AAAEYC
Akron Area Association for the Education of Young Children   

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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.

 

 


Congratulations
 

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 May 1, 2010. 

 

AAAEYC would like to acknowledge the following Centers that are Star Rated.

 

Medina County:

One  Star Rated Programs:                                                     Two Star Rated Programs

Kid’s Choice                                                                           Trease Road Child Care Center

Kids Town Child Development Center

Kindercare-Smokerise Dr.

Kindercare-Northland Dr.

Kindercare-Stonegate Dr.

Lodi Preschool & Child Care

Small Wonders Child Care Center

The Growing Place Preschool

Wadsworth Christian Preschool

TYPE A Home-

Mia’s Little Miracles Family Day Care

 

Portage County:

One Star Rated:                                                                      Two Star Rated:

Atwater Child Development Center                                       Apple Tree Preschool

KCN Christian Preschool

Kent Longcoy CDC  

Kent Parks and Recreation at Davey Elem.

Kent Parks and Recreation SACC

Longcoy Elementary SchoolAge

Noah’s Ark Child Care Center

Noah’s Ark After School Care

Planet Earth

Portage Play and Learn II

St. Joseph’s Child Care Center

Streetsboro Child Development Center

Tots Learning Center

Windham Child Development Center

Young Friends of Kent

 

Summit County:

One Star Rated:                                                                      Two star rated:

A Y’s Place CDC

Childtime Learning Center-21st st.                                         Kandy Kane-Copley Rd.

Childtime Learning Center-Whitpond Dr..                            Kandy Kane-W. Crosier.

Childtime Learning Center-Manshester Rd.                           Kids Play-Kent Rd

Childtime Learning Center-Embassy Parkway                       Kids Play- S. Main St

Childtime Learning Center-Graham Rd.                                Kids Play-Boettler Rd.

Color Our Rainbow                                                                St. Augustine Preschool

Immaculate Conception Preschool/Child Care                       St. Augustine Preschool/childcare

Kandy Kane-S. Hawkins

Kids Academy of Copley

Kidspace

Kindercare-Fifth St.

Kindercare-State Rd.

Kindercare-Massillon Rd.

Kindercare-Darrow Rd

Kindercare-Milford Rd.

Kindercare-Aurora Rd.

Kindercare-Glenwood Dr

Kindercare-Kinross Lake Pky.

New Adventures in Learning-Twinsburg

Northfield Presbyterian Child Care Center

Project Agape Child Development Center

Stow Alliance Preschool

Summa Early Education & Learning Center

The Salvation Army Child Development Center-Hall St.

TLC Child Development 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 

 

For information about Step Up to Quality, please visit the ODJFS website at:

www.jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/stepUpQuality.stm