Childcare

The Learning Experience

Deerfield Beach, FL · Founded 1980 · LERX

The Learning Experience Systems LLC owns, operates, manages, and franchises businesses that provide child care and related services, identified by the names The Learning Experience and The Learning Experience Academy of Early Education.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.thelearningexperience.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

#15

465

units (2025)

11.5%

year over year

Units by Year

302

2021

339

2022

366

2023

417

2024

465

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$805,799 – $22,613,796

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$60,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

7% of Gross Revenue

Leadership

RICHARD S. WEISSMAN
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN/CEO
BRIAN ALEXANDER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, AND SECRETARY
RON LINARES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BRAD WAHL
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
TRACI WILK
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
NICHOLAS M. VANELLA
EXECUTIVE VP OF REAL ESTATE
ESSIE KRONSTAT
VICE PRESIDENT OF FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT
JENNIFER MURRAY
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EAST
STEPHANIE RETHERFORD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WEST
DAVID SLAVNY
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

On File

FDD years

2026 2025 2024 2022

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Franchisee records

653

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

238

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

22 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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Units by Year

The Investment

Leadership

On File

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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