Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Sullivan. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Sullivan. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Sullivan. 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 Sullivan. 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 Sullivan. 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 Sullivan. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Sullivan Head Start is a Head Start center in rural Sullivan, OH serving income-eligible families with children ages 3-5. As part of the Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland CAC network, it provides free early childhood education and care, with applications opening each March to serve Ashland County families. The program participates in Ohio Step Up To Quality and delivers developmentally appropriate activities to its participants. Additional details on accreditations, hours, capacity, and meal service are not publicly available on the current listing.
Safety5.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion6.0
Management8.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Identified as a Head Start early childhood program. No specific curriculum model or teaching philosophy is described on the page.
What sets it apart: Page functions as a location/contact directory for the Sullivan Center, listing office locations across four counties and contact information; no accreditations, hours, meals, ratios, or tuition details are stated.
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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Best Curriculum
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Most Compassionate
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Best Infant Care
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