3,743 Child Daycare & Preschools in Ohio

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

While several parents highlight the facility's cleanliness, affordable pricing, and engaging infant care, one reviewer reports severe environmental issues including inconsistent heating and poorly prepared meals. The majority of feedback praises the staff's warmth and the director's accessibility, contrasting sharply with one account of a cold, sickly environment.

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.

Reviews for this center-based facility are sharply divided, with some parents praising the friendly staff and new management, while others allege severe neglect, physical abuse, and mishandling of incidents involving injuries and special needs. One parent warns of undocumented bruises and a lack of age-appropriate supervision, while another highlights the positive aspects of the new construction and welcoming environment.

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.

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.

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.

One parent reports that the pre-K program offers engaging activities, field trips, and flexible, caring staff, while another notes their grandson is happy. A third reviewer describes significant instability, citing a hostile management style with yelling and cursing, inappropriate staff behavior, and the loss of favored teachers.

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.

BRIGHTEYES CHILDCARE CENTER II has highly polarized reviews. Two parents whose children attend report excellent care and noticeable developmental improvements. However, three reviews describe serious concerns including inappropriate staff behavior toward children and unprofessional communication from staff and ownership.

Fairfield Educational Building receives polarized reviews, with most parents praising the staff, learning environment, and peace of mind. However, a minority of parents report serious concerns about inadequate support for children with special needs and behavioral challenges, resulting in abrupt dismissals.

Brighteyes Childcare Center III receives mixed reviews. Parents with children enrolled praise the facility's teaching quality, care, and professionalism of owner Donna. However, multiple callers report poor phone communication experiences and one visitor witnessed concerning staff behavior toward a child.

Amanda's Garden receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents, with children showing significant social and emotional growth. Staff are praised for being caring, patient, and accommodating to individual needs. However, one parent reported serious concerns about lice infestations, inadequate handling of children with ADHD, and poor sanitation in certain areas.

Feedback for this center is mixed, with one parent describing it as a decent place where children have fun, while another reports a severely negative experience involving unprofessionalism and neglect. A critical complaint details a situation where a child was left sleeping on the floor for over an hour due to communication failures and lack of care.

One parent reports significant safety and communication failures, including a child being left sleeping on the floor and unprofessional handling of health inquiries, while another describes the center as decent and fun for their child.

Heavenly Kids has extremely polarized reviews. A small group of long-term parents praise the center's family-oriented approach, communication, and care quality. However, the majority of recent reviews report serious concerns including overcrowding, lack of educational programming, unprofessional staff behavior, poor hygiene practices, and inadequate supervision.

Parents report severe safety and staffing failures, including allegations that staff sleep on the job, fail to notify them of child injuries, and engage in verbal abuse and threats of physical violence. Reviewers describe a hostile environment with poor communication, disrespectful behavior, and a lack of educational activities for school-aged children.

One parent describes AMICUS Children's Learning Centers as a great place with awesome teachers, while another offers a brief, negative assessment describing the center as too dysfunctional. The limited feedback presents conflicting views regarding the quality of the center's operations.

3 Hearts Learning Institute receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Positive reviews praise convenient location, friendly and patient staff with consistent energy levels, and children's attachment to workers. Negative reviews cite poor supervision, safety concerns, unprofessional conduct, lost items, extended pick-up delays, inconsistent holiday closures despite 24/7 claims, and staff indifference to children's needs.

Feedback for Smart Start Academy is polarized, with one parent praising the professional and caring staff, while others report serious safety and transparency issues including inadequate outdoor supervision, a fall down stairs, and alleged falsified incident reports.

A & D Day Care and Learning Center has received highly polarized reviews. While some parents praise the friendly staff, well-behaved children, and affordable pricing with extended hours (6am-12am), multiple parents report serious concerns including alleged physical abuse, inappropriate language toward children, poor owner attitude, and inadequate nap scheduling for preschool-aged children.

Genesis Children's Center receives highly polarized reviews with a stark divide between satisfied and dissatisfied parents. Long-term families praise the quality of care, communication, and staff dedication, while recent reviewers report serious concerns including multiple biting incidents, inadequate supervision, hygiene issues, and poor staff communication. The center appears to have either significant operational inconsistencies or a decline in service quality.

Amazing Adventures receives mixed reviews with one highly positive account praising staff support and patience, but multiple negative reviews citing safety concerns, lack of supervision, poor facility conditions, and unprofessional management. Parents report children sustaining unexplained injuries, inadequate outdoor shade, dirty facilities, and insufficient educational structure.