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Music Instruction 
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood 
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy 
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
BOP STOP 
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
Early Childhood 
Early Childhood
Early Childhood at The Music Settlement provides a nurturing environment that encourages natural curiosity, collaboration, exploration and discovery for children ages three to six years. Our half-day Preschool, year-round Day School and full-day Kindergarten offerings provide diverse, multicultural experiences through music, stories, cooking, art, drama, science and many other sensory experiences.
The Music Settlement’s arts-infused curriculum fosters brain and social development, builds confidence, encourages creative expression, and promotes play. Early Childhood experiences enable children to grow to their maximum potential socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically.
Accreditations:
- Gold Award from Ohio's Step Up to Quality rating program
- Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) site for Cuyahoga County's Invest in Children
- Partner of Cleveland's PRE4CLE initiative
- Licensed provider for Ohio Department of Children & Youth (ODCY)
Awards:
- PRE4CLE's Innovation in Education Award, 2024
- NEO-Parent's Best daycare/childcare Award, 2023
Applications for the 2025 - 2026 school year are now open!
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Programs
Our early childhood programs have earned the highest rating of five stars in the state of Ohio's Step Up to Quality initiative for exceeding quality benchmarks over and above Ohio’s licensing standards for early childhood centers.
Enrollment & Aid
View enrollment information for our Early Childhood programs.
Faculty
Meet our dedicated team of educators.
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Outreach
We provide music and arts-infused programming to schools and organizations throughout Northeast Ohio.
Resources
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FAQs
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Facilities
Take a peek at a day in the life of a TMS early childhood student!
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I can’t think of anything that gives me more hope for our world than seeing a diverse group of young people come together to make music.