Awards Earned
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Centerville. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Centerville. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Best Extracurriculars
Earned the highest extracurricular score in Centerville. This dimension covers enrichment programs — languages, STEM, yoga, cooking, field trips, and other activities beyond the core curriculum.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
First School is an established center-based provider in Centerville, Ohio, serving children ages 2.5 through kindergarten since 1983. With over four decades of continuous operation, the center employs a child-interest-based early learning philosophy designed to maximize individual development potential. The school's long tenure in the Centerville community suggests stability and sustained parent confidence, though the absence of public parent reviews limits independent verification of the parent experience.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management6.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
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This recognition is awarded independently by Creative Minds Montessori based on publicly available parent reviews and public records. Centers do not pay for or request these rankings. Scores reflect editorial synthesis of verified parent experience — not center marketing materials. Rankings are updated periodically as new reviews are analyzed.
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