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Miss. Amanda

Center Director

Favorite TLE® Character: Sonar

Miss. Amanda

Center Director

Favorite TLE® Character: Sonar

Hi! My name is Amanda Bentley and I am thrilled to enter my 8th year at The Learning Experience as the Center Director for the St. Augustine location. With 13 years of industry experience, I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge and expertise. Outside of work, I love spending time with my beloved family. As Director, my goal is to create a safe and welcoming environment for children, families, and teachers. We have an exciting year ahead, and I can't wait to meet everyone to learn, play, and grow together.

Alicia and Kenny Antoine

Owners

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Alicia and Kenny Antoine

Owners

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Hi! We are Alicia and Kenny Antoine. The Owners of The Learning Experience St.Augustine. We are a husband and wife duo that live in North Jersey. We have been married 19 years, have 3 loving children and a puppy. In 2010 we opened our 1st franchise center in Yorktown, NY. In 2018, we opened up a center in North Haledon, NJ and recently we took over a center in Middletown, NJ. We are so excited to expand down south in St.Augustine, FL! We are all about communication, teamwork and growth. Our core motto is “Happy Teachers, Happy children, Happy Parents!" We are looking forward to meeting you! Cheers to new beginnings

Miss. Mercedes

Infant Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Grace and Charity

Miss. Mercedes

Infant Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Grace and Charity

Ms. Mercedes loves spending time with family and going to the beach. She has 4 years of experience working with children. She loves watching the children learn and grow and being able to work with kids is a blessing.

Miss. Anissa

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Miss. Anissa

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Ms. Anissa is originally from the U.S Virgin Islands and came to Florida when she was 10 and fell in-love with our state. She currently attends Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), studying to become a social service worker.She has been working in childcare for two years now and enjoys working with the two year olds.

Ms. Janeth

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Miss Chievous

Ms. Janeth

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Miss Chievous

Ms. Janeth is from Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and follows in her mother's footsteps. She has two pets, a turtle and kitten that she adores. She can't wait to start building relationships, providing the best education, and creating activities with the students.

Mrs. Shirley

Opener/VPK

Favorite TLE® Character: Flexi Flamingo

Mrs. Shirley

Opener/VPK

Favorite TLE® Character: Flexi Flamingo

Miss. Shirley is one of the 1st teachers you will see in the mornings. She is such a kind soul and loves all the children. She is especially passionate about the younger ones. You can catch Miss. Shirly floating around from classroom to classroom, making sure all the children and teachers and safe and happy!

Miss. Jessiqua

VPK Lead Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Grace and Charity

Miss. Jessiqua

VPK Lead Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Grace and Charity

Jessiqua grew up in Orange Park, FL where she graduated from Oakleaf High School. This is her fourth year working with TLE and is excited to teach our VPK curriculum. In her spare time she enjoys playing and coaching volleyball. She has a passion of working with little ones and watching them grow over the year, I look forward to meeting everyone

Miss. Kaleigh

VPK Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Miss. Kaleigh

VPK Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Ms. Kaleigh is a mother of two beautiful little girls, Savannah 5 and Sawyer 1.5. She has worked in childcare for 4 years, where she spent two years at another TLE location and has experience with every age group. In her free time she likes to spend all the time with her girlies at the zoo or park.

Mrs. Soko

Lead VPK Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Mrs. Soko

Lead VPK Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Ms. Soko has years of experience in the classroom and has worked as a VPK teacher for quite some time. She is a mother of two teenage girls. She is originally from Japan and loves eating Asian foods. Teaching younger children and watching them learn and grow is what brings her joy.

Ms. Haylee

Floater

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Ms. Haylee

Floater

Favorite TLE® Character: Bubbles

Ms. Haylee has been working in childcare since she graduated in 2023 and took early childhood during high school. She loves spending time with her family and friends as well as playing softball. She really enjoys simply getting to spend time with the children in her care and watching them learn and grow.

Ms. Emily

Toddler

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Emily

Toddler

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Emily is passionate about working with children and being able to be on the journey with them as they learn and grow. In addition to her passion for teaching in her free time she enjoys going to the beach and shopping as well as spending time with her family.

Ms. Geralisha

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Geralisha

Prepper Teacher

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Geralisha is originally from Palatka, FL where she grew up with her five older sisters. She has completed her A.A. and is currently working towards her Bachelor's in Elementary Education. She has experience working with toddlers all the way to elementary school. She is excited to join your little ones developmental journey!

Ms. Emma

Preschool

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Emma

Preschool

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Emma was born and raised right here in St. Augustine. She is currently working towards her degree in education and in her free time she enjoys baking with her sister and photography. She is the oldest of eight siblings which may just be where her love for children started.

Ms. Caroline

Preschool

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Caroline

Preschool

Favorite TLE® Character: Penny Polite

Ms. Caroline is a native to Florida. She has worked in childcare on and off for the past decade and has experience with The Learning Experience as a preschool teacher as well as a floater. She enjoys traveling to new places and loves the show Friends. She loves teaching and helping to shape the minds of our future leaders!

Ms. Janeth

Floater

Favorite TLE® Character: Miss Chievous

Ms. Janeth

Floater

Favorite TLE® Character: Miss Chievous

Ms. Janeth joins us from Atlanta, Georgia and moved to St. Augustine recently. She has her degree in Early Childhood and gets her passion from watching her mother teach over the years. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets. She hopes to create meaningful relationships with all children in her care while engaging them in fun activities daily!

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From Infant through preschool, we make early education and daycare joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

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Curriculum that develops the whole child

Our L.E.A.P.® (Learning Experience Academic Program) Curriculum uses fun, hands-on activities throughout early education to help children develop intellectually, socially and cognitively. Or as we say, to learn, play and grow.

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Characters that bring learning to life

Children love learning from characters—and studies show that it’s highly effective especially in preschool and early education. TLE® has a cast of unique, beloved characters, each one teaching children a new value or activity.

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Bubbles

Our lovable friend who takes you on a daily adventure that makes kids happy to learn, play and grow.

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Grace & Charity

Our dynamic doggy duo introduces the importance of being generous and giving.

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Lionstein®

Our wise and creative scientist who makes science fun and exciting.

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Phoebe

Our literature loving llama makes reading fun.

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Two Plus Toucan

Our creative mathematician helps explore the joys of math.

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Penny

Our well-mannered etiquette coach demonstrates the importance of being helpful, honest, and kind.

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Sonar

Our adventurous submarine reveals the many wonders of the underwater world.

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Pablo

Our creative and artsy pig helps children discover the beauty of self-expression.

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Gibby

Our kind-hearted, hard-of-hearing gibbon loves to share his passion for sign language and promoting inclusivity.

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Many ways to stay connected

We offer an easy-to-use smartphone app and an array of ways to help you stay connected.

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Monthly newsletters and invitations to our community events

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Monthly calendars

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Everyday photos of your little learner

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Blog to help you stay with the current trends

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Notifications of your child’s learning activities

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Upcoming events

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June

Water Play

Every Tuesday and Thursday during the summer the toddlers through school agers will be enjoying water play!

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June

Independance Day

We will be closed on July 4th and will reopen to normal business hours on July 7th

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June

Movie Day

Our summer campers will join Moana as she travels for Let's Explore Week

27
June

National Sunglasses Day

The kids will be decorating their very own sunglasses

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