Licensing & Step Up To Quality Star Rated Program

Summary: Heritage’s state licensing, nondiscrimination policy, and participation in Ohio’s Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) program.

Audience: Heritage staff (and families via public help site).

Source: Family Handbook Master Copy — Licensing & Step Up To Quality Star Rated Program.

Transferred: 2026-09-11

Our center is state-licensed and regularly inspected to make sure everything meets or exceeds standards, including child-to-teacher ratios and safe facilities. Our center is subject to inspection by state and local health, fire, and licensing. Regulations and inspections pertain to staff qualifications, the facility and playground, nutrition standards, health and safety matters, record-keeping, and child-to-staff ratios. If you have any questions regarding licensing or regulations, please see your center Administrator.

Heritage does not discriminate against the enrollment of children on the basis of color, race, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.

We participate in the Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) which is a voluntary quality rating and improvement system administered by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. SUTQ recognizes and promotes learning and developmental programs that meet quality program standards for licensing, health, and safety regulations. The program standards are based on national research identifying standards which lead to improved outcomes for children. We do report child level data to the Department of Children and Youth.


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