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3,743 Child Daycare & Preschools in Ohio

Browse 3,743 child daycare & preschools across Ohio. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Ohio

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.

Daycare Breakdown in Ohio

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.

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Forest Christian Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
111 E Dixon St, Forest, OH
Phone
(419) 273-3777
Lawson Valley Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
332 Brookhaven Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 772-0039
Sharon Hill Day Care & Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Sharon Hill Day Care & Preschool receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1-5 stars. While some parents praise the caring staff, cleanliness, and kindergarten preparation, others report serious concerns including alleged discrimination, unprofessional behavior, and inadequate supervision of physical altercations between children and staff.

Kind and caring teachersbeautiful facility4-star rated
Address
11550 Chester Rd, Sharonville, OH
Phone
(513) 772-2666
Tender Care Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Tender Care receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents highlighting engaged staff, clean facilities, and quality child development. However, there are serious complaints regarding management conduct and billing practices that warrant consideration.

Caring and involved owner and staffstrong educational foundationclean facility
Address
9923-25 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 772-2324
Little Children'S House
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Little Children's House receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most parents praising the caring and experienced staff, strong educational outcomes, and children's enthusiasm about attending. However, two negative reviews raise serious concerns about staff rudeness, excessive contact during work hours, diaper-changing practices, and a critical allegation of physical discipline by the owner.

Caring and experienced teachersstrong learning outcomeschildren e
Address
1277 Hicks Boulevard, Fairfield, OH
Phone
(513) 829-7777
Just "4'Kidz
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Just 4 Kidz receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring, communicative staff, joyful learning environment, and strong child development support. However, several parents report serious concerns about inadequate supervision ratios, inattentive staff, and lack of proper hygiene practices.

Friendly and caring staffexcellent communication about child developmentjoyful facility atmosphere
Address
13896 Gar Hwy, Chardon, OH
Phone
(440) 285-2221
Kids Of The Future
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Kids of the Future has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the caring staff, educational quality, and owner's accommodations for families. Negative reviewers report serious concerns including alleged bullying of children, poor facility maintenance, unsafe conditions, and unprofessional staff conduct.

Kind and caring staffgood educational programsowner accommodates family needs
Address
3132 West 41st, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 961-1444
Cwff Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

CWFF Child Development Center receives polarized reviews with significant praise from long-term families but serious safety and management concerns from others. Positive reviews highlight warm, welcoming staff and individualized attention, while negative reviews report lack of incident documentation, non-functional cameras, unprofessional director behavior, and inadequate infant care protocols.

Warm and welcoming staffindividualized attention for childrenorganize
Address
430 Forest Ave, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 569-5662
Noah'S Ark Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Noah's Ark received mixed reviews reflecting significant changes at the center. Multiple parents praised the facility for its caring staff, affordability, and quality care over several years. However, recent reviews indicate serious concerns about leadership changes, staff turnover, curriculum modifications lacking transparency, and discriminatory practices by management.

Affordable rates with multi-child discountscaring and professional staffclean facilities
Address
3740 W Alexis Road, Toledo, OH
Phone
(419) 471-9914
Children'S Express Learning Station
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Children's Express Learning Station receives mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1-5 stars. Parents praise the caring teachers and variety of activities, but some express concerns about pricing, lack of specialized support for children with special needs, and poor communication/phone responsiveness.

caring and wonderful teachersmany activities and toys availablefamily-oriented programs and amenities
Address
623 W Main Street, West Jefferson, OH
Phone
(614) 879-6484
Little Learners West
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Little Learners West receives mixed reviews with four 5-star ratings praising staff friendliness, cleanliness, communication, and child engagement, but one 1-star review citing concerns about dim lighting, poor sanitation, and staff conduct toward children.

Friendly and welcoming staffexcellent communication with parentsclean facility
Address
2062 Wales Rd Ne, Massillon, OH
Phone
(330) 832-2907
Little Rascals Daycare Center - Boardman Location
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5
Address
842 Woodfield Court, Boardman, OH
Phone
(724) 630-0643
Little Children'S House
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.5

Little Children's House receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, with 8 of 10 reviews giving 5-star ratings. Parents consistently praise the caring, experienced staff and report their children enjoy attending and learning significantly. However, two negative reviews raise serious concerns about owner behavior and facility security.

Caring and experienced staffchildren eager to attendstrong learning outcomes
Address
1267 Hicks Boulevard, Fairfield, OH
Phone
(513) 829-7777
Children INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Children Inc receives mixed reviews with strong praise for staff care and child development, but serious safety concerns have been raised. Four parents gave 5-star ratings highlighting a loving environment and proper discipline, while two 1-star reviews reported a child left unattended on a bus and alleged evasiveness when questioned about the incident.

caring and loving staffchild developmental growthsafe environment
Address
4946 Paddock Road, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 641-1404
Kids World Cdc
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Kids World CDC receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the safe, entertaining, and educational environment with a caring director and staff. However, concerns include transportation safety issues, communication difficulties, and staff competency problems.

Safe environmententertaining activitieseducational programs
Address
5550 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 473-9229
Kidzland Child Daycare Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
1997 E Dublin Granville, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 816-9774
Learning Tree
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Learning Tree receives mixed reviews with strong praise from long-term families but serious concerns from recent visitors. Most satisfied parents highlight clean facilities, structured environment, caring staff, and happy children, while others report poor customer service, staff conduct issues, and accessibility problems.

Clean facilitystructured environmentcaring and professional staff
Address
7751 E Main St, Reynoldsburg, OH
Phone
(614) 861-8622
Sunny Day Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Sunny Day Academy receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring staff, clean facility, educational activities, and communication via the Tadpole app. However, a minority of parents reported concerns about staff turnover, lack of educational structure, and instances of inappropriate staff behavior.

Caring and nurturing teachersclean and safe facilitystrong staff retention (noted by some)
Address
5675 Feder Road, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 878-2828
Simpy'S Playhouse & Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Most reviewers praise Simpy's Playhouse for its caring staff, safe environment, and developmental support, with one parent noting 4 years of positive experience. However, two recent reviews express serious safety concerns about a child being left on a bus, with complaints about lack of transparency when questioned about the incident.

Caring and loving staffsafe environmentchild development support
Address
3556 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 628-2224
All About The Kids Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
635 Leona Street, Elyria, OH
Phone
(440) 324-7777
Danis Garden Childcare And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Danis Garden Childcare receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise the facility, staff professionalism, cleanliness, and family-like atmosphere, while others report serious safety concerns including unsecured doors, uncovered hazards, inadequate supervision, and poor facility conditions.

New facilityage groups separatedknowledgeable and informative staff
Address
561 Ternes Ave, Elyria, OH
Phone
(440) 322-4453
Kids Castle Childcare
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
1224 Oak Ave Se, Massillon, OH
Phone
(330) 833-7076
Small Steps - Big Strides Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Small Steps - Big Strides has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the caring staff, educational programs, safety, and accommodations for special diets. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including inadequate supervision, unsafe incidents, poor handling of toddler behavior, lack of support for children with disabilities, and unprofessional staff conduct.

caring and welcoming staffeducational and fun programssecure and professional environment
Address
4530 Kent Road, Stow, OH
Phone
(330) 678-5554
All 4 Kids
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
330 Oak Terrace Blvd, Holland, OH
Phone
(419) 866-5437
The Babes & Sucklings Child Care Center Ltd
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
1558 Campbell, Toledo, OH
Phone
(419) 720-4321
Wee Care Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Wee Care Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents who report their children thrive academically and socially under the care of warm, enthusiastic staff. Parents highlight excellent communication, individualized attention (including special needs support), cleanliness, and reasonable pricing. The center fosters a strong sense of community among staff, parents, and children.

Staff warmth and enthusiasmdaily updates with pictureschild development and learning progress
Address
9675 N. Dixie, Dayton, OH
Phone
(937) 454-9363
Apples Of Gold Childcare 2
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Apples Of Gold Childcare 2 receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff as hands-on, patient, and caring, with long-term parents expressing strong satisfaction. Negative reviews from former employees cite serious concerns about director conduct, inadequate health monitoring, and unsafe incidents.

Responsive and attentive staffpatient handling of childrenlong-term parent retention
Address
10370 St.Clair, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 761-5322
Brilliant Beginnings Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Brilliant Beginnings has polarized reviews with seven 5-star ratings praising caring staff, cleanliness, family atmosphere, and specialized services, but three 1-star reviews citing serious concerns about child supervision, unexplained injuries, unprofessionalism, poor hygiene, unreliability, and lack of director accessibility.

caring and family-centered environmentclean facilitydaily communication with parents
Address
4114 Memphis Ave, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 351-3363
Collinwood Academy Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4
Address
557 E 140th, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 451-2223
Hannah'S Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3.4

Hannah's Child Development Center has received mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Positive reviews praise staff management, child development, and overall satisfaction. However, multiple recent reviews describe serious safety incidents involving inadequate supervision of a 4-year-old autistic child who left the facility unattended, lack of parent notification, non-functional camera systems, and alleged cover-up attempts.

Attentive staffeffective child developmentgood management oversight
Address
25200 Euclid Avenue, Euclid, OH
Phone
(216) 731-7039

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Frequently asked questions

There are 3,743 child daycare & preschools daycares across Ohio. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Ohio are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Ohio's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Ohio, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Ohio sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Ohio vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.