Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Urbana. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Urbana. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Urbana. 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 Urbana. 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 Urbana. 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 Urbana. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
Cors Head Start - Urbana is an Ohio Gold Award recipient providing comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start services at 1150 Scioto St in Urbana for children birth through 5. With over 50 years of organizational experience across 17 licensed Ohio centers, CORS employs degreed teachers using research-based curricula and developmental assessments to support learning in mixed-age classrooms, including specialized support for children with disabilities. Free meals, health screenings, and full-day year-round programming serve eligible families at no cost, with a secure, age-divided outdoor space and locked entrance. Parent reviews are not publicly available on standard rating platforms, limiting independent verification of family experience beyond the program's established quality credentials.
Safety6.0
Curriculum8.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness7.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Head Start program. Home-based option uses the Parents as Teachers curriculum, described as flexible for families educating at home.
Programs & activities: Full-day program (year-round or school-year) for ages birth to 5, plus a home-based program for birth to 5. Comprehensive physical health, mental health, and age-sensitive nutrition services.
What sets it apart: Ohio Gold Award seal. Open Monday-Friday. Nutritional breakfast, lunch, and mid-day snack served daily at no cost to families. Security measures including a locked entrance and a fenced-in playground divided by age groups.
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#1 in Urbana
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Best for Safety
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Best Teachers
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher quality score in Urbana. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Urbana. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Urbana. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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