The Cradle Club provides quality child care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. We are known for our excellent kindergarten prep program. They offer two convenient locations: Downtown Minneapolis in Butler Square, and in Edina just off of 494 and Highway 100. Their founder Jan (Erickson) Ashbaugh felt called to a future caring for children while she herself was still a child. She followed her heart and pursued an education in early-childhood development. Jan received extensive training both in the classroom and on the job as she worked in the field for six years. Eventually she realized the only way she could do for children what she thought was best was to start her own company and set the standards herself. The Cradle Club, Inc. is a privately owned child care corporation designed with excellence in mind. We believe that every child needs to feel loved and wanted.

They need to know that the people near them truly care about them as unique and special children. Every child needs the security of a safe environment. Each child must trust that parents and other protective adults will be there in times of need. Children need to believe they are always accepted for themselves, not only when their behavior meets certain standards. Every child needs to be challenged to grow and develop individually. Children also have the right to know that there are limits, and that they will be held to those limits by those with responsibility. Every child needs to have friendly guidance to learn to deal effectively with others. Children need to be encouraged to try new things, to grow, and to find confidence in themselves and their ability to do things with growing independence.

For more information, please visit http://www.thecradleclub.com