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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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The Kids Institute
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.2

THE KIDS INSTITUTE has extremely polarized reviews with two 5-star ratings praising cleanliness and staff professionalism, but seven 1-2 star ratings citing serious concerns about owner T. Ivory's unprofessional and rude behavior, poor communication about closures, inadequate bullying response, and overall management issues. Multiple parents report feeling disrespected and unwelcome.

Spotless facilityquality foodprofessional and helpful staff
Address
5300 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton, OH
Phone
(937) 277-9681
Daycare R Us
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.2

Daycare R uses has mixed reviews with stark contrasts in parent experiences. Positive reviews praise staff kindness, regular parent communication, and summer activities, with one parent willing to drive out of their way to attend. However, multiple negative reviews raise serious safety and operational concerns, including improper car seat use, staff misconduct, understaffing, overcrowding, and non-compliance with state regulations.

Kind and nice staffregular parent communicationfun summer trips and activities
Address
2241 Agler Rd, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 586-3881
The Gathering Place Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.1

The Gathering Place Academy in Columbus has highly polarized reviews with a 2.1/5 rating. One long-term parent praised the director, staff responsiveness, and facility improvements, while four other parents reported serious concerns including rude staff, safety issues, alleged mistreatment of disabled children, and billing problems.

Responsive directorlong-term reliabilityfacility upgrades
Address
3550 E. Deshler Ave, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 231-8910
Burns' Kid'S College
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.1

Burns' Kid's College receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff conduct and child safety. Supportive parents praise the facility's cleanliness, staff friendliness, and safety protocols, while critical reviews report incidents of staff inattentiveness, inappropriate child handling, inadequate incident documentation, and unprofessional behavior.

Clean facilityfriendly and personable staffCPR certification requirements
Address
4314 Main Avenue, Ashtabula, OH
Phone
(440) 993-1121
My First Place Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.1

MY FIRST PLACE LEARNING CENTER in Beachwood, Ohio has received exclusively negative reviews citing serious concerns including alleged child abuse, unprofessional staff behavior, and dishonest pricing practices. Parents report traumatic experiences and recommend avoiding this facility.

None mentioned
Address
23175 Commerce Park, Beachwood, OH
Phone
(216) 593-0700
Early Beginnings
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.1

Early Beginnings Huber Heights has received highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the caring staff, Director Lindsay, and structured environment, with children reportedly enjoying attendance. However, multiple recent reviews document serious safety concerns, including hospitalizations of infants, alleged staff misconduct, billing disputes, and ongoing investigations by CPS and police.

Caring and friendly staffattentive teachersstructured curriculum
Address
5833 Shull Road, Huber Heights, OH
Phone
(937) 235-9614
Fran'S Child Care Center At The Mansfield Area Y
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.1

Fran's Child Care Center receives mixed reviews with significant safety and staff conduct concerns. While one parent praised family events and the preschool program, multiple parents reported serious issues including inadequate supervision, safety violations with infants, harsh discipline practices, staff yelling at toddlers, and alleged bullying by teachers.

Fun family eventsswim lessonsquality preschool program
Address
750 Scholl Road, Mansfield, OH
Phone
(419) 775-2500
Daydream Daycare
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
3077 Fisher Road, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 477-0497
Great Beginnings Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
2345 Demorest Rd., Grove City, OH
Phone
(614) 801-1001
All-Star Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
13455 Bolen Rd Ne, Newark, OH
Phone
(740) 763-0366
Wee Care Day Care And Learning Centre
Child Daycare & Preschools
2

Wee Care Day Care and Learning Centre in Youngstown, Ohio has mixed reviews with significant concerns. While one parent praised the caring staff and their child's enjoyment, multiple parents reported serious issues including cultural insensitivity regarding birthmarks, unprofessional staff behavior, and inadequate supervision of belongings.

Caring and polite staffchildren enjoy playing with other kids
Address
4115 Shady Rd, Youngstown, OH
Phone
(330) 565-2273
Wee Care Day Care & Learing Centre Aes
Child Daycare & Preschools
2

Wee Care Day Care & Learning Centre receives mixed reviews with significant concerns. While one parent praised the caring staff and their child's enjoyment, multiple parents reported serious issues including poor staff attitudes, inadequate supervision, lack of cultural competency regarding birthmarks on children of color, and lost personal items.

caring and polite staffchildren enjoy attending and playing with peers
Address
245 Idaho Rd-Lynn Kirk Loop, Austintown, OH
Phone
(330) 717-4423
Wee Care Daycare & Learning Centre Ais
Child Daycare & Preschools
2

Wee Care Daycare & Learning Centre in Austintown has mixed reviews. While one parent praised the caring staff and their child's enjoyment, multiple parents reported significant concerns including staff attitude issues, lost items, inadequate training on recognizing medical conditions versus abuse, and overall poor service quality.

Caring and polite staffchildren enjoy playing with peers
Address
225 Idaho Rd-Lloyd Loop, Austintown, OH
Phone
(330) 717-4423
Abc Leap Into Learning Family Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
4700 Philadelphia Dr, Dayton, OH
Phone
(937) 938-8061
Abc Leap Into Learning Totland University LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
333 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH
Phone
(937) 826-0000
Just For Kids Child Care And Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2
Address
10313 South St, Garrettsville, OH
Phone
(330) 527-0123
Pride-N-Joy Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
2

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.

Beautiful facilityspaciousstructured schedule for children
Address
1319 W Main Street, Newark, OH
Phone
(740) 522-3338
Wee Care Day Care & Learning Centre Ysu
Child Daycare & Preschools
2

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.

caring and polite staffchildren enjoy playing with peers
Address
638 Elm St, #600, Youngstown, OH
Phone
(330) 941-2936
Cedar Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.9

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.

Staff described as family-like and nicehome-like atmosphereworkers good with small children
Address
7814 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 431-5439
Kingdom Kare Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.9
Address
440 Watkins Glen Drive, Franklin, OH
Phone
(937) 746-0794
Today'S Child Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8
Address
4080 E Main St, Whitehall, OH
Phone
(614) 235-0096
Goodman Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8
Address
1731 Goodman Ave, Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 728-2610
All About Us Learning Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8

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.

Long-term care experienceowner Ms. Rochelle described as great by some parents
Address
114 Brandt Street, Dayton, OH
Phone
(937) 567-8807
Young Learner'S World
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8

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.

Loving and attentive staffchildren enjoy attendingteaches social skills and self-esteem
Address
1200 Norwich Lane, Centerville, OH
Phone
(937) 433-5437
The Enrichment Center - Grove City
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8
Address
4200 Kelnor Drive, Grove City, OH
Phone
(614) 875-0514
Beehive Learning Center LLC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8

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.

Welcoming environment for children with special needsindividualized attention to childrencaring staff (specific teacher mentioned positively)
Address
7671 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH
Phone
(513) 521-0565
Pooh County Child Care Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.8

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.

One parent mentioned appreciating a few staff members; one director described as pleasant and professional
Address
17201 Miles Avenue, Cleveland, OH
Phone
(216) 751-9967
Hsd Academy Daycare Center LLC
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.7

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.

Director described as sweet and kindone teacher at Courtright location noted as a sweetheart
Address
1485 East Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH
Phone
(614) 564-9278
Tender Age Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.6
Address
1249 Ridgewood Dr, Bowling Green, OH
Phone
(419) 352-2506
Ashland Training Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
1.5

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.

Experienced staffDirector Shannon praisedpreschool teachers Harley and Ryen commended
Address
228 Maple St, Ashland, OH
Phone
(419) 281-2767

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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.