Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Trotwood. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Trotwood. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Trotwood. 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 Trotwood. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Trotwood. 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 Trotwood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Miami Valley CDC-Goodwill is a Gold SUTQ-rated Head Start and Early Head Start center co-located with Goodwill Industries in Trotwood, serving infants through early elementary-aged children. All teaching staff hold Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials, with 64% of Head Start staff holding bachelor's degrees; the program uses research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on early language, motor, and social-emotional growth. The center offers flexible enrollment (3.5-hour part-day through 10-hour full-day options), provides meals and health screenings, includes family support services and disability accommodations, and accepts Head Start and PFCC funding—making care free or low-cost for qualifying families. STEM, arts, wellness, and after-school programming round out a comprehensive early-learning environment.
Safety5.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion6.0
Management8.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Uses a research-based curriculum in nurturing, developmentally appropriate environments, described as beginning the learning journey at birth and focused on building early language, motor, and social skills. Staff are described as brain-builders.
Programs & activities: Wellness programs, art, STEM activities, and social-emotional learning; creative expression and physical activity. After-school programs for preschool and early elementary-aged children, and year-round infant/toddler programs.
What sets it apart: Head Start/Early Head Start center: many families qualify for free care or low co-pays. 100% of teachers hold at least a Child Development Associate credential (64% of Head Start teachers hold bachelor's degrees). Meals provided (breakfast, lunch, snack). Part-day (3.5 hr), school-day (6.5 hr), or full-day (up to 10 hr) options. Trained to support children with disabilities and behavioral needs.
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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Best Curriculum
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Curriculum</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in Trotwood. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Most Compassionate
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Most Compassionate</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Trotwood. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Infant Care</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Trotwood. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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