Cranfield Academy Wake Forest

Cranfield Academy is a child care center on Heritage Links Drive in Wake Forest, taking children from six weeks old through age five. It is licensed for 210 children, which makes it one of the largest centers in town.

Classrooms are grouped by age, from toddlers up to a transitional kindergarten year that gets four- and five-year-olds ready for elementary school. The school was started in 2000 by Todd and Laura Pace, who wanted the kind of place they would have picked for their own children.

What to know

• The center holds a five-star state license, number 92003924.
• It scored fourteen of fifteen quality points, with full marks for education.
• Teachers work from The Creative Curriculum for Preschool.
• The center is operated by the Endeavor Schools group.
• Families are encouraged to visit and see the classrooms before enrollment.