Care for every age, from six weeks to twelve years

Children grow in stages, so our rooms are built that way. Safe hands and steady routines for babies. Room to move for toddlers. For preschoolers, the letters and numbers and questions that lead somewhere further than kindergarten.

A smiling toddler in a Smarty Pants classroom
Our programs

Programs for every stage of childhood

Four rooms under one roof. Find your child's age to see where they would start.

A baby girl taking her first steps in the infant room6 weeks to 18 months
01

Infant

Warm, responsive care that supports secure attachment, early development, and each baby's individual routine.

  • Secure attachment
  • Their own routine
  • Early development
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A toddler exploring the classroom18 months to 3 years
02

Toddler

Hands-on play, movement, language, and caring routines that build confidence and growing independence.

  • Movement
  • Language
  • Independence
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A preschooler with a spider web face painting3 to 5 years
03

Preschool

Purposeful play and early learning that build social-emotional, language, and school-readiness skills.

  • Letters & numbers
  • Social skills
  • Kindergarten ready
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A school-age girl posing in the classroomKindergarten to 12 years
04

School Age

Engaging care for school-age children with homework support, enrichment, friendship, and time to recharge.

  • Homework help
  • Enrichment
  • Friendship
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In every room

What does not change from room to room

Programs differ because children differ. These four things are the same whether your child is six weeks old or in fourth grade.

Gold‑rated practice

Every classroom operates under the standards that earned our Gold rating from Ohio’s Step Up To Quality — the state’s highest tier.

Teachers who stay

Low turnover means the adult who learns your child’s cues in the fall is still the one greeting them in the spring.

One building, all ages

Infants through school age share a roof, so moving up means a familiar hallway and familiar faces — not a new school.

Hours that fit a shift

Open 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Monday through Friday, for parents whose day starts before most centers unlock the door.

Moving up

The next room is down the same hallway

Changing rooms is one of the harder things we ask of a small child. Doing it inside a building they already know, with teachers they already recognise, takes most of the sting out of it.

Same building

No new address, no new drop‑off routine, no learning a whole new set of adults in one morning.

Familiar faces

The teachers in the next room are the ones your child has passed in the hall every day since they started here.

One conversation

You talk it through with us, in person, at the same door you walk through every afternoon.

Before you ask

Program questions, answered plainly

Which room would my child be in?
That depends on age and on where your child is developmentally — the two do not always line up. Tell us their birthday when you call and we will show you the exact room they would join, and introduce you to the teacher in it.
Do you have openings right now?
Availability changes room by room and month by month. Call (216) 331‑5056 and we will tell you honestly what is open today and what the wait looks like if it is not.
Do you take school‑age children before and after school?
Yes. Our school‑age program covers before school, after school, and the long days when school is closed — with homework support, enrichment and time to decompress.
How young will you take a baby?
Six weeks. Infant care here is built around your baby’s own routine rather than a fixed schedule, which matters most in those first months back at work.
Can I see the room before I decide?
Please do. Tours run on weekdays and take about twenty minutes, and we would rather you came during a busy stretch of the day than a quiet one.

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