Early education resources

The Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) promotes healthy development through family strengthening and early education resources:

• Child care information and referrals
• Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK) kindergarten readiness program
• Professional development resources for educators
• Home and group-based learning opportunities
• Developmental screenings and community resource connections

Find a list of child care programs in Stark County here. 

Ohio statewide resources for supporting your child's success from birth through Kindergarten.

Pre-kindergarten and preschool services for infants, toddlers and young children.

Home Visiting is a voluntary, home-based program offered at no cost to your family.  Our home visitors are well-trained professionals who use a compassionate approach that offers information and support during pregnancy, and empowers you as the parent with skills, tools, and confidence to nurture the healthy growth of your child through the earliest years – a critical time of development.

Affordable child care for children 6 weeks to 12 years old.

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in Stark County can receive a free book every month until they’re five years old. Learn more

Free Head Start learning and development services for children from low-income families, ages birth to 5.

Provides emergency shelter to the homeless and tools to help them get back on their feet and become self-sufficient Also provides early care and education services to children that enhance their development and prepare them to be successful as they transition to kindergarten To be placed in housing you must first register with the homeless hotline by calling 330-452-4363 Early Childhood Learning Center Quality care and education to children ages 6 weeks to 11 years 330-453-7644 Early Head Start Provides year-round child care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years (including those with disabilities) whose families are homeless and/or live below the poverty line Partnership with THRIVE To support and promote healthy pregnancies and healthy babies. We have a Community Health Worker on-site as an integral member of our team to educate and provide support to our clients. Housing Services To be placed in housing you must first register with the homeless hotline by calling 330-452-4363

• Emergency Shelter for Women and Children - shelter for up to 90 days
• Permanent Supportive Housing - low barrier affordable housing for disabled, chronically homeless persons paired with support services
• Stark Area Rapid Re-Housing - program to connect eligible households with permanent housing quickly – short-term financial assistance and supportive services

Nurtures young children, ages 3 to 5, as they begin to spend a few hours away from their homes, parents and familiar surroundings.

Ohio statewide resources for supporting your child's success from birth through Kindergarten.

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in Stark County can receive a free book every month until they’re five years old. Learn more

Providing children with opportunities to grow socially, emotionally, physically and academically.

Supporting children, ages birth to 12, with hands-on activities necessary to strengthen social, emotional, physical and kinesthetic development.

Ohio statewide resources for supporting your child's success from birth through Kindergarten.

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in Stark County can receive a free book every month until they’re five years old. Learn more

Free Head Start learning and development services for children from low-income families, ages birth to 5.

Ohio statewide resources for supporting your child's success from birth through Kindergarten.

Pre-kindergarten and preschool services for infants, toddlers and young children.

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, children in Stark County can receive a free book every month until they’re five years old. Learn more