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Inspiring Young Minds Through Purposeful Learning

At SmartKids, we believe that early education should be hands-on, engaging, and built on a strong foundation of both academics and emotional well-being. That’s why we offer the Creative Curriculum. The leading resource based, top ranked, whole child early childhood curriculum. Designed and developed in partnership with educators, that sparks curiosity, encourages growth, and supports the whole child.

STREAM & STEM Programs

Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs are designed to ignite your child’s natural sense of wonder. Through age-appropriate experiments, building challenges, creative exploration, and early problem-solving activities, we help children connect ideas, think critically, and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Teaching Strategies GOLD

We embrace Teaching Strategies GOLD as our observational assessment established tool, which drives differentiated effective instruction, informed instruction without disruption by embedding authentic, orientation-based assessment into each part of the day.

Social-Emotional Growth with Second Step®

We know that strong emotional skills are just as important as academic success. Our center uses the Second Step® curriculum to help children build empathy, learn self-regulation, solve problems peacefully, and develop strong relationships with peers and adults. This research-based program is woven into our daily routines, helping children feel confident, safe, and supported.

Enrichment Programs

Our Enrichment Programs are designed to help children explore their interests and the world around them. We offer the following programs:

  • Bug Camp
  • Color Me Healthy
  • Community Connections
  • Dinosaur School
  • Discovering Diversity
  • Gardening Projects
  • Going Green Initiatives
  • Growing Up Wild
  • Kindergarten Readiness
  • Sign Language
  • Spanish
  • Tutoring
  • Piano Lessons
  • Hip-Hop

Before & After School Programs

For our before- and after-school programs, we provide transportation:
From Meadowlands Center to and from Allison Park, South Central, and North Strabane Intermediate

We are a Keystone 4-STAR rated child care center! Call 724-746-1281 for our Meadowlands center or 724-229-9110 for our Washington center. And be sure to check out our upcoming events!