Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Brooklyn. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Brooklyn. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Brooklyn. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Brooklyn. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Memphis Early Learning Center at 10991 Memphis Avenue in Brooklyn serves infants through age 5 as a Head Start and Early Head Start provider operating directly under Ohio's Step Up To Quality gold-star rating. The facility features newly constructed classrooms with modern safety systems and provides comprehensive services—early education, nutritious meals, health screenings, and family support—at no cost to income-eligible families. Seven classrooms (six Head Start serving ages 3-5, plus one Early Head Start for birth to 3) operate Monday through Friday 8am-4pm as part of Step Forward's network of named early learning centers across Cuyahoga County. While Head Start enrollment is income-restricted and public parent reviews are unavailable, the federal program's rigorous standards and the center's modern infrastructure position it as a strong resource-rich option for qualifying families in the Brooklyn area.
Safety7.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care8.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion6.0
Management7.0
Culture5.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Head Start-based early childhood education program.
What sets it apart: Operates multiple named early learning centers across Cuyahoga County, Ohio (e.g., Carl B. Stokes, Friendly Inn, George Forbes, Louis Stokes, Memphis, Miles, Scholar House, William Patrick Day). All centers operate Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.
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