
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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Alphabet Junction receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, educational programs (including Spanish and computer skills), and spacious facilities. However, recent reviews raise serious concerns about sanitation and cleanliness, with multiple parents reporting strong urine odors and poor facility maintenance.
A few parents describe the center as one of the best and most caring learning environments available. However, one reviewer humorously notes that there are too many sucklings and not enough babes.
Young Steps Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Most parents (7 five-star reviews) praise the staff for being caring, communicative, and treating families with respect, with many mentioning long-term enrollment. However, three one-star reviews allege serious concerns including staff physically hitting and pushing children, with claims that accused staff members were not terminated.
Feedback for Debi's Day Care Center is sharply divided, with some parents praising the learning environment and enrichment programs while others report serious concerns regarding hygiene, staffing, and care quality. One reviewer highlights the great atmosphere, whereas another describes the service as horrible, citing bed bugs, neglected hygiene, and unprofessional behavior from the owner.
Parents highlight welcoming staff and a secure environment, with one noting that the administrator helps make things easier for families. While inquiries were described as professional, the limited feedback does not reveal specific operational complaints.
Kids Zone Learning Center has sharply divided reviews. Positive reviews praise new management, cleanliness, new equipment, caring staff, and a happy learning environment. Negative reviews report poor communication, failure to honor transportation promises, inadequate supervision, lack of structured activities, administrative errors, inconsistent discipline, and alleged neglect of basic care needs.
Treetop Daycare receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts between experiences. While some parents praise professional staff, cleanliness, and caring teachers, others report serious concerns including inadequate supervision, staff misconduct, unprofessional management, and unresponsiveness to parent inquiries.
Michelle's Academy has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, clean facility, and child development focus under new management. Parents report feeling confident in their children's safety and well-being. One negative review cited pricing concerns for part-time school-aged children and issues with facility cleanliness and administrative responsiveness.
Hilmon School receives mixed reviews with some parents reporting positive educational experiences, while others describe serious concerns about supervision, staff professionalism, hygiene practices, and communication. Multiple reviews cite inadequate child monitoring, unprofessional staff behavior, and lack of structured learning activities.
Some parents highlight welcoming staff, cleanliness, and engaging summer activities, while a single detailed review alleges serious safety violations, staffing shortages, and inadequate care. The positive feedback emphasizes a comfortable environment and accommodating teachers. In contrast, one account describes chaotic conditions, including ratio violations, lack of food substitutes, and unaddressed physical aggression between children.
Discovery Kids Childcare receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with all 10 recent reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents praise the caring and experienced staff, clean facilities, flexible scheduling, strong preschool program, and school transportation services. Many families have enrolled multiple children and remained with the center for extended periods.
Several parents report significant operational issues, including inconsistent communication, unclear policies regarding sick days, and poor administrative competence. While some acknowledge that teachers are generally good and classes are peaceful, others cite rude staff, unprofessional director behavior, and concerns about illness transmission as primary reasons for withdrawal.
Once Upon A Daycare & Preschool Center in Akron, Ohio receives consistently excellent feedback from parents. All 10 recent reviews are 5-star ratings praising the owner Rosie and her staff for their care, educational activities, and strong communication with families. Parents report their children are happy, thriving academically and socially, and well-prepared for school transitions.
The Growing Patch has highly polarized reviews. Five parents praise the staff's loving care, communication, curriculum, and family-like treatment of children. However, three parents report serious concerns including child mistreatment, abuse, neglect, unsanitary conditions, and unsafe food practices.
One parent describes the facility as not being the best place, expressing dissatisfaction with their experience. This limited feedback suggests potential concerns about the quality of care at this center-based location.
World of Wonders receives consistently high praise from parents for its caring, attentive staff and nurturing learning environment. Parents highlight strong communication from administration, safe facilities, and meaningful child development across emotional, social, and academic areas. Multiple families report positive adjustment experiences and noticeable progress in their children's learning and behavior.
Parents consistently praise World of Wonders for its caring, engaged staff and safe, nurturing learning environment. The center is commended for strong parent communication, developmental progress, and quality before/after school and summer programs. Multiple reviewers highlight the administration's responsiveness and the staff's genuine dedication to child development.
Positive Leaps is a therapeutic daycare program in West Chester, Ohio that specializes in supporting children with behavioral, emotional, and developmental challenges. Parents consistently praise the transformative impact on their children, citing significant improvements in behavior, confidence, and school readiness. Staff are described as kind, patient, knowledgeable, and flexible in working with families.
One parent describes an exceptional experience with highly regarded teachers and a great director, leaving only because of a relocation. Conversely, a single review labels the facility as the worst daycare available.
Learn Play and Grow Schoolage Center receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring staff, engaging educational activities, and family-oriented atmosphere. The center offers pick-up/drop-off services and diverse programming including gaming and live music. Two negative reviews provide no specific details.
ACESC in Ashtabula has mixed reviews with a 3.3/5 rating. Parents report positive experiences with behavioral support for children, but several complaints focus on staff conduct and management practices, including rude interactions during background checks and questionable hiring processes.
Spectrum Resource Center and School has mixed reviews with significant concerns. While some parents praise the food and services, others report serious issues including late enrollment cancellations, inadequate staffing ratios, low pay for professionals, and poor facility conditions.
One parent describes the center as a pretty good school, while another parent reports a serious incident where they believe their child was put in danger. The limited feedback presents conflicting views on the quality and safety of the program.
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center receives mixed reviews. Parents praise dedicated preschool teachers and the center's special education support, but raise serious concerns about child safety incidents, inadequate administrative response, bullying issues, and communication failures regarding pickup/dropoff procedures.
One reviewer highlights the high quality of the high school CTC program and valuable certifications, but strongly criticizes a staff member named Mary for being rude, condescending, and unhelpful. The reviewer advises against returning for adult education programs due to this negative interaction with the front desk personnel.
EN Loving Care Inc receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Multiple parents praise the staff as caring, genuine, and creating a warm environment where children thrive. However, serious concerns about child handling practices and staff compensation have been raised by other reviewers.
Young Achievers Learning Center West has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff, curriculum, convenient hours, and safe environment. Negative reviewers report serious concerns including understaffing, safety issues, unprofessional conduct, and administrative problems.
One parent describes the facility as having zero stars and accuses the center of biasing decisions in favor of child protective services.
First United Methodist Day Care has mixed reviews. Parents praise the friendly, caring staff and faith-based approach, but several report serious concerns about administrative leadership, inadequate bullying intervention, inconsistent policies, and unprofessional handling of parent communication and conflicts.
One parent describes the center as the worst they have encountered, citing the school-age director's incompetence and advising others to leave. The few reviews so far mention severe dissatisfaction with leadership and overall quality.
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