Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Batavia across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Batavia. 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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Kindercare Education Llc is a national brand center-based provider at 1100 Shayler Road in Batavia, Ohio, serving infants through school-age children. As a SUTQ Bronze-rated center with NECPA accreditation and a Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner since 2017, it maintains an established curriculum emphasizing social play, dramatic play, and child-initiated discovery aligned to social-emotional and academic development. The center offers specialized programming including Cooking Academy, Music Explorers, Phonics Adventures, and STEM Innovators, with meals prepared by a registered dietitian and attention to allergen and vegetarian options. Licensed Director Ashley Cunningham holds a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education, hours run 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM weekdays, and the center accepts publicly funded child care with financial assistance programs available.
Safety6.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Teachers create inclusive environments emphasizing social play, dramatic play, and child-initiated discovery. Curriculum includes hands-on learning aligned to social and academic development, language and literacy development, and social-emotional skill building.
Programs & activities: Cooking Academy (ages 3-12), Music Explorers (ages 2-4), Phonics Adventures (ages 2-4), and STEM Innovators (ages 3-8) featuring robotics, coding, chemistry, and geology. Science experiments, creative art projects, and dramatic play.
What sets it apart: NECPA accredited. Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner since 2017. Directed by Ashley Cunningham (Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education). Hours 6:30 AM-6:00 PM Monday-Friday. Serves 6 weeks to 5 years. Nutritious meals prepared by registered dietitian with vegetarian and allergen-conscious options. Financial assistance programs available.
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