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AAAEYC Express your voice, engage in a professional community and influence the future of early childhood | ||
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The Akron Area Association for the Education of Young Children is the recognized authority in Early Childhood Education in Summit, Portage and Medina counties, helping to ensure quality programs for young children, birth to age eight. In existence for over 50 years, the AAAEYC has steadily grown to its current membership of over 250. Our Vision: AAAEYC strives to lead and consolidate the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children. Our Mission: AAAEYC's mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children and their families in Summit, Portage and Medina counties of Ohio with a special emphasis on developmental and educational services and resources; and to foster the growth and development of the membership in their work with and on behalf of young children.
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AAAEYC recognizes that many programs may in participating in Step Up to Quality, the star rating system developed by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. This process has many stages and AAAEYC recognizes that some programs are in the beginning steps to becoming star rated, some programs may be waiting for verification, or awaiting the results of their verification visit. The list below contains programs that are Star Rated as of July 11 2011. AAAEYC would like to acknowledge the following Centers that are Star Rated. One Star Rated Programs: Two Star Rated Programs: Covenant Nursery School Amazing Wonders Head Start Kindercare-Stonegate Dr. Kids Town Child Development Center Kindercare-Pearl Rd. Kindercare-Medina Rd. Kindercare-Northland Dr. Trease Road Child Care Center Kindercare-Smokerise Dr. Wadsworth Preschool Head Start Lodi Preschool & Childcare Small Wonders Child Care Center Three Star Rated Programs: The Growing Place Chatham Preschool Head Start The Nurtury Creative Kids Head Start Wadsworth Christian Preschool Imagination Station Head Start One Star Rated: Two Star Rated: Kent Longcoy CDC Ravenna CDC Kent Parks & Recreation SACC Streetsboro Child Development Center Kent Parks and Recreation at Davey Elem. Longcoy Elementary SchoolAge Noah’s
Noah’s Ark After School Care Planet Earth Portage Play and Learn II One Star Rated: Two star rated: A Y’s Place Brightside Academy-Frederick Blvd. Childtime-Whitepond Dr. Kandy Kane-Copley Rd Childtime Embassy Parkway Kandy Kane-W. Crosier Childtime-21st St. Kidspace Creative Early Learning Center Kids Play-Boettler Rd. Color Our Rainbow Kids Play-Kent Rd Fairlawn West Preschool Kids Play- S. Main St Johnson’s Corners Preschool North Minister Cooperative Preschool Kandy Kane-S. Hawkins St. Augustine Preschool & Childcare Kid’s University Immaculate Conception Preschool & Childcare Kids Academy of Copley Kindercare-Darrow Rd Kindercare-Aurora Rd. Kindercare-Milford Rd. Kindercare-State Rd. Kindercare-Fifth St. Kindercare-Massillon Rd Kindercare-Glenwood Dr. Kindercare-Kinross Lake Pky. Kozmic Korner-Hanna Parkway Kozmic Korner-S. Main St. Northfield Presbyterian Child Care Ctr Three Star rated: Project Agape Child Development Ctr Arlington Child Development Ctr Stow Alliance Preschool Cedar Early Head Start/Head Start The Children’s Place Five Points Child Development Ctr The Salvation Army Child Development Ctr Head Start at Robinson CLC TLC Child Development Center The Goddard School-Twinsburg Towpath Preschool Waterloo Child Development Ctr YMCA Hope Child Care Center AAAEYC wishes to extend Congratulations to these programs, administrators and teachers for their dedication in striving to provide quality child care programming to the young children in our community. For information about Step Up to Quality, please visit the ODJFS website at: www.jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/stepUpQuality.stm
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