Meet our TLE® Center team
Johanne Alameda
Center Director
Favorite TLE® Character:
Penny Polite
Johanne started her career in early childhood education with The Learning Experience in 2008. Over the past 12 years she has held positions with TLE as Infant Teacher, Prepper Teacher, Business Manager and now Center Director. Her favorite thing about working at TLE is the relationships she builds with the children, families, as well as staying involved with the community! On her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her Husband, family & friends! All of us at TLE Basking Ridge firmly believe that HAPPY HAPPENS HERE!
Lauren Connaughton
Business Manager
Favorite TLE® Character:
Penny Polite
Lauren started childcare in 2007 as a nanny. In 2008 she became an assistant teacher with infants through kindergarteners and eventually a lead toddler teacher then lead an infant classroom. In 2012 she started a family of her own and became a stay at home mother to her two children while obtaining a NJ Real Estate license and maintaining work from home. She also worked assisting and administering a real estate brokerage. Now that her children are of school age, she is back incorporating everything she loves by working with children and their families at TL.E.!
Arleen Molina
Administrative Assistant
Favorite TLE® Character:
Lionstein
Arleen has been in the early childhood field for over six years. Arleen always knew she wanted to work with children from a young age and would often ask her teachers a lot of questions about their job. Arleen began her path as an educator working in various classrooms in a daycare setting. During her time in the classroom she made the decision to go back to school and pursue her passion and obtain her education degree. Working with children and their families has brought Arleen great joy. Watching children grow and develop into the best version of themselves has been a humbling experience. When Arleen is not in a classroom or helping at the front desk you can find her catching up on my Netflix or looking for her next travel adventure.