
Browse 3,743 child daycare & preschools across Ohio. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Ohio can make the decision-making process smoother.
Ohio has about 5,417 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Ohio. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 5,417 daycares in Ohio: 274 headstart facilities, 1,006 before/after school centers, 394 religious facility daycares, and 3,743 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 3,743 |
| Headstart Programs | 274 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 394 |
| Before or After School | 1,006 |
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Parents highlight secure, clean facilities and highly engaged teachers who foster child development through crafts and activities. While one reviewer reports a negative experience regarding billing disputes and lack of communication, others describe staff as compassionate and responsive to individual needs.
Parents consistently praise Great Day Child Care Learning Center's Perry location for its caring, flexible staff and clean facility. Children are reported to thrive academically and socially, with strong parent-staff communication. The center is highly recommended by families who have attended for multiple years.
One parent reports significant administrative failures, including misplaced paperwork and a complete lack of follow-up communication despite multiple assurances. The experience resulted in a missed work deadline and a recommendation against using the facility due to unreliability.
One parent reports significant dissatisfaction with the center's administrative responsiveness, citing a two-year waitlist and a lack of communication regarding enrollment. The reviewer describes the organization as unorganized and disrespectful, noting that staff failed to return calls or voicemails despite repeated attempts to secure a spot.
Parents report mixed experiences at North Canton YMCA Child Development Center. Most reviewers praise the staff professionalism, curriculum, and child development, while a minority of reviewers cite serious concerns about incident reporting transparency, staff attentiveness, and administrative responsiveness.
One parent describes the staff as loving, caring, and down-to-earth, while another criticizes them as hypocritical and not down-to-earth.
Green Family YMCA Greenwood receives overwhelmingly positive feedback with parents praising the preschool and pre-K programs, knowledgeable teachers, and inclusive family amenities. Parents highlight the facility's cleanliness, friendly staff, and unique benefits like swim lessons and gym memberships included with enrollment. One concern raised is the high cost of swim lessons compared to other regional YMCAs.
Little Discoverers STEM Academy receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the warm, caring environment and dedicated staff. Parents report their children are happy, well-cared for, and make strong academic progress, with many noting successful transitions to kindergarten. The facility is recommended for its accessible administration, patient teachers, engaging learning programs, and family activities.
One parent describes the center as having sweet, caring providers with a good learning environment, while another reports severe issues including unprofessionalism, billing disputes, and safety concerns. The latter review alleges inadequate care for infants, including exposure to secondhand smoke, poor hygiene, behavioral modeling, and neglect of feeding and hygiene needs.
Parents consistently praise EDUCARE ACADEMY VI for its caring, engaged staff and welcoming environment. Children reportedly enjoy attending daily, with parents appreciating the educational activities, communication about their child's day, and genuine care provided by teachers.
One parent reports a positive experience with collaborative problem-solving for behavioral issues, while another describes a severely negative incident involving physical restraint and safety breaches. The latter review highlights concerns about inadequate communication regarding accidents and allegations of staff misconduct toward a special needs child.
One parent describes the staff as rude, disrespectful, and completely unprofessional, advising other families to look elsewhere.
One parent highlights the owner's compassion and the staff's welcoming nature, noting their support for children with special needs. Conversely, a single reviewer describes the environment as extremely rude and refuses to return.
Our Little Angels Daycare receives mostly positive reviews with 6 five-star ratings praising staff care, communication, and child development. However, two one-star reviews cite serious concerns about child safety, supervision, and inadequate communication regarding injuries and behavioral issues.
Sensational Kids Too receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the staff's attentiveness, communication, and special education services. However, some parents express concerns about curriculum quality and academic rigor compared to current standards.
Long-term parents report high satisfaction with patient, caring teachers and a comfortable environment, though one review cites a sudden closure due to a lack of care. While most families praise the staff's attentiveness and effectiveness, a single negative experience highlights urgent concerns about safety and quality.
Parents consistently praise Kidz Watch Centerville for exceptional staff care, child development focus, and safe, clean facilities. The daycare is noted for flexibility, affordability, nutritious meals, and responsive management. Multiple families have been long-term clients and highly recommend the center.
Seeds to Trees Learning Academy receives overwhelmingly positive reviews praising the educational curriculum, caring staff, and safe environment, though two recent reviews raise serious concerns about staffing shortages, safety issues, and staff conduct.
This appears to be a vocational/technical school rather than a daycare center. Reviews are predominantly positive (mostly 5-star ratings), with alumni and current students praising the career development programs, certifications, and supportive staff. Common concerns include high lunch prices and food quality.
A Little Lady in a Shoe receives mostly positive feedback from parents praising the caring owner, educational activities, home-cooked meals, and flexible hours (7 AM-8 PM). However, one parent reported significant issues including pricing discrepancies, last-minute cancellation, and concerns about understaffing and unprofessional practices.
One parent highlights the staff's caring nature and reliable transportation, including pickup and drop-off services. Conversely, another parent reports significant communication issues, noting that the center failed to answer the phone or return calls over a two-week period.
One parent describes this center as a loving environment where children enjoy attending and staff are caring, while another reviewer calls it the worst daycare they have experienced, citing unprofessional staff and poor management. The few reviews so far highlight a stark contrast between positive experiences with staff warmth and severe complaints about professionalism and child handling.
One parent reports a positive five-year experience, while other feedback highlights significant concerns regarding facility safety and staff conduct. Specific complaints include the mixing of age groups leading to injuries, dismissive responses to safety issues, and an unwelcoming attitude from management. The few reviews mention both long-term satisfaction and serious operational failures, including staff disrespect and unsafe conditions.
Kids of the Future receives mostly positive reviews praising staff care, educational preparation, and cleanliness. However, one parent reported serious concerns including alleged bullying, staff unprofessionalism, and pickup policy issues.
Kidzenia Learning Center in Lakewood receives consistently high praise from parents. Parents highlight the caring, professional staff, clean facilities, and engaging learning activities that promote child development and confidence. Children are reported to enjoy attending daily and parents feel their kids are safe and well-cared for.
Le Chaperon Rouge (operating as The Nest) in Shaker Heights receives consistently high marks from parents who praise the caring, communicative staff and welcoming environment. Parents emphasize their children's enthusiasm for attending and appreciate the facility's cleanliness, activities, and use of a parent communication app. The center is noted for strong leadership and a focus on child development and family engagement.
A single review describes the Straszurg Learning Center as a nice facility. With no other feedback available, specific details about staff, curriculum, or pricing are not yet provided.
One parent highlights the facility's affordability and trustworthy, family-friendly staff, while another criticizes the excessively long waiting list and lack of communication. The latter reviewer notes being placed on the waitlist for two years with no update despite being told they were number four.
One parent describes a positive 2.5-year experience with dedicated staff, while others report serious safety concerns including alleged physical abuse and rude behavior involving unauthorized release of a child to a non-family member.
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