Early Learning Centre

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Early Learning Centre

Company type	Private (Subsidiary)
Industry	Toys
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Founder	John Beale
Headquarters	South Marston Industrial Estate near Swindon, England 1974–2007 Amersham, England since 2007
Number of locations	400 worldwide
Key people	See Parent company
Products	Educational toys
Owner	The Entertainer
Parent	Independent (1974–2007) Mothercare (2007–2019) TEAL Group Holdings (2019–)
Website	www.elc.co.uk
Footnotes / references [1]

The Early Learning Centre (ELC) is a British retailer that sells toys aimed at younger children. It is part of The Entertainer (through its parent company TEAL Group Holdings). It was a subsidiary of Mothercare until 2019.