🏆 Ranked #4 in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto · 5.3 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 10 in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto
Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. 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 Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Full Ranking Detail
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Little Elephant And Friends Daycare is a SUTQ Bronze-rated, newer family-run center in Toronto, OH, serving children 18 months and older with capacity for 46 across age-designated rooms. The 2023 opening brought modern facilities, structured educational programming, and extended hours from 6 am to 6 pm, with direct access to an enclosed outdoor play area. The center is staffed by owner-operators Andrea and Robert Martin and family, accepts PFCC vouchers for working families, and aims to blend educational rigor with quality care. As a newly opened facility, it carries limited operational history compared to established providers, and the absence of public parent reviews limits independent verification of the parent experience.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management5.0
Culture4.0
Extracurriculars5.0
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Best Infant Care
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Best K-Ready
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.</span>
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Best Arts & Music
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in Adena, Steubenville & Toronto. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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