We are a family-owned learning center serving the Winthrop community since 1993.
Our center was started with three things in mind: positivity, equality and love.
Pleasant Times Learning Center is a place where kids can thrive, explore the world around them, and be themselves! We want our parents to come here and feel safe, connected, and a part of their child's journey through PTLC. We see ourselves as a family and we welcome yours to join!
Our Beginnings
In 1993, Roseann Tavares opened Pleasant Time Learning Center with a deep love for children and a passion for helping them grow into confident, happy, and well-rounded individuals. Roseann believed that early childhood education was about developing the whole child—socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually—through a balance of structure, learning, creativity, and play.
Roseann dedicated her heart to creating a warm and nurturing environment where children could learn, explore, and simply enjoy being children. Her love for the families and children she served became the foundation of Pleasant Time Learning Center and continues to be at the heart of its philosophy today.
After Roseann passed away in 2014, her daughter, Andrea Tavares, took over Pleasant Time Learning Center and proudly continued the legacy her mother began more than 30 years ago. Andrea carries forward Roseann’s belief that children learn best when they feel safe, loved, supported, and encouraged to explore through both structure and play.
Today, Pleasant Time Learning Center remains a reflection of Roseann’s vision—a place where children are nurtured as individuals and given the foundation they need to grow, learn, and thrive. Andrea is honored to continue her mother’s work and preserve the values that Roseann built into the center from the very beginning.
Our Philosophy
Our primary goal is to provide stimulating and educational experiences through discovery.
Children will learn from an exciting and diverse environment that provides hands on activities, as well as one that promotes creative freedom that all children need to grow and develop. These planned activities will help the child succeed and gain self-confidence and self-esteem which is needed to continue to develop positive social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. It is our philosophy that the teacher creates an exciting environment, so the child will participate in discovering about themselves and the world around them!
Our Staff
Our staff is unlike any other!
Highly trained and dedicated, our staff works alongside parents to ensure your child gets the most beneficial experience during his/her time at Pleasant Times. Our open door policy encourages parents to participate in the center as much as possible! Our small, cozy center ensures that each child gets the individual care needed to grow and develop.
What we believe in
PTLC Values
Social-emotional wellbeing
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Inclusivity & diversity
