Our farm-to-table program gets the children planting and harvesting food from our Cleveland Child Care Garden of Eat-In. They get to see the delicious food on their plate the next day!
At Cleveland Child Care, we believe that nutrition plays a vital role in a child’s ability to learn, grow, and thrive. Since early 2012, we have gone beyond the required standards to provide high-quality, nutritious meals that support children’s development. Food isn’t just fuel—it’s an essential ingredient in shaping how children think, feel, and learn.
Mealtime at Cleveland Child Care isn’t just about eating—it’s an opportunity for discovery! Teachers sit with children, modeling healthy eating habits and engaging them in meaningful conversations about nutrition, food properties, and sensory experiences like color, quantity, and temperature. These interactions make mealtime a fun and educational moment, nurturing curiosity and awareness around food.
We are dedicated to serving fresh, nutrient-rich meals that meet the highest standards for health and wellness:
Families who send meals from home must ensure they align with our nutritional guidelines, helping us maintain our commitment to healthy eating for all children.
At Cleveland Child Care, we don’t just serve food—we cultivate lifelong habits of wellness and nourishment.
This garden was designed to spark the mind and curiosity of a child. It features playful winding pathways, a green bean tunnel, a vine fort, a child-sized picnic table with handcrafted tree stump chairs, and a bridge that children love to walk across.
The children help plant seeds, maintain the garden as well as harvest the produce. Sometimes the kids enjoy picking the vegetables and fruits off the vine and eating it right there at the moment.
The vegetables and fruits that the children harvest go back to the onsite kitchen where the cook uses those items and incorporates them into our everyday meals for the kids. They get to see a direct result of their labors and enjoy the (literal) fruits of their work.
At Cleveland Child Care, we believe in providing exceptional early learning experiences that go beyond the basics. That’s why we proudly participate in Step Up to Quality (SUTQ)—Ohio’s three-tier quality rating and improvement system for early learning programs.
SUTQ goes beyond the minimum licensing requirements to assess and enhance key areas of early education, including:
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Cleveland Child Care has had the honor of serving children and families in Northeast Ohio for over 50 years. Since 1973, our mission is to help children be all they were created to be.
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