HORIZON EDUCATION CENTERS

Licensed by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, Horizon provides year-round child care, preschool and school-age (before & after school) programs for children 6 weeks* through 12 years of age. This also includes Head Start at the Lorain County Centers and Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) at the North Olmsted Center. Cleveland, Elyria, Grafton, Fairview, Lorain, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, North Ridgeville, Sheffield, Sheffield Lake, Berea and Lakewood are the primary communities served. Horizon Education Centers also serves other cities in Western Cuyahoga County and Lorain County. Horizon was founded in 1978. Forty years after its inception, Horizon Education Centers is one of the most prominent sources of infant care, toddler care, preschool, summer camp and afterschool programming in Lorain and Western Cuyahoga counties. Horizon is a mission-driven nonprofit that ensures all families have access to high-quality programs, regardless of income or where they live.

Horizon has a number of grant-based programs to help serve our children, their families and the communities. One of these programs is AmeriCorps. In our partnerships with AmeriCorps, we have addressed issues such as social-emotional learning, health and wellness, hunger, community service and more.