Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Canfield. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Canfield. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Canfield. 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 Canfield. 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 Canfield. 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 Canfield. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Small Wonders Discovery & Learning Center in Canfield, OH is an Ohio Step Up To Quality Gold-rated center serving infants from 6 weeks through school-age children with flexible weekly scheduling. The center distinguishes itself through its Creative Curriculum featuring Spanish, yoga, weekly gardening, dance, and art at no additional cost, along with fresh home-cooked meals, diapers, wipes, and sunscreen all included in tuition. With a perfect 5.0-star parent rating across 30 reviews, strong staff engagement, and accommodation for children with special needs, the center is also BBB Accredited with an A+ rating and operates across multiple Ohio locations with over 10 years of community service. The facility's recurring pattern of partial compliance findings on annual inspections, though consistently resolved, reflects areas warranting ongoing monitoring.
Safety6.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management7.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Programs & activities: Wrap-around care with flexible scheduling; outdoor playground; bright classrooms with age-appropriate furnishings and materials for infants (6 weeks-18 months), toddlers (18 months-3 years), and pre-K (3-5 years).
What sets it apart: Located just north of Route 224 within MCCTC campus. Tuition includes meals, sunscreen, diapers, and wipes. Fresh, allergen-conscious meals cooked onsite daily. Abundant safe parking. Restricted access doors, sturdy fence, vetted staff, and on-campus security. Hours 6:30 AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday. Administrator: Tracy Baer.
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