The Learning Experience

I’m so happy I picked this school for my girl! She is only one year old and I was really nervous while finding the best place! TLE was the first of 4 schools I visited and the one that I loved the most. Elisa is very happy! From day 1 she felt good, happy and comfortable. Never cried!
The facilities are beautiful, clean and colorful. And the teachers… Just great! Thank you for taking such good care of her!

We have had our son enrolled since he was 4 months old and I went back to work full-​time. We absolutely love it!
We toured other schools in the area and were not impressed. One of the other facilities had a very basic (and crowded) infant room where the staff person giving the tour said «Well with the babies it’s just mostly about maintenance at their age». That school had a overcrowded back room that didn’t even have a changing table or chairs for the caretakers to use. They also had a «mini fridge» (not sufficient for milk storage or food storage for 10+ infants!) I did not want a school that thought of the babies as afterthoughts who just napped, ate and needed diaper changes. I wanted a school where he was engaged and stimulated.
TLE has everything we were looking for– a real school curriculum, modern and new facilities, individualized attention for each child, and lots of interaction and hands-​on care with multiple teachers. There are two infant rooms according to age/​abilities, full sized fridges and storage spaces for your child’s milk/​food and belongings. My son absolutely loves his teachers and the administrators. Going back to work has been much easier since I know he is in such great hands. He is absolutely thriving.
Yessenia is a true gem (as well as all of the teachers including but not limited to Miss Tammy Miss Martina and Miss Reina). There are plenty of toys, books and activities and the classrooms and facilities are very clean and updated. The teachers sing, read books, play and teach them sign language. It is a true family atmosphere, teachers of other levels/​ages even know my child and greet him daily, and he knows them too. Only drawback is that they stopped accepting credit cards (cash/​automatic withdrawls only) so we can’t earn mileage points any longer, but that is a minor issue.

I discovered TLE after a traumatic experience at an «International Academy» daycare in Brickell that had touted itself as creating mini-​Ivy Leaguers from the cradle, but in reality enforced an intense educational curriculum almost to the detriment of basic infant care needs (i.e. eating, sleeping, cuddling). Non-​stop, loud activities took place from 11AM-2:30PM with infants from 3 to 12 months all bunched together in a small room without even a single glider/​rocker for the teachers to feed and rock them. My usually sweet, calm and easy-​going 3 month-​old had the most epic tantrums for three days in a row. At that point, she did not go back. It was an expensive 3-​day experiment in the realm of daycare centers for a new mom ($ 1,600).
After conducting extensive online research, a number of positive reviews for TLE Biscayne came up and I decided to check it out. When I met Yesenia (aka their Business Administrator Extraordinaire), she assured me that my experience would be different and that my daughter would love the center. Although skeptical, I decided to give it a try. The infants are separated in two rooms according to their age — Infant Room «A» is for infants up to 6 months and Infant Room «B» is for infants aged 6 – 12 months (i.e. the way it should be). The first day I was terribly anxious about picking my baby up and braced myself for a total meltdown. Instead, I found a relaxed little infant girl that was fed, clean and happy. Each day that week I anxiously showed up expecting to deal with a huge tantrum; but instead, was met by a smiling baby. Although the facility is definitely clean, bright and modern; it’s the caring staff that makes this daycare worthwhile. I really feel like they love and cuddle all the babies equally and that they enjoy their job. All the ladies are kind and work very hard, but an A+ goes out to Miss Tamys in Infant Room A and Miss Martina in Infant Room B. They were just put on this earth to take care of babies. In conclusion, I believe this to be is a legitimate, well-​managed daycare center where infants are well taken care of.
In terms of improvement, the only thing I would suggest is going beyond the minimum Florida Child-​to-​Adult Ratio for Child Care by lowering the 1:4 ratio of caregivers/​babies to 1:3; not only to ensure that the babies’ needs are quickly met, but also to optimize their one-​on-​one interactions with their teachers.
P. S. TLE needs to expand to the beach ASAP where quality daycare is completely lacking.

My son loves TLE in downtown. The kids are great, the staff is friendly and warm. My son always misses Ms. Jenny and Ms. Michelle, and is always looking for a lollipop and a hug from Ms. Yesenia.
Great school, I’m very happy with it.

My baby is in the infant room here and I absolutely love it!!! All of the staff is friendly, caring and seem to really love what they do! We had one small «issue» that was addressed immediately and professionally. I completely trust everyone here with my most precious little bundle.
From the administrators, Paul, Diego, Norma and Yessenia to the teachers (especially Veyda and Maribel), going there to drop off, pick up or just visit is the highlight of my day!

I absolutely love this daycare! The facility is immaculate, the staff is incredibly friendly and they have state of the art educational tolls for the children. The fact that my 3 year old will be exposed to life like scenarios in their «make believe boulevard» is priceless!!!