there since December and she loves it. The ladies there are all friendly and know her name. I feel like they are all taking care of her regardless of who her current teacher is. The place is clean and colorful and they're continuously changing the message boards with different themes in the hallway.

Let me start this review off by saying that my son has never attended here- and never will. I called this facility with questions about the teacher:children ratio, class size and pricing. The only information I could obtain over the phone was that the curriculum was wonderful and that "they" were very proud of the establishment. I had to make an appointment to come in for a tour in order to get information that would seem to be basic- pricing/ratio/class size.

Upon arriving at the center, I pulled into an almost empty parking lot at 6:00 p.m. on a weekday evening. There were 2 workers sitting on a bench out front of the building- neither said hi to me as I passed by. When I got to the second, locked door, a girl opened it for me without a hi, or even a look. I walked in and the girl at the desk asked me what I was there for- I answered a tour. Not a good start.

While waiting for the director (who had told me that she was going to be giving a tour right before mine but who arrived into the lobby late for my tour but with no other parents around), I looked around and noticed that unlike Bright Beginnings (my #1 choice as of now), there were not monitors of the classrooms on the wall. Instead there were 2 archaic looking t.v.s in the director's office- not viewable to parents coming or going unless her door were wide open.

The director was smug and when I would ask her direct questions she would flounder around with a not so direct answer. For instance, when I asked if any of the 3 (yes 3) teachers that were in my son's age room had degrees in education, she answered that one worked for the Red Cross, one had taken a semester off from school and the other had 2 children of her own. Ok, so the answer is no then, right?, I had asked. She then thought and counted aloud of how many of her teachers had degrees (7 or 8... yeah right!). I told her that was irrelevant to me; I wanted to know about the people who would be teaching my son. I then asked their age range- early 20's. I'm not saying that younger people aren't good child care providers, however I am saying that experience, knowledge, degrees and age bring a lot to the table.

She continued to show me more rooms- not nearly as nice or as clean as B.B. I told her that she didn't need to continue because by age 4 my son would be in a legitimate preschool, not there where their "curriculum is excellent"- this was never proven.

They do have a nice indoor playroom, however my child wouldn't be able to enjoy it for at least another year since children have to be fully potty trained to go into it. When I asked why I was told it was because there was a ball pit in there... hmm, isn't that what diapers are for?

Well, to conclude this, when we sat down in the office afterwards she finally showed me the pricing. Not bad ($925), however- they charge $75 more per month if you drop your child off before 8:30 which anyone who works in the city or starts work at 8:30 would have to do.

I left after giving her some feedback which she took with a scowl on her face and had to add in a jab at B.B. that some of their students were now at The Learning Experience. I highly doubt that. Either way it was unprofessional of her to say that. I walked back to my car, past the same 2 women who were still waiting on rides, and who still didn't acknowledge me, confident that my experience at The Learning Experience was not a good one.

Well I have to write an update to my previous review. After the business changed hands this child care center got very chaotic, unorganized, and there was quite a lot of turnover of staff. I do hope they're able to work on those things as it really was a nice center, but I did move my child to another child care center that had s bit more stability.

I'm glad I went to tour this place because it's nothing like the two negative reviews said it was. The place is clean, security is tight, the staff was super friendly and after 30 minutes with the assistant director- is currently my first choice in my search of daycares in the Cherry Hill area. The curriculum is strong and the children look clean, happy, and engaged. This is EXACTLY what I am looking for to care for my child. I have a few more to look at, but I can't imagine another facility topping this one!