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Visit Our Classrooms!
Our bright, cheerful classrooms offer quality programs and learning experiences for each child, based on the Creative Curriculum framework. The teachers are fully licensed by the State of Ohio. Visit our classrooms through the links below, and meet our staff!
- Enrichment Room - Used by all age groups
- Room 2 - Toddlers (21 months-3 years)
- Room 3 - Preschool (3-5 years)
- Room 4 - Toddler (21 months-3 years)
- Room 5 - Preschool (3-5 years)
- Room 6 - Preschool (3-5 years)
Meet the Staff


The Center for Child Development
108 Fir Hill
Akron, OH 44325-1802
(330) 972-8210
Fax: (330) 972-6034
Licensed by the State Of Ohio
Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
Spaghetti for a Cause
The Parent Advisory Board of UA's Center for Child Development will host a Spaghetti Dinner fund-raiser on Friday, March 30, to support the center. Dinners will be available for pick-up between 4 and 5:30 p.m. and will include spaghetti and red sauce, bread and dessert.
Dinners need to be prepaid — the cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. Meatballs are $4. Cash and checks will be accepted. Checks made payable to the Parent Advisory Board can be sent through campus mail to the Center for Child Development, +1802, "Attention: Melanie Christman." Deadline for orders and payment is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.
For more information, contact Christman at mam16@uakron.edu or ext. 8210.
Parent Resources
- A Welcome from the Director

- Learn more about the Center for Child Development in this 2-minute video
- Safety Meeting Video
- Download the Center Brochure
- Where is the Center for Child Development Located?
- Enrollment Fees
- Enroll Your Child
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- Preschool and Toddler Application
- Summer Camp Application (post-kindergarten through 11 years)
Information for College Student Observers and Field Practicum
The Center for Child Development is a lab school associated with The University of Akron. Students from several departments on the campus come to the Center in order to complete field experience and observation hours. In order to complete observations and field hours documentation may be required.
Please note: ALL students completing observations at the Center must have a BCII background check and TB test
Please contact your instructor for other requirements. You may also contact the Associate Director if you have any questions regarding documentation or to receive necessary forms via email.


