Recognition of Excellence · New Knoxville & Russia, OH · 2026
The Way Child Care Center
5555 Wierwille Rd, New Knoxville, OH 45871
🏆 Ranked #1 in New Knoxville & Russia · 5.2 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
#1 in New Knoxville & Russia
Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in New Knoxville & Russia. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in New Knoxville & Russia. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher-quality score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in New Knoxville & Russia. 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 New Knoxville & Russia. 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 New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in New Knoxville & Russia. 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 New Knoxville & Russia. 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 New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension covers enrichment beyond core care — sports, languages, field trips, and special programs.
Full Ranking Detail
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The Way Child Care Center is an Ohio-licensed facility serving the rural New Knoxville community in Shelby County. The center offers a variety of educational and recreational activities to support early childhood development. As a small, community-based provider, the center has limited public visibility and no parent reviews available online, which may make it challenging for families to assess independently; direct communication with the center's staff is recommended to learn more about its programs, hours, and operational details.
Safety5.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion5.0
Management5.0
Culture5.0
Extracurriculars5.0
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#1 in New Knoxville & Russia
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">#1 in New Knoxville & Russia</strong>
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Best for Safety
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best for Safety</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest safety score in New Knoxville & Russia. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.</span>
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Best Teachers
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Teachers</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher-quality score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension reflects staff credentials, tenure, warmth, and how consistently parents praise individual teachers.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Curriculum</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest curriculum score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Infant Care</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best K-Ready
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best K-Ready</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension weighs literacy and numeracy foundations, school-transition preparation, and reported outcomes.</span>
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Best Management
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Management</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension evaluates director responsiveness, communication, billing clarity, and how well the center is run.</span>
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Best Culture
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Culture</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in New Knoxville & Russia. 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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Best Arts & Music
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Arts & Music</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest arts & music score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension reflects the depth and consistency of creative programming — visual arts, music, movement, and imaginative play.</span>
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Best Extracurriculars
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">Best Extracurriculars</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest extracurriculars score in New Knoxville & Russia. This dimension covers enrichment beyond core care — sports, languages, field trips, and special programs.</span>
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