William L Mallory Early Learning Center

The William Mallory Early Learning Center provides outstanding childcare on Cincinnati States campus while serving as a learning lab for Cincinnati State studentsparticularly those in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECE) programs. Enrollment priority is given to children of currently enrolled students and staff of the college.

Students in the ECE programs get hands-on experience at the center, which serves as a practicum and internship site. In turn, children enrolled in the center get first-class care and stimulating educational opportunities, provided by the centers employees and students.
Programs

The Mallory Center daytime program is designed for children ages three months to five years who are not yet eligible for kindergarten. This is a full-time, year-round program operates Monday through Friday, 7 am to 5:30 pm. There is typically a waiting list for this program.

The program is designed to allow each child to succeed, therefore boosting self-esteem. Pre-reading, math, science, art, and large muscle activities are offered daily. Lesson plans are prepared weekly and are posted in each classroom. The preschool classrooms also offer Head Start Enhancement.

The Center operates a summer program in conjunction with the daytime program for children five to 10 years of age.

Child Ages:

6 weeks - 6 years

Rates:

$$$

Licenses & Accreditations:

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services - Step Up to Quality - County Contract - NAEYC - Child Care Food Program

The Mallory Center is licensed by the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Health and the State of Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services.

The Mallory Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This voluntary achievement was initially awarded in 1998, and is valid through September of 2012. For the NAEYC accreditation, the center volunteered to be measured against new program standards that assess the program’s level of quality. The Mallory Center was one of the first childcare centers in Ohio to earn the mark of quality represented by the reinvented NAEYC accreditation system.

The Mallory Center holds a Three-Star Step Up to Quality Award from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (Bureau of Child Care and Development). This voluntary rating system compares a center against an extensive list of quality benchmarks, identified by experts as improvement areas for the growth and development potential of children. The award recognizes the center’s excellent childcare program and its ongoing commitment to children, giving it three stars—the highest possible rating.

Children per Teacher:

Infant: 4/1, Toddler: 5/1, Pre k: 10/1, Afterschool: 15/1

Hours of Operation:

7 am – 5:30 pm M–F