Business Details
Your Trusted Partner for Early Childhood Education in Cedar Grove, NJ
At Love Laugh Learn, we are dedicated to creating a safe, trustworthy, and stimulating environment that enriches children during their formative years. As a family-owned and operated facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, we integrate state-of-the-art technology into every classroom while implementing the award-winning Creative Curriculum to prepare children for kindergarten. Our trained staff prioritizes nurturing relationships with children and families, encouraging critical thinking through age-appropriate activities tailored to each child's unique learning pace.We utilize the Tadpoles App to keep parents engaged with real-time updates, photos, and reports on their child's daily progress. With two decades of experience in early childhood education, our director combines expertise from public school systems and private daycare settings to ensure developmental milestones are met. Our classrooms are designed to balance academic rigor with playful exploration, fostering confidence and readiness for future educational challenges.
Services
Little Lions
Playful Pandas
Gentle Giraffes
Eager Elephants
Terrific Tigers
Creative Curriculum
Tadpoles App Updates
Security Systems
Playground Facilities
Parent Engagement
Highlights and features
- We are family-owned with 20 years of early childhood education experience.
- Our classrooms use the award-winning Creative Curriculum endorsed by NJ Department of Education.
- We provide real-time updates through the Tadpoles App for parent engagement.
- Our staff maintains a 100% focus on safety with secure access and surveillance systems.
- We balance academics and play with developmentally appropriate learning centers.
What people say
Amazing educator
State of the art
Caring staff
Clean safe environment
Developmentally appropriate curriculum
Services
Little Lions
Our infant program nurtures developmental milestones through sensory play, motor skill activities, and relationship-building. Certified caregivers provide personalized attention while using the Creative Curriculum to address fine/gross motor skills, bonding, and early cognitive development in a secure, stimulating environment.
Playful Pandas
Designed for 12-24 month-olds, this program focuses on language acquisition, social-emotional growth, and motor skill development through thematic learning centers. Our curriculum incorporates sensory exploration, letter/number recognition, and creative play to support rapid developmental progress in a safe, engaging space.
Gentle Giraffes
This 2-3 year-old program emphasizes early literacy, social skills, and independence through interactive learning stations. Teachers facilitate curiosity-driven activities that develop reading readiness, emotional regulation, and collaborative play while maintaining individualized attention to emerging abilities.
Eager Elephants
For 3-4 year-olds, we build kindergarten readiness through hands-on math, literacy, and science activities. Our differentiated instruction approach adapts to learning styles while developing sustained attention spans, balanced literacy skills, and foundational academic concepts through exploratory play.
Terrific Tigers
Our pre-kindergarten program integrates thematic units with Writer's Workshop and math centers to strengthen literacy, numeracy, and communication skills. The Creative Curriculum framework promotes independent learning, differentiated instruction, and social development through child-led exploration and teacher-guided activities.
People
Chelsea Vargo
Owner & Director
With 20 years of early childhood education experience, Chelsea holds a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education (top 5% graduate) and Master's in Reading/Literacy (4.0 GPA). Former public school teacher and daycare director, she combines academic expertise with practical parenting experience raising four children.
Questions
What age groups do you serve?
We serve children from 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten with specialized programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
What curriculum do you use?
We implement the award-winning Creative Curriculum® endorsed by NJ Department of Education and NAEYC for developmentally appropriate learning.
How do you communicate with parents?
We use the Tadpoles® App for real-time updates, photos, videos, and daily activity reports to keep parents informed.
What safety measures are in place?
We have surveillance cameras, secure access systems, padded playgrounds, and restricted entry with daily staff oversight.
Are meals provided?
Our program includes morning and afternoon snacks following nutritional guidelines, with accommodations for dietary restrictions.
How do you prepare children for kindergarten?
Our curriculum focuses on literacy, math, and social skills through hands-on learning while developing attention spans and classroom readiness.
Reviews (4)
Michelle Shamis
Sep 23, 2018
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I am so happy that my two children had the opportunity to experience the Love Laugh Learn family before we moved out of state. Between both my children, we had the opportunity to be in all the classes. Every single teacher puts all of their effort into what they do and care about every single child. I am a primary teacher and could not be happier with the education that my children received. My daughter was prek 4 and was on the same level as my kindergarten students! Both of my kids loved it here. The communication was great. We've had wonderful experiences and great memories since Chelsea opened
Cassandra Farmer
Aug 01, 2018
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This school is amazing beyond words. The owners and staff treat each and every child like family. Each child's success, safety, growth and feelings are of the utmost importance to everyone that works there. I have two sons (11 and 4) and my older son went to another local school (bc LLL was not open yet:). My four year old will be 100 times more ready for kindergarten and he is extremely young for his grade.
Karli Basilicato
Jul 07, 2018
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I must say since my son started at Love, Laugh, Learn at the age of 3, we have been nothing but happy about our experience. As an educator for over 14 years, it was important to me that my son would have the foundation needed to get him on the right track for kindergarten. Miss Michelle has gone above and beyond, my son is extremely shy and I am so happy to see that he is continually making friends under her guidance. One of my favorite components of Love, Laugh, Learn is that they use the Tadpole app. I receive pictures throughout the day, which allows me to see first hand all the fun and education
Mary Shea Guldin
Dec 16, 2015
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Love, Laugh, Learn is a caring, fun, and education focused school, I cant imagine a better environment for a young child to grow in. Our daughter is enrolled in the gentle giraffe program and I cannot say enough amazing things about the school. The staff is wonderful and easily approachable. The environment is welcoming and fosters the childrens development both academic and social. The tadpole app makes communication between parents and the staff easy. The lunch program from Simply Gourmet offers great nutritious food options and ordering is super simple and convenient. It is very comforting
