About Us
About MKH Early Education Center:
MKH is a boutique-style learning center with a capacity of 47 students, we care for children from infants through preschool age. We are small, intimate, and passionate about giving each child the best start possible. MKHEEC brings together the best of both worlds, a home setting that is licensed, compliant, and structured. This setting eases the transition from home, while the personalized nature reduces the anxiety of families experiencing childcare for the first time. No one gets lost in the shuffle, and everyone is excited because, at its core, this is the ultimate playdate. It’s like sneaking veggies into pasta sauce—parents know the good stuff is in there, but all the kids know is that it tastes great!
Our experienced educators pursue kindergarten readiness through the use of small group and one-on-one learning activities, planned programs, and research-based curriculum. Our model incorporates Social, Emotional, Nurturing, Exploration, Cognitive, and Academic (SENECA) components. Within SENECA, social and emotional learning is facilitated, modeled, and proactively taught using problem-solving skills. Nurturing goes beyond structure to a robust and fun environment that includes hugs and building confidence. The academic component allows us to cater to each child’s individual needs, just as you would at home. This results in children who confidently enter kindergarten with the skills they need and parents who love seeing their child succeed in school.

Our Story:
Aurora mother Kimberly Allen opened Miss. Kim’s House, a home based daycare center in 2005. Originally as a social worker for teen moms and then as a childcare provider years later, Allen worked tirelessly with parents of all ages and backgrounds. These experiences ignited her passion and grew her confidence as a provider of high-quality childcare. Her passion for educating and nurturing children was evident as she experienced year over year growth.
At the same time, Naperville mom Tanesha Lambert was discovering a passion of her own by helping small business startups, providing operational support and developing growth plan strategies. After finding out about Kim’s desire to expand her service offerings outside her home and in a commercial facility, Tanesha and Kim formed a joint partnership utilizing both of their expertise. The result was a transition of Miss Kim’s House from a home based center to creating MKH Early Education Center and relocating to a commercial building in 2016.
Together, Kim and Tanesha have welcomed several families, created jobs for Teachers and developed a customized curriculum, SENECA which addresses several learning domains.
The goal at MKHEEC is to provide quality childcare and a preschool education for kindergarten readiness to all children. This is done in a way that allows parents to be guilt-free as they pursue personal and professional goals.