I find the negative comments to be false. I have been in the center and have watched the teachers in action on the monitors and have been nothing but impressed with them. They seem to love what they do. I find this center to be full of happiness and smiles. My cold never wants to leave at pick up time.
This new school is super clean and colorful. The staff is very nice and inviting. Its worth taking a tour!
Believe me I did my research and patiently waited for learning experience Center to open up in January. I am very glad I did. My son has been at his daycare since they opened in January. And I have been very happy with the staff and the facility. It is clean well kept the staff are alert and aware. John the owner and Lisa the director are very professional and friendly. My son really likes being there. I would recommend this daycare to anyone who is looking for a place that is constructive and geared towards learning and a structured environment.
Typical scripted corporate response to the review of which I expected, and to be honest that’s the problem there most everything is scripted at this facility dealing with the kids as well “just take care of business first” seems to be their motto! End.
Understaffed and overwhelmed! They convinced me they had the staff and experience but they do not. They transfer kids from room to room, have 5 year olds with babies, and inexperienced teachers without support, help or aides which only leads to stressed out teachers and our children pay for it. I stood there watching the cameras with the Director as one of the teachers was extremely rough with a small child. My heart was pounding and even the director said out loud "Oh oh, easy".... How can a Director ignore this? And when I did mention it to her a few days later and about how my son did not like this teacher because she was mean and used ugly words, she "acted surprised”, and completely ignored the issue of the teacher being so rough with a small child. I was not the only one who saw this, another adult, picking up did too and it was also ignored by the owner sitting right there, he just looked away. Not a great start to a new business! They took our money and never fully followed through with what they said they could offer. I would never recommend this place to anyone. There are too many other daycares, and daycare providers out there that are experienced and honest and want a relationship with the parents of the children whom are in there care!
Thank you so much for your valuable feedback. We look forward to this type of feedback from our centers to make sure that our center is the best it can be. As a parent of three daughters, I can fully understand your concern. I too, am always seeking the best solutions for my children, and choosing the right childcare center is one of the most important decisions a parent needs make.
Teachers should be creative and intelligent, but they also should have education and training. That’s why we have hired staff with education and experiences in the Early Childhood Field, completed background checks and reference checks.
Our teachers plan curriculum that is being implemented daily, with the schedule being followed. Throughout the day, we offer free choice experiences, music and movement, sensory and art, math and science, language, outdoor/gross motor experiences as well as our Learning Experience Academic Program, which consists of sign language, phonics, and the L.E.A.P books. Our teachers are trained to provide positive reinforcement for the children in our care by getting to their level and providing choices, while maintaining the safety of the children and staff.
We just recently had a new Learning Experience center open here in Merrimack NH. We visited the center before it opened for business and found the facility and all we were told to be most promising. So we enrolled our grandchild on the spot. It turned out our grandchild was their first enrolled student and all was great for the first couple of weeks. Now a few months later we're finding that the capabilities of the limited staff are leaving a lot to be desired. Now I’m not saying our grandchild is an angel but nothing you wouldn’t expect a preschool staff to be able to handle, we are getting calls almost every other day at our place of employment to come and pick up our grandchild because they claim they cannot handle the situation. It seems to me that if they had put qualified and experienced personnel on the payroll in the first place these issues might not be happening. So unless you child is perfect and does not require guidance and structure I would not recommend The Learning Experience Merrimack NH.