Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in London. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in London. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in London. 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 London. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in London. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in London. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Miami Valley CDC in London, OH is a SUTQ Gold-rated Head Start provider with more than 55 years of trusted operation in the Madison Plains area. It offers school-day programming for children ages 3-5, with an evidence-based curriculum emphasizing holistic development and kindergarten readiness in a safe, nurturing environment. The program is free for qualifying families (at or below Federal Poverty Level) and serves children experiencing homelessness, in foster or kinship care, or with documented disabilities, supported by Family Support Specialists and partnership with in-home providers. Enrollment requires income eligibility, and the program does not serve infants or toddlers.
Safety7.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars8.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Evidence-based curriculum emphasizing holistic child development across physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Primary focus on kindergarten readiness through safe, nurturing environment with skilled educators.
Programs & activities: School-Day Head Start program designed to prepare children for kindergarten entry in the Madison-Plains Local School District. Family Support Specialists and Home Visitors provide family-focused services.
What sets it apart: School-year schedule, approximately 6-6.5 hours daily, Monday-Friday. Free to qualifying families (income at or below Federal Poverty Level; also children with homelessness, foster/kinship care, or disability status). Partnership with local in-home family child care providers.
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