Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Englewood across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Englewood. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Englewood. 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 Englewood. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Englewood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Englewood. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Kindercare Learning Center - Old Salem is a Gold SUTQ-rated, NAEYC-accredited center-based provider at 4000 Old Salem Rd in Englewood, serving infants (6 weeks) through school-age children with extended hours from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. All teaching staff hold education degrees, CDA credentials, or are actively pursuing further education; parents consistently describe them as caring, patient, and deeply committed to each child's growth. The center's research-based Confidence for Life curriculum incorporates hands-on science, art, literacy, math, and Spanish instruction alongside social-emotional learning and age-based enrichment programs. With subsidies, military fee assistance, sibling discounts, and bus transportation to select Northmont schools, the center is accessible to working families across income levels.
Safety5.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion6.0
Management8.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Research-based approach centered on building Confidence for Life, meeting children where they are socially and academically through structured, organized learning that balances care, learning, and growth. Incorporates hands-on activities, exploration, and stage-appropriate skill-building.
Programs & activities: Age-based programs from infant through before/after-school care (ages 5-12). Activities include science experiments, art, pretend play, literacy/language, math, Spanish instruction, social-emotional learning, Learning Adventures enrichment, and school break programs (winter, spring, summer).
What sets it apart: NAEYC accredited; Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner since 2017. Hours 6:00 AM-6:00 PM Mon-Fri; nutritionist-developed meals addressing allergies/dietary needs; bus transportation to select Northmont City Schools; KinderCare App; staff background checks; Child Care Aware military fee assistance; subsidies and sibling discounts.
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Top 3 in Englewood
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Best for Safety
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher quality score in Englewood. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in Englewood. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Englewood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Englewood. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.</span>
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