Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Lebanon. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Lebanon. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Lebanon. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Lebanon. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Lebanon. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Lebanon. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Imaginations At Work is an established center-based provider on Belvedere Drive in Lebanon, Ohio, serving children from 6 weeks and up. The center holds SUTQ Gold (Level 4) certification—among Ohio's highest-quality program ratings—and maintains BBB accreditation since 2015, reflecting over 20 years of operations and consistent business accountability. Its hands-on learning environment emphasizes age-appropriate development across social, intellectual, physical, and emotional domains, with summer camp programs and community participation extending its reach. The center accepts subsidized child care, broadening access for PFCC families. An absence of public parent reviews limits independent verification of family experience.
Safety7.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management8.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Describes a hands-on learning environment. No specific curriculum model or teaching philosophy is stated.
Programs & activities: Childcare for ages 6 weeks and up; summer camp programs. Arts/creative activities implied via photo gallery; community event participation mentioned.
What sets it apart: 5-star Step Up to Quality rating (Ohio quality rating system). Currently enrolling for summer and fall.
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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Most Compassionate
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Best Infant Care
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