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| E-mail Melissa, the Owner & Director, by clicking on her image! |
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| 6190 Shamrock Ct. Suite A. Dublin, OH 43017 |
| Child Care for Infants thru Kindergarten |
| Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Our philosophy is to offer our families the highest quality learning experiences combined with a safe, secure, home-like environment in which any child may grow and develop at his/her own pace. We believe that children learn through exploring the world around them as they interact directly with their environment.
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ACCREDITATION Torch | http://www.naeyc.org/default.asp
NAEYC Accreditation means that our program meets NAEYC’s 10 standards of excellence in early childhood education. Our program meets these standards by providing a safe and healthy environment for children, having teachers who are well-trained, having access to excellent teaching materials, and working with curriculum that is appropriately challenging and developmentally sound. We are continuously working to improve ourselves in order to provide the best possible educational opportunities for your child(ren).
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Accredited by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation
1509 16th Street. N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1426
800.424.2460
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Step Up to Quality Award Winner
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| Step Up To Quality is a voluntary Three-Star Quality Rating System was piloted in select early childhood programs licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Step Up To Quality recognizes and promotes early care and education programs that meet quality benchmarks over and above minimum health and safety licensing standards. With this program, Ohio joins Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and the District of Columbia in implementing quality rating systems. A complete listing of states and a description of the systems is available at www.nccic.org under the topic of "tiered quality rating systems".
The steps are based on national research identifying the key benchmarks that lead to improved outcomes for children. These benchmarks include low child to staff ratios, group size, accreditation, staff education, specialized training, improved workplace characteristics and early learning standards.
Step Up To Quality - General Overview Power Point Presentation
Step Up To Quality Goes Statewide (Press Release)
excerpt from: http://www.occrra.org/stepup.htm
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Step Up to Quality Award Letter |
Melissa Lane
My goal for this center to be one of the very best in central Ohio. I have been involved in education all of my life; both my mother and grandmother were teachers. I am a native of Columbus and live here in Dublin. I have four sons ages 36 to 24, so I am used to having a lot of activity and noise around me!
I graduated from Ohio State University with a BS in early and middle childhood education, and taught 1st grade in Hilliard. When I became a busy mother, I decided to spend some time at home, and then returned to work teaching 3, 4, and 5 year olds at St. John's Early Education Center in Worthington. Later, I became the infant-toddler coordinator at Smoky Row Children's Center. Then, I directed Meadow Park Children's Center for nine years. Prior to purchasing the center, I worked as an accreditation specialist for Action for Children.
When God provided an opportunity to purchase an established center in April 2004, I was eager to put into place all that I have learned from my experiences. Here, at The Children's Center, we work to create a warm home-like Christian environment. My greatest delight is having the privilege to be a part of each child's "extended family", to watch the learning and growing, and to celebrate the milestones is truly a joy.
To reach the goal of the highest quality program I have discovered it requires:
· Hiring the very best teaching staff: personable, well-educated and tuned-in to young children.
· Providing those teachers with the needed support and resources.
· Watching children flourish.
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| Take a virtual tour of our center! |
| Our convenient location in Dublin! |
Our convenient location is 6190 A. Shamrock Ct. Dublin, OH 43017. This location is 1.7 miles from our previous Bridge St. address and is off of Shier Rings Rd. near Emerald Pkwy. A Mapquest link is below for your convenience.
Our convenient location features:
- Very generously sized rooms!
- Indoor muscle room!
- Wall-to-wall windows!
We took our philosophy, staff, and "small-community-feel" with us! Infant-toddler spaces are filling up quickly. Call (614.792.8200) or e-mail (mhlane62@yahoo.com) to set up an appointment or to get more information. Please ask for Melissa Lane .
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We would like to hear from you!
Thank you for visiting our website. Please fill out the form below and send it to Melissa. If you are interested in more information on The Children's Center, or would like to enroll your child, feel at liberty to send a personal email to her, call us at #614.792.8200, or fill out the attached application. Once again, thank you for your interest, and we hope to hear from you soon! God Bless!
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