Early education for low income families in Kent, Ohio

Portage Learning Center Kent is a school located at 200 North Mantua Street in Kent, Ohio, United States. The institution offers the Head Start program, which is a no-cost preschool for income-eligible children ages three to five years old who are not kindergarten eligible. The center also operates an Early Head Start program for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, providing both home-based and center-based education services. In total, 84 children and pregnant women are served in the Early Head Start program. Both Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded programs aimed at promoting the school readiness of children from birth to age 5 from income-eligible families. Comprehensive services are provided to enrolled children and their families, including health, nutrition, social services, education, and cognitive development.

Portage Learning Centers, located at 145 North Chestnut Street in Ravenna, Ohio, is a school that offers the Head Start program for income-eligible children ages three to five years old. With four centers in Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, and Atwater, Portage Learning Centers also provides Early Head Start, a no-cost early education program for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. In the Early Head Start program, 84 children and pregnant women receive comprehensive services to promote their school readiness, including health, nutrition, social services, education, and cognitive development. Families receiving SNAP benefits, as well as homeless and foster children, are automatically eligible for these services.