Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Wadsworth. 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 Wadsworth. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
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Academy Of Young Minds East is an Ohio Step Up To Quality Bronze-rated center in Wadsworth serving infants through school-age children, with a capacity of 150 and strong recognition for quality programming. Parents consistently praise the staff as loving, kind, and professional, and note that children arrive happy and leave smiling, with visible academic gains including letter writing and name tracing before kindergarten. The center accepts publicly funded child care vouchers, provides daily nutritional meals, and maintains a clean, secure facility with surveillance. Recent inspection records show Partially Compliant findings in 2024–2025, though reported issues were addressed; an older review raised concerns about overcrowding and turnover in the toddler room, which may no longer reflect current conditions.
Safety6.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care6.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management6.0
Culture7.0
Class sizes5.0
Extracurriculars6.0
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