Earned the highest safety score in North Canton. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in North Canton. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in North Canton. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Best Extracurriculars
Earned the highest extracurricular score in North Canton. This dimension covers enrichment programs — languages, STEM, yoga, cooking, field trips, and other activities beyond the core curriculum.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Loving Hands Preschool is a licensed Ohio childcare center serving children ages 3–5 (toilet trained required) at Greensburg United Methodist Church in Green. Over 30 years in the community, it is praised by parents for its warm, nurturing environment and caring teaching staff. The center emphasizes Christian values alongside language arts, math readiness, socialization, and creative projects, with flexible part-time scheduling (MW, TTH, WTH classes) and enrichment programs. As a nut-sensitive facility, it meets or exceeds state licensing requirements; however, it offers preschool only and has no third-party review platform presence or Step Up To Quality rating on file.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Faith-based preschool emphasizing Christian values. Curriculum includes introduction to Christian values plus language and spatial concepts, rhythm and movement, math and reading readiness, and socialization for group learning.
Programs & activities: References Enrichment programs starting in late September with separate MW, TTH, and WTH class sessions. No further specific enrichment activities detailed.
What sets it apart: Located at Greensburg United Methodist Church in Green, Ohio; serves children ages 3-5 (must be toilet trained). States school and staff are fully licensed and meet or exceed all state requirements. Nut-sensitive facility (peanut butter and nuts prohibited).
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