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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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Brilliant Start Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Brilliant Start Academy receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the facility for cleanliness, caring staff, security features, and strong communication. However, two negative reviews cite concerns about cleanliness and professionalism.

Clean facilitycaring and professional staffbuilding security with camera access
Address
901 Liberty Bell Drive, Amherst, OH
Phone
(440) 960-0777
Rita'S Christian Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
4940 Oberlin Ave, Lorain, OH
Phone
(440) 960-7482
Toddler Tech Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
4030 Royer Rd, Toledo, OH
Phone
(419) 473-3536
A Children'S Place
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
1112 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH
Phone
(740) 353-7671
Little Learners Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3

Little Learners Child Development Center in Canton, Ohio receives consistently high praise from parents. Reviewers highlight the warm, family-like environment, flexible hours including Saturday and late evening care, and attentive staff who support child development. Multiple parents report long-term enrollment spanning 4-6 years and strong confidence in their children's care.

Warm and welcoming environmentflexible hours including Saturdays and extended hours until 10pmknowledgeable and caring staff
Address
3550 13th Street Nw, Canton, OH
Phone
(330) 479-1940
St Augustine Preschool & Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
633 W Paige Ave, Barberton, OH
Phone
(330) 745-5735
Building Blocks Academic Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
3539 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH
Phone
(419) 535-5570
Morrow County Child Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
406 Bank Street, Mt. Gilead, OH
Phone
(419) 946-5007
Jdn Early Childhood Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
22201 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH
Phone
(216) 320-8489
Incredible Kids Childcare LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
4651 Northfield Rd., N. Randall, OH
Phone
(330) 322-6917
Angels On Earth III
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
14111 Lorain Rd, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 476-1117
Little Lambs Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
3
Address
3860 State Route 37 West, Junction City, OH
Phone
(740) 987-2378
Royalty Childcare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Royalty Childcare has received mixed reviews. Parents with enrolled children praise the staff as caring and dedicated, reporting their children have learned valuable skills. However, multiple recent reviews report the facility as closed or unresponsive, with staff refusing to open doors for prospective parents attempting enrollment.

Staff goes above and beyondchildren develop critical thinking and integritylong-term enrollment
Address
5662 West Broad Street, Galloway, OH
Phone
(614) 446-4268
A+ Academy Child
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

A+ Academy Child in Columbus receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff conduct. While some parents praise teachers as amazing, multiple parents report serious issues including staff rudeness, poor teamwork, and allegations of physical discipline.

Experienced teacherspositive experiences for multiple children
Address
4580 Heaton Road, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 880-5437
Little Chiefs Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Little Chiefs Daycare receives mixed reviews with strong praise from most parents about staff quality and child care, but significant complaints about management communication and operational practices. Four parents gave 5-star ratings highlighting positive experiences, while three parents reported serious concerns regarding customer service responsiveness, management issues, and facility policies.

Staff kindness and helpfulnesschildren enjoy attendinggood learning environment
Address
1215 W Hunter St., Logan, OH
Phone
(740) 380-9500
Karen'S Kids Campus
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Karen's Kids Campus receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring and knowledgeable staff, reasonable pricing, strong communication from director Holly, and their children's genuine enjoyment of attending. Multiple families report multi-year enrollment and describe the facility as a trusted second home for their children.

Knowledgeable and caring staffreasonable prices compared to alternativeschildren love attending
Address
63 Sportsman Drive, Marengo, OH
Phone
(419) 253-7400
Apple Of My Eye Child Care Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Apple of My Eye Child Care Center receives mixed reviews with strong polarization between parents. Some long-term parents praise the family atmosphere and caring owner Mrs. Carter, while others report concerns about staff professionalism, hygiene standards, and child comfort.

Family atmospherecaring owner Mrs. Carterlong-term retention
Address
8504 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 631-2775
Xavier University Montessori
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Xavier University Montessori received mixed reviews, with current parents praising the authentic Montessori program, dedicated teachers, and supportive environment. However, multiple recent reviews express serious concerns about Xavier University's November 2024 announcement to dismantle the Montessori program, terminate all current staff, transition to a traditional Catholic approach, and raise tuition for the 2025-26 school year. One older review cited poor administrative communication regarding admissions.

Authentic Montessori curriculumcredentialed and dedicated teachersloving and supportive staff
Address
3800 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 745-3424
Creative World Of Learning - Fairborn
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Creative World of Learning in Fairborn has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff's attentiveness, educational support, cleanliness, and caring directors (Mandi/Mandy and Erin), with some families using the center for years. However, negative reviews cite serious concerns including lice infestations, poor sanitation, staff mistreatment of children, allergic reaction mishandling, safety issues, high employee turnover, and unresponsive communication.

Attentive and caring staffeducational support (potty trainingreading
Address
12 W Goodman Drive, Fairborn, OH
Phone
(937) 878-4206
Laugh And Learn Day Care LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Laugh and Learn Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the caring staff, curriculum-based learning, and reasonable pricing, reporting their children are happy and developing well. Negative reviewers cite concerns about sanitation practices, inadequate staffing for special needs, staff inexperience, and insufficient one-on-one attention.

caring and engaged teachersstructured curriculumchildren enjoy attending
Address
295 N Long Street, Ashville, OH
Phone
(740) 983-0373
Creative Minds Learning Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Creative Minds Learning Academy has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise academic progress, teaching quality, and clean facilities, while negative reviews report serious concerns including alleged physical abuse, unprofessional staff behavior, billing irregularities, and failure to address parental complaints.

Academic progressengaging curriculumphenomenal teachers
Address
927 S. James Rd, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 237-9596
Growing Minds Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
420 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 351-8820
No Place Like Home Of Columbus
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

No Place Like Home of Columbus receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents (7 five-star reviews) praise the caring staff, child development, and long-term family relationships. However, two negative reviews raise serious concerns about owner conduct, financial practices, safety issues including unexplained injuries and food allergy negligence, and dismissive management.

Caring and attentive staffchild development and learning (ABCsnumbers
Address
5599 Chatterton Rd, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 920-4200
Romake Bilingual Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
1357 Brice Road, Reynoldsburg, OH
Phone
(614) 759-8710
Double Sweet Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
1501 Milan Rd, Sandusky, OH
Phone
(440) 574-1891
The Byrd Nest Childcare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

The Byrd Nest Childcare has highly polarized reviews, with current parents praising the staff, cleanliness, and care quality, while former parents report rude and unprofessional staff, poor communication, inflexible policies, and unhappy children. The facility appears to have significant inconsistency in service quality and customer interactions.

Caring and loving staffclean facilityregular communication and photo updates
Address
2684 N. Columbus St., Lancaster, OH
Phone
(740) 653-9900
Ymca Early Learning Center-Colerain
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

YMCA Early Learning Center-Colerain has mixed reviews with significant concerns. Some parents praise caring staff and positive experiences, while others report serious allegations of abusive behavior toward children and inadequate support for children with disabilities or neurodivergence.

caring and easy-going staffpositive child experiencesinformative communication
Address
9550 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 385-8281
Schein Bright Academy Ltd
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Schein Bright Academy receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about management and staff stability. While some parents praise child care quality and fair pricing, multiple reviewers report serious issues with administrative handling of behavioral problems, high staff turnover, poor communication between shifts, and staff who are dismissive of parental concerns.

Fair pricingchild engagement and nurturing caresome caring teachers
Address
14120 Zion Rd, Thornville, OH
Phone
(740) 242-5030
Cambridge Academy INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
7172 Taylorsville Rd, Huber Heights, OH
Phone
(937) 236-4328
Brighteyes Childcare Center I
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

BrightEyes Childcare Center receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff behavior and professionalism. While some parents report noticeable improvements in their children's learning and praise the owner Donna, multiple reviewers describe rude and unprofessional interactions with staff both in-person and over the phone, including an incident involving a staff member yelling at a crying child.

Noticeable improvement in child's learningcaring staffprofessional owner (according to some)
Address
3635 Lee Road, Shaker Hts, OH
Phone
(216) 751-8807

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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.