Planet Earth
Pre-School and Daycare
Serving the Ravenna community since 1998
Parent Resource Center
Didn't find the resource you were looking for? Let us know so that we can direct you to the right place!
Ohio Department of Health
The Help Me Grow program is designed to ensure Ohio’s children receive a healthy birth and the resources to warrant a healthy and productive start in life.
Portage Department of Job and Family Services
Apply for child care assistance
705 Oakwood Street
Ravenna, OH 44266
330-298-4545
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Children and Families: The ACF is a federal agency that funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, childcare, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
Healthy Child
This informative Web site features hundreds of reliable, in-depth articles, resources, and quality information about natural, holistic parenting plus carefully selected natural, non-toxic products for keeping your children safe and healthy.
2-1-1 Portage
2-1-1 Portage provides free and confidential information and referral. Just dial 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.
Family and Community
In time of need, people turn to Family & Community Services (F&CS). As one of the largest social service agencies in Northeast Ohio, F&CS has spent the past 70 years helping individuals of all ages. From providing life’s basic needs to counseling and mentoring services, F&CS has touched the lives of countless individuals.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC administers an accreditation system to improve the quality of education and care provided in programs for young children. Its Web site provides information for families concerning early childhood development and childcare issues.
Portage County Libraries
Reed Memorial Library
167 East Main Street, Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)296-2827
Portage County Law Library
241 South Chestnut Street, Ravenna, OH
(330)296-3661
Maplewood Career Center
Interested in getting your GED or taking adult courses in Childcare, Business, Cooking, Art and Music and more? Maplewood offers a wide variety of classes for adults.
Portage Park District
Looking to embrace the beauty of the outdoors? Portage Parks offers a variety of educational activities, outdoor adventures, races and walks, and numerous other events throughout each season.
Portage County Health Department
705 Oakwood St., 2nd floor
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Ph: 330-296-9919 Fax: 330-297-3597
Brightwheel
Brightwheel is how we communicate with families. For support, click here.
Contacts
Food Banks:
Akron\Canton Regional Food Bank
350 Opportunity Parkway
Akron, OH 44307
(330)535-6900
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley
2805 Salt Springs Road, Youngstown, OH 44509
(330)792-5522
Help with Basic Needs:
Next Step Program
(216)990-0524
GED Opportunities:
Maplewood Career Center
7075 St. Rt. 88
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)296-2892
National Parent Helpline:
(1-855-427-2736)
CPR Certification:
Red Cross
501 West Market Street
Akron, OH 44303
(330)535-6131
University Hospital
6847 North Chestnut Street, Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)297-0811