Awards Earned

Top 10 in Garfield Heights

Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Garfield Heights. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.

Best Teachers

Earned the highest teacher quality score in Garfield Heights. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.

Best Infant Care

Earned the highest infant care score in Garfield Heights. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.

Best K-Ready

Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Garfield Heights. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.

Full Ranking Detail

childcare

Liya's Learning Center is a Ohio Step Up To Quality Bronze-rated childcare program at 4949 Turney Rd in Garfield Heights, serving infants from 6 weeks through school-age children. The center accepts publicly funded child care vouchers, extending access to families receiving government assistance. As a Bronze SUTQ program, it meets state quality standards but represents a lower-tier rating compared to Silver and Gold-rated competitors; the limited public parent reviews available online make it difficult to independently assess parent experience and community satisfaction.

Safety5.0

Curriculum6.0

Art / Music5.0

Infant care5.0

Kindergarten readiness6.0

Teacher quality6.0

Compassion5.0

Management5.0

Culture5.0

Extracurriculars6.0

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Top 10 in Garfield Heights

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Best Teachers

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Best Infant Care

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Best K-Ready

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