Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Avon. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Top 100 in Ohio
Among the top 100 childcare centers statewide — a distinction earned by fewer than 1% of licensed centers across Ohio.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Avon. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Avon. 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 Avon. 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 Avon. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Goddard School in Avon is a center-based provider serving infants through school-age children with an extensively enriched curriculum and strong recognition. The facility uses the Wonder of Learning framework to support whole-child development, complemented by supplemental enrichment classes in yoga, Spanish, American Sign Language, music, and dramatic arts—plus distinctive offerings like a rock climbing wall and Beck Center dance classes. The center maintains low ratios with degreed, tenured teachers, emphasizes security with gate alarms and outdoor cameras, and serves fresh fruit and vegetable snacks daily. With Ohio Healthy Kids Certification, Child Care Aware recognition, and Google reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars praising owner and staff professionalism and a clean, family-like environment, the center operates 7:00 AM–6:00 PM Monday through Friday and has earned multiple Circle of Excellence and Brand Ambassador awards, including a National Goddard School Teacher of the Year honoree.
Safety9.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality9.0
Compassion9.0
Management8.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Uses the Wonder of Learning curriculum designed by early childhood development experts to encourage exploration of natural curiosity. Emphasizes whole-child development with personalized lesson plans in a fun, engaging environment.
Programs & activities: American Sign Language and secondary language instruction, music appreciation, dramatic arts, yoga and mindfulness, physical fitness, sports and fitness, rock/climbing wall, handwriting, computers, interactive whiteboard, outdoor classroom, and summer camp. Special events include marble earth painting, bird feeders, and Beck Center dance classes.
What sets it apart: Ohio Healthy Kids Certification and Child Care Aware recognition; awards include Circle of Excellence, Brand Ambassador, Outstanding Customer Experience, and a National Goddard School Teacher of the Year honoree. Hours 7:00 AM-6:00 PM Mon-Fri; security features (gate alarm, non-biometric scanner, outdoor cameras, supervised lobby), air filtration, EPA-approved cleaning, low ratios, degreed tenured teachers, and catered fresh fruit/veggie snacks.
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Most Compassionate
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