Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Bexley 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 Bexley. 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 Bexley. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Bexley. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Bexley. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Gan Ephraim Inc. is an Orthodox Jewish preschool at 2767 East Broad Street in Bexley, serving children ages 2.5 through 5 with a faith-integrated curriculum combining Torah, holidays, and Shabbat instruction alongside core early-childhood learning. The program's child-centered approach emphasizes hands-on, developmentally appropriate activities including science, music, art, occupational therapy, and motor development, with regular field trips and visiting experts enriching learning experiences. Parents report children arriving happily and making significant developmental gains in an emotionally secure environment; the small capacity of 38 allows highly personalized attention. The center holds SUTQ Bronze status and operates Monday–Thursday 7:30 AM–5:30 PM, Friday 7:30 AM–2:30 PM, plus summer camp and Mommy & Me classes for younger siblings. As a faith-specific environment emphasizing Orthodox Jewish practice, the curriculum may be the right fit for some families and not others.
Safety6.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management6.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Child-centered Orthodox Jewish preschool committed to excellence in early childhood education, emphasizing active, hands-on learning with authentic, developmentally appropriate materials. Builds on each child's unique strengths and interests through meaningful choices and open-ended questions.
Programs & activities: Science, music, art, and occupational therapy; gross and fine motor development; Jewish education (mitzvot and holidays); field trips and visiting experts (beekeepers, naturalists, petting zoos). Camp Gan Ephraim summer camp with weekly themes, plus Mommy & Me classes for children 2.5 and under.
What sets it apart: Serves central Ohio as a partner school with Columbus Torah Academy. Operating hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM-5:30 PM and Friday 7:30 AM-2:30 PM; located at 2767 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH.
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