🏆 Ranked #2 in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford · 5.3 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 3 in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford
Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. 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 Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Green Head Start is a district-operated preschool program at 4057 Gallia Pike in Franklin Furnace, run by Green Local Schools and integrated with the K-12 system. The program employs bachelor-degreed head teachers and maintains staff-to-child ratios well below the 1:12 state standard, with curriculum anchored to Ohio Early Learning Content Standards for school readiness. Alignment with the district calendar provides consistency for families already navigating K-12 scheduling, though the program is limited to preschool age and operates on a school-year calendar only—making it unavailable for summer or year-round childcare needs. SUTQ rating is not available, and no independent parent reviews are publicly documented.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management5.0
Culture5.0
Extracurriculars5.0
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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Best Curriculum
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.</span>
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Best Culture
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Franklin Furnace & Lucasville & Minford. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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