Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Lima. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Lima. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
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O'Neal And Howard Head Start operates a West Ohio CAP Early Learning Center campus at 1825 Reese Ave. in Lima, serving infants through pre-K children with both Early Head Start (birth-3) and Head Start (3-5) programs across two dedicated EHS rooms and four HS rooms. Recognized with Ohio Step Up To Quality's Gold designation, the center offers flexible year-round and school-year schedules with morning hours (9:00am-3:15pm year-round, 9:00am-3:00pm school year). The integrated early childhood campus provides comprehensive services typical of Head Start programs, though limited public parent review coverage restricts independent verification of parent experience.
Safety5.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion6.0
Management7.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
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Best Infant Care
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