Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Downey across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Downey. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Downey. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Downey. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Downey. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Best Extracurriculars
Earned the highest extracurricular score in Downey. This dimension covers enrichment programs — languages, STEM, yoga, cooking, field trips, and other activities beyond the core curriculum.
Full Ranking Detail
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Around the World Learning Center is a CCLD-licensed Day Care Center (license #198020192, capacity 26) in Downey, CA, serving ages 2 through 3rd grade with flexible full-time, part-time, and after-school scheduling from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. The center integrates a STEAM curriculum with pre-reading, writing, and social-emotional development, drawing on hands-on learning, music, movement, and outdoor excursions. With a Yelp rating of 4.0 from 12 reviews and recent parent feedback praising caring, patient teachers invested in academic and emotional growth, the program emphasizes individualized attention through a low student-to-teacher ratio. Type B citations across CCLD inspections from 2022–2024 warrant review of the full inspection record at ccld.ca.gov, and the small 26-child capacity means early enrollment inquiry is advisable.
Safety5.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care3.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management6.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Describes an interactive program approach focused on preparing students cognitively and social-emotionally for the next level, with emphasis on engagement and curiosity. Does not specify a particular curriculum model such as Montessori or Reggio.
Programs & activities: Academic program, stories, music and movement, outdoor excursions, and hands-on learning. Preschool includes reading readiness and phonemic awareness.
What sets it apart: Serves ages 2 years through 3rd grade; open Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm; operating since 1998 and recently relocated within Downey. Accepts state and county assistance programs (MAOF, Crystal Stairs, DCFS); no accreditations, ratios, meals, or tuition stated.
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Top 3 in Downey
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Downey. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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Best Arts & Music
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in Downey. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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Best Extracurriculars
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest extracurricular score in Downey. This dimension covers enrichment programs — languages, STEM, yoga, cooking, field trips, and other activities beyond the core curriculum.</span>
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