Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Dublin. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Dublin. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Dublin. 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 Dublin. 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 Dublin. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Dublin. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
A Place To Grow Academy in Dublin, Ohio is a family-owned center-based provider with over 20 years of experience serving infants through school-age children, including transportation to all Dublin schools. Director Dianna Lancaster's exceptional tenure—over 20 years—reflects deep stability in leadership, and all staff members have likewise remained with the center for 5+ years, suggesting a low turnover environment and consistency in care quality. With exclusively 5-star parent reviews from nine families and recognition as a top 1% American business by overall quality score, the center demonstrates strong family satisfaction. The center has not yet enrolled in the state quality rating system (SUTQ), which limits independent third-party validation of quality metrics.
Safety7.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management7.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Developmental approach focused on individual child growth, offering a safe and stimulating environment with nurturing, individualized attention that supports children at their unique stages of learning and socializing.
Programs & activities: Infant, Toddler, Pre-School, and Kindergarten Enrichment programs; summer camp with weekly sessions (June 8 - August 21); transportation services.
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Top 10 in Dublin
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Best Teachers
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Most Compassionate
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Best Infant Care
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Best Culture
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