Barnesville Campus

Heritage Early Learning Center blends “giggles, love, and faith” with Step Up to Quality Star-Rated programs and a commitment to high-quality care. The program combines high-quality early learning focused on social, emotional, and academic growth with on-site mental health and family support provided through trauma-informed care specialists from The Village Network (TVN). Heritage Early Learning Center is described as “the joyful place where learning and laughter grow together.”

Heritage Early Learning Center is part of Heritage Christian Childcare, LLC, HCCC, Heritage Early Learning Center. The program partners with The Village Network (TVN), described as “a trusted leader in trauma-informed care and youth empowerment,” so families can access behavioral health professionals and TVN’s trauma-informed care specialists. This collaboration integrates trauma-informed behavioral health services directly into an early childhood education setting and is described as “one of only two in the entire state” of Ohio. Heritage is described as “a pioneer in holistic, trauma-responsive early education” and “a model for how schools and behavioral health organizations can work together to nurture both the mind and heart of every child.” Heritage Early Learning Center has “a commitment to high-quality care” and a mission “to create a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment where every child can grow, heal, and thrive.” The program is “proud to partner with The Village Network (TVN)” to “work together to support the emotional well-being and healthy development of children and families in our community” and to “build a brighter future — one child, one family, and one community at a time.”

Last updated June 29, 2026.