Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Newport Beach. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Newport Beach. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
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Miraculous Milestones is a CCLD-licensed, research-based early learning center at 1000 Bison Ave in Newport Beach, serving infants from 6 months through age 6 across four intentional age-based programs. The center operates Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, and holds capacity for 70 children under license #304371570. Parents consistently praise its project-based curriculum and engaging investigations, with a Google rating of 4.3 stars reflecting strong satisfaction with the whole-child, individualized approach that emphasizes critical thinking and social-emotional development. Families with non-standard work schedules may find the fixed weekday hours limiting, and prospective parents should verify the center's citation history directly at ccld.dss.ca.gov to ensure no compliance concerns.
Safety6.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care6.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management6.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Research-based, whole-child curriculum with project-based investigations designed to develop empowered, confident learners. Instruction individualized to match each student's strengths and needs. Covers: The Arts, Physical Development, Language, Cognitive Development, Literacy, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science & Technology, and Social-Emotional Learning.
Programs & activities: Four age-based programs: Infant, 18mo-36mo Toddler, 2-3.5 years Preschool, and 3-5 years Transitional Kindergarten. Programs emphasize balance of intentional group instruction and targeted individualized attention.
What sets it apart: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Located at Liberty Baptist Church. Strong focus on parent-teacher communication, personalized support, and building lifelong skills including focus, self-awareness, and grit.
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Best Infant Care
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