Oberlin Early Childhood Center

Attended a memorial auction for my friend, Karyl Lee. Helped with proceeds of her art work going to the Farmers market and children's center. Loveliest memorial service I've ever been to.

My nephew and niece attend this facilitythe security system seems very good the teachers are knights the staff is very nice and helpful my nephew seems to like it he's been there now 3 years and I'm very happy with it makes me happy that he's happy and comfortable

Here's the bad part about OECC: the waitlists to get in can be pretty long.

That's literally the only bad part we encountered in the year+ that our kids were there (we started with our infant foster son and his toddler sister). The staff is super diverse and so are the kids who attend, the grounds are beautiful and huge, there's tons of space for the kids to run and play and the staff was consistently so attentive and thoughtful, not just of our kids but of us.

Things I especially loved:
-Big classrooms, lots of play space both indoors and outdoors
-Regular chances for the kids to work with a garden and a REALLY big nature/grassy/play area outdoors (plus two smaller fenced-in areas for really little ones).
-Sliding scale for folx with different incomes.
-Incredibly good with communication and with working with us (one of our kids had unique health issues and OECC was wonderful with him)
-Really open to feedback and flexibility (we had a few times where we gently asked for folx to refrain from touching/playing with our foster daughter's hair and they were totally understanding and it didn't become a Thing)
-They provide meals themselves and they're well-rounded, and you get documentation for toddlers and babies of what/how much they ate.

Honestly... I could go on and on. As foster parents, our kids sometimes need a bit of extra help or have more appointments/visitors than most kids, and OECC was wonderful in working with us and with the folx involved. We would love to have kiddos go there again someday if there was need and we could find an open spot, and I genuinely can't recommend them enough!

Our daughter really enjoys the preschool program. She talks often about the things she is learning. The school is accommodating with her special diet and communication from the staff has been great!

AWESOME DAYCARE!!!!! The staff is great, friendly, and all the teachers know the kids' names. The kids learn to do their own laundry and they have cooking classes. They have a large outdoor play area and an indoor gym. Worth they wait (they have waiting list). It took me 6 months to get in.