Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Anna & Botkins. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Anna & Botkins. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Anna & Botkins. 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 Anna & Botkins. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Arts & Music
Earned the highest arts & music score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.
Best Extracurriculars
Earned the highest extracurriculars score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension covers enrichment beyond core care — sports, languages, field trips, and special programs.
Full Ranking Detail
montessori
St. Philomena Montessori is an authentically Catholic Montessori-method preschool at 9377 State Route 119 W in rural Anna, Ohio, serving children from age 1 through lower elementary. Both classroom teachers are state-licensed and Montessori-certified, fostering hands-on independent learning in multi-age developmental environments. The center combines Montessori principles with faith-based formation, including weekly Catechesis of the Good Shepherd religious education delivered by trained catechists, alongside half-day preschool, childcare, and full-day kindergarten and elementary options. Located on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church campus in Shelby County, it serves 80 children with affordable infant and toddler programs, though tuition, operating hours, and specific meal and security details are not publicly available.
Safety5.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management6.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Authentically Catholic Montessori education using the Montessori Method combined with faith-based formation. Includes Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, the Montessori approach to religious formation rooted in scripture, sacred tradition, sacraments, prayer, and liturgy.
Programs & activities: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd religious education (1.5 hours weekly with trained catechists). Age-grouped programs including Toddler (18 months-3 years), Primary (3-6), and Lower Elementary (6-9), with half-day and full-day options such as Half-Day Preschool, Half-Day Childcare, Full-Day Kindergarten, and Full-Day Lower Elementary.
What sets it apart: Serves 80 children on the campus of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in McCartyville, Ohio. No accreditations, operating hours, meals, security, ratios, or tuition details stated.
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Best Curriculum
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in Anna & Botkins. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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