Our Story

Built for this community. Driven by experience, passion, and purpose.

Journey Early Learning Academy was founded by an educator who has spent over a decade studying, coaching, and championing early literacy across the United States, internationally, and right here in Metro Atlanta.

Meet Your Director

Shaneice White Founder & Director

Shaneice White is a literacy expert, national literacy coach, and former K–5 classroom teacher who has spent her career understanding exactly how young children develop the foundations for lifelong learning. She built Journey to bring that expertise directly to the South Fulton community.

B.S. in Child Development the science of how children grow
M.S. in Elementary Education classroom expertise from the ground up
Ed.S. in Reading + Reading Endorsement literacy is her life's work
National Literacy Coach trained educators across the country
Published Author bringing stories and representation to young readers
Former K–5 Teacher she knows exactly what kindergarten needs from your child

Shaneice White

Founder & Director · Journey Early Learning Academy

"A child's zip code should never determine their success. Journey Early Learning Academy was founded to provide a nurturing, literacy-rich environment where every child can develop confidence, curiosity, and the foundational skills needed for kindergarten and beyond."

DECAL Licensed Director Reading Endorsed National Literacy Coach Published Author

Our Mission

Why we exist.

Journey Early Learning Academy exists because the College Park and South Fulton corridor deserves a literacy-rich early learning program led by someone who has made early childhood education her life's work. Not just a safe place but an intentional place. A place where the foundation is built deliberately, lovingly, and with every child's future in mind.

"We plant the seed."

Kindergarten waters it. And from there they bloom. That is the Journey Growth Promise. Every child who comes through our doors leaves with something that cannot be taken away a foundation.

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Intentional

Every routine, every conversation, every activity is purposeful. Nothing at Journey happens by accident.

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Family-Centered

You are a partner in your child's education not a bystander. We communicate openly, honestly, and daily.

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Literacy-Rich

Language is everywhere at Journey in our walls, our meals, our transitions, and our teaching.