The Learning Experience is growing in Southern California with a slew of pre-lease deals.
The Florida-based early education and day care services operator plans to open four new locations in San Bernardino County and Riverside County over the next two years, Commercial Observer reported.
The outposts in Loma Linda, Murrieta, Menifee and Winchester will each have about 10,000 square feet of build-to-suit space with up to 30 staff members and 180 children served. The Learning Experience franchisees lease the spaces from separate landlords.
All four future Learning Experience sites are currently under construction with undeclared addresses, a Learning Experience spokesperson told CO. The Menifee location will rise on a currently vacant parcel next to 28881 Newport Road, the spokesperson said.
In addition to its growth in Southern California, The Learning Experience is expanding on the East Coast with eight new locations in Maryland and northern Virginia over the next two years. Like in SoCal, those spaces will each span approximately 10,000 square feet.
When deciding where to plant a flag, The Learning Experience’s development team analyzes local population, traffic patterns, population density of children ages 6 and under within certain areas and average household incomes in the area, a company spokesperson said. After settling on a market to set up shop, The Learning Experience will establish both company-owned and franchise sites, with franchisees signing 15-year licensing deals with the firm.
The new Learning Experience centers in Southern California and the East Coast are part of the company’s plans to add more than 150 new locations to its portfolio over the next three years. The company currently operates more than 450 locations across 30 states and the U.K.
The U.S. child care industry was estimated to generate about $65 billion in 2024, and is forecast to hit nearly $110 billion by 2033, according to a report last year by Grand View Research cited by CO.
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