Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Canton. 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 Canton. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Canton. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Full Ranking Detail
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All Star Kids Early Learning Center is a Gold-rated provider on Ohio's SUTQ scale—the state's highest quality tier—located at 2311 Columbus Road NE in Canton and serving infants through school-age children with extended hours from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The center uses a play-based curriculum with flexible individual and group activities, plus technology classes for school-age learners, and maintains a long-term teaching staff. It accepts subsidized care through PFCC vouchers and offers before-school, after-school, and summer programs. No public parent reviews are available to independently verify family experience, and the website omits specific staff credentials and detailed curriculum information.
Safety7.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management8.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Play-based approach: creates a learning environment through play, promoting large and small motor development and early learning, with a flexible balance of individual and group activities.
Programs & activities: Age-based programs (Infant Room, Toddler, Two-Year-Old, Three-Year-Old, Pre-Kindergarten), plus an After School Program and Summer Camp.
What sets it apart: Markets a safe, clean, and caring environment with long-term staff; tagline "Where every child is a Star!"; features parent testimonials praising the VPK program. No accreditations, hours, meals, ratios, or tuition stated.
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Best Infant Care
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Best Management
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