Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Monroe across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Monroe. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Monroe. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Childtime Learning Center is located at 755 Cold Water Drive in Monroe, Ohio, and serves infants through school-age children with a comprehensive, warm curriculum designed to foster growth and development. The center holds Ohio Step Up to Quality Gold certification and maintains an impressive 4.77-star rating from 69 parent reviews on ResellerRatings, with parents consistently praising teachers as excellent, patient, and nurturing. Programs span infants, toddlers, preschool, and pre-kindergarten through school-age, enriched with yoga, Kindermusik, and elective offerings including Spanish and advanced academics. The center operates Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, provides live classroom streaming via SproutAbout app, and staff participate in ongoing monthly training to maintain best practices in early childhood education.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management6.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Comprehensive curriculum in a warm, welcoming environment with an open-door policy, aiming to foster each child's growth, development, and lifelong love of learning. Staff participate in ongoing monthly training to stay current with best practices in early childhood education.
Programs & activities: Programs for Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and School-Age. Enrichment includes yoga, Spotlight on Kindergarten, and Kindermusik; electives (extra fee) in Handwriting & Advanced Math, Music, Phonics, Soccer, Spanish, and Yoga; plus Before & After School care and Summer Camp.
What sets it apart: Step Up to Quality-rated through Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (License #207213). Open Monday-Friday 6:30 AM-6:00 PM; SproutAbout app offers free live streaming video of the child's classroom; $250 tuition discount promotion valid through September 4, 2026.
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