
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 describe the staff as unprofessional, rude, and disrespectful, with specific complaints about front desk interactions. Caregivers are criticized for being unorganized, showing favoritism, and failing to meet basic hygiene standards, such as leaving children in soiled diapers. Additionally, one parent reports their child developing rashes and fevers, attributing these health issues to the daycare environment.
One parent reports experiencing unwelcoming treatment and inconsistent scheduling from staff, alleging that the difficulty in securing enrollment was linked to their family's race. The reviewer describes the administrative process as intentionally uncomfortable and notes that referrals from friends led them to choose a different provider due to these interactions.
Pride-n-Joy Preschool in Newark, Ohio has received mostly negative reviews citing serious safety and care concerns. While one college observer praised the facility's appearance and structured schedule, multiple parents reported inadequate supervision during field trips, poor hygiene practices, and unprofessional staff interactions.
WEE CARE DAY CARE & LEARNING CENTRE YSU in Youngstown, Ohio receives mixed reviews with significant concerns. While one parent praised the caring staff and their child's positive experience, multiple parents reported serious issues including poor staff attitudes, inadequate supervision, cultural insensitivity regarding birthmarks on children of color, and lack of professionalism.
Cedar Early Learning Center has received overwhelmingly negative reviews centered on a viral incident involving workers physically abusing toddlers, which resulted in staff terminations. A small number of positive reviews from long-term families praise the staff's warmth and home-like environment, but these are vastly outweighed by safety concerns.
One parent reports that while one child enjoyed field trips, others experienced neglect, including a toddler left crying alone on concrete and a teacher's assistant who was a young child. Another review alleges that staff failed to supervise children at an off-site location, resulting in an injury and subsequent denial of responsibility.
While one parent reports a positive learning experience, two other reviewers allege serious safety failures, including physical abuse by staff, withholding food and play as punishment, and a cover-up of an investigation into a teacher who allegedly hurt a child. These accounts describe a hostile environment where directors are accused of prioritizing profit over child safety and allowing negligent staff to remain employed.
One parent reports significant administrative failures, including being falsely assured of acceptance, receiving a rejection notice too late for alternative enrollment, and experiencing unresponsive phone lines, though the issue was eventually resolved by management. Other reviewers characterize the district as harmful to employee interests and explicitly advise against sending children there.
All About Us Learning Center receives mixed reviews with significant concerns. While a few parents praise long-term care and the owner Ms. Rochelle, the majority of reviews report serious issues including unprofessional behavior from staff, poor hygiene, inadequate feeding, lack of supervision, and allegations of physical discipline.
Young Learner's World has received highly polarized reviews. One parent praised the caring staff and positive learning environment, while multiple other parents reported serious safety and behavioral concerns including unsupervised access, staff yelling at children, and a child being left in a van.
Multiple parents report serious safety concerns, including allegations of physical abuse and emotional neglect by staff, as well as claims that management fails to address these issues. One parent contrasts this with a positive experience regarding the learning environment at the same center.
Beehive Learning Center receives highly polarized reviews with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. One parent praised the center for welcoming their nonverbal daughter and providing excellent care and attention. However, multiple parents reported negative experiences including rude and unprofessional staff, poor hygiene practices, mismanagement of health concerns, dishonest enrollment practices, and inadequate facility conditions.
POOH COUNTY CHILD CARE CENTER has received overwhelmingly negative reviews citing serious concerns about staff professionalism, facility conditions, and child care quality. Parents report unprofessional behavior from management, inadequate staffing for advertised 24-hour hours, poor facility maintenance, and inappropriate staff conduct toward children.
Parents report serious concerns across multiple locations of HSD Academy Daycare Center. Reviews consistently cite unprofessional staff behavior, organizational failures, inadequate nutrition, and poor communication. The director is noted as kind, but parents indicate these issues were not resolved.
A few parents describe rude and unprofessional interactions with staff, including being hung up on and ignored. One reviewer also suspects discrimination based on accent and claims the staff is not welcoming or helpful.
Ashland Training Center has highly polarized reviews. While one parent praised Director Shannon and the experienced staff for easing their concerns and providing good care, multiple parents reported serious concerns including bullying, neglect of basic needs (food and water), inattentive staff, disorganization, and unresponsive management.
Little Blossoms Academy has highly polarized reviews. Two parents praise the caring staff, safety standards, and kindergarten preparation, while the majority of reviews contain unsubstantiated allegations and appear to reference a specific incident unrelated to the daycare's operations.
Parents report serious concerns about Kinder Kampus Day Care & Learning School, including allegations of neglect, unsanitary conditions, inadequate supervision, and physical discipline. Multiple reviewers cite unsafe practices such as children left unattended in parking lots and lack of basic care. All five reviews gave 1-star ratings with no positive feedback.
One parent states, "We know what you are doing," suggesting concerns about the facility's practices. No positive feedback is currently available for this center.
One parent describes severe safety and operational failures, including unlicensed staff, neglect of a child's medical needs such as a dislodged feeding tube, and staff misconduct like smoking on premises. Another parent found the care quality insufficient and switched to a different provider.
One parent reports that the owner was rude and mean to their child, and raises concerns about the business lacking liability insurance.
One parent reports that after a change in ownership, the center became inflexible regarding pickup times and frequently requested early pickups for minor issues, such as eye crustiness, which other providers deemed unnecessary. The reviewer also cites unprofessional staff behavior, including inappropriate conversations about significant others, leading to their decision to withdraw their child.
One parent describes the owners as wonderful but reports that a staff member named Ms. Hackbopper is unprofessional, acts as a bully toward children, and has a tendency to vent inappropriately. The reviewer notes that despite multiple complaints, this individual remains employed and fails to address issues directly with parents.
One parent reports a concerning experience where the facility appeared closed with locked doors and unanswered phones during a scheduled walkthrough, raising safety concerns about staff availability.
One parent reports that the provider appears impaired and the facility is dilapidated, unclean, and located in an unsafe area. The reviewer also cites news reports and other online feedback regarding alleged abuse of a toddler as reasons for leaving.
One parent reports severe concerns regarding unsanitary conditions, including the use of improper cleaning agents and serving leftover food, alongside allegations of inadequate supervision leading to unaddressed injuries. The review also criticizes the facility for being understaffed, using broken toys, and prioritizing profit over child safety and care.
Adorable Angels Academy has received exclusively negative reviews citing serious safety and management concerns. Parents report staff negligence including frequent smoking breaks, missing children's belongings, inadequate supervision, bullying issues left unaddressed, and a bus driver engaging in unsafe driving practices. The facility has faced state complaints and reportedly asked a family not to return rather than addressing ongoing staff issues.
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