Michael Garcia Staff writer July 31, 2024

A new early education and daycare center is coming to Magnolia as the city continues to grow. 

The Learning Experience, which was founded in 2002, is a center that offers infant daycare, early childhood education and structured learning. With nearly 400 centers and 250 more in development, the Magnolia location off Hufsmith Conroe Road is expected to feature a building that could be as big as 10,000-square-feet with a playground that could reach 5,000-square-feet.

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David Slavny, the vice president of the organization, attributed the growth in the area as a reason for opening a location in the city of nearly 3,000.

“The Learning Experience also does research into potential areas to see if there is a growing demand for childcare/early education there in order to determine if it would be beneficial to build there,” Slavny said.

While the cost wasn’t made immediately available, the cost of constructing the building is estimated to be $3 million, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. 

The center is expected to employ as many as 30 staff members and certified teachers to serve upwards of 180 children between 6 weeks and 6 years old with daycare and early childhood education, Salvny said. 

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The opening of the new center comes after officials project the city could increase by 600 percent in 2039 and have a population of 53,000.

In January, officials launched a survey to help improve the city’s parks and recreational spaces in hopes to bring more summer programs for kids and families. In 2023, officials unveiled a planned $1.2 billion master thoroughfare plan to improve the city’s transportation network, which included roads, bicycle lanes, sidewalks and trails.

A $34 million Lone Star College center is being built in Magnolia as one of the college system’s last projects from its nearly $500 million bond in 2014. Expected to open its doors in 2026, the new center recently broke ground along FM 1486 on June 27.

For more information about the early education and daycare center, visit thelearningexperience.com.

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