Your Baby's First Classroom

Your baby's earliest months call for patient, loving attention, and our infant room is built around exactly that. With low ratios, we follow your child's own rhythm for feeding, napping, and play. Days are full of cuddles, tummy time, songs, and sensory discovery that support early development, and we keep you close with regular updates so you always know how the day went.

Busy Hands, Growing Minds

Toddlers learn with their whole bodies, and our toddler program gives them room to move, explore, and discover. Through hands-on play, early language activities, music, art, and motor-skill practice, children build confidence and independence while learning to share and cooperate. Nutritious meals and a warm, family-style setting help every child feel settled, safe, and ready for their next big step.

Ready For Kindergarten And Beyond

This is where school readiness comes together. Using our state-approved curriculum, children build early literacy, numeracy, STEM, and classroom skills through playful, hands-on learning. Just as important, they practice the K.E.N.T. values every day, growing kinder, more confident, and more curious. By the time they leave us, our young scholars walk into kindergarten prepared, capable, and genuinely excited to learn.

Before, After, And All Summer Long

When the school bell rings or summer arrives, your child has a safe, supervised place to land. We offer before-school, after-school, and full summer care, with homework help, enrichment activities, and plenty of time to relax among friends. Flexible options, from a few hours a week to full summer days, fit real family schedules, and drop-in care is available when plans change.

What We Teach

Woven through every age group, our curriculum grows the whole child.

Kindergarten Readiness

Letter and number recognition, early writing, and classroom routines that help children step into kindergarten confident and prepared.

Early Literacy & Language

Vocabulary, phonemic awareness, storytelling, and early reading that build strong communication skills.

STEM Exploration

Age-appropriate science, counting, patterns, and problem-solving that spark curiosity and a love of discovery.

Social-Emotional

The K.E.N.T. values in action: cooperation, responsibility, emotional regulation, and confident, caring leadership.

Tuition & Fees

Simple, transparent weekly rates. We accept PFCC/Title XX childcare assistance and private pay — ask our Center Director about assistance.
Regular Programs
Infants Full-Time
$360.00
Infants Part-Time
$245.00
Toddlers Full-Time
$325.00
Toddlers Part-Time
$235.00
Preschool & Pre-K Full-Time
$285.00
Preschool & Pre-K Part-Time
$200.00
School-Age Programs
Before Or After School (≤15 hrs/wk)
$115.00
Before And After School (16–20 hrs/wk)
$150.00
Drop-In (part/full day, ≤10 hrs)
$75.00
Summer Full-Time
$260.00
Summer Part-Time
$180.00

Made For Akron's Busy Families

We built K.E.N.T. Academy for real, working families across Akron and nearby communities like Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, and Barberton. Whether you are balancing shift work, searching for dependable before- and after-school care, or looking for a smaller, more personal setting than a big center offers, we are here for you. We proudly accept PFCC/Title XX assistance, because every child deserves quality care and every family deserves a place to count on.

✦ School-Ready

Children leave us prepared for kindergarten, with the literacy, numeracy, and classroom skills.

✦ Truly Known

With low ratios, your child is never a face in the crowd. They are seen, supported, and celebrated.

✦ Confident & Kind

Our young scholars grow into capable, caring kids who know how to share, listen, and lead.

✦ Ready Parents

Licensed, background-checked, CPR-certified staff mean you can work knowing your child is safe and happy.

What Parents Have To Say

Happy Parent

We love how our daughter thrives here. She’s confident, independent, and excited about learning every day, thanks to nurturing teachers and engaging curriculum.