Below are each location and the programs it offers. To find directions to each location, click on the center’s name below.
Please use the accompanying contact information if you have questions or concerns, or fill out our contact form with your detailed request and contact information.
This location information is current for the 2024-25 school year.
All of our centers have received the Ohio Step Up to Quality Gold Award!
Portage Learning Centers Main Office
Early Head Start, Head Start, Home-Based Programs, and Administrative Offices are housed at this location.
Executive Director: Dr. Sherry Pomeroy
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 4 pm
Friday 8 am – 12 pm
145 North Chestnut Street, Lower Level,
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Our office is in the Key Bank Building, directly across from the Ravenna Post Office.
Phone: (330) 297-7795
Fax: (330) 297-8740
Portage Learning Center Atwater
Head Start Programming Only
Site Supervisor: Jessica Boston
1464 Industry Road (Located inside Waterloo Local Schools)
Atwater, Ohio 44201
Phone: (330) 947-1144
Portage Learning Center Kent
Head Start and Early Head Start Programming
Site Supervisor: Melissa Madaffer
200 North Mantua Street
(located in Central School)
Kent, Ohio 44240
Phone: 330 676-9531
Fax: 330 676-0594
Portage Learning Center Ravenna
Head Start and Early Head Start Programming
Site Supervisor: Melissa Hamp
4833 Harding Ave.
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: 330 297-1662
Fax: 330 297-1698
Portage Learning Center Streetsboro
Head Start Programming Only
Site Supervisor: Johnna Lohr-Gill
1880 State Route 303
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
Phone: 330 626-1819
Fax: 330 626-2652
Home-Based Programs
Please call Iris at 330-297-7795 to learn more about home-based opportunities for your children ages 0 to 5.
Early Head Start and Head Start Home-Based Program Supervisor: Iris Smith
