Daycares in Columbus, Ohio

698 facilitiesAvg score: 60.0

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

648 of 698 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

698 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

March 12, 2026

Provenance

Ohio licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Columbus currently has 698 tracked providers. 648 have inspection history, 698 appear active, and 31% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is March 12, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from Ohio licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (698)Centers (548)Home (150)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
B

UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE

904 WESTBURY LANE

6 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

ELIZABETH KIDDOS CHILDCARE CORPORATION

1174 ROMONA PLACE

9 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

PERKINS PLAYHOUSE & LEARNING CENTER, INC

1700 COURTRIGHT RD

14 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

HOME CLOSE TO HOME CHILDCARE

4125 BARTLE DR

18 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

FINLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1835 FINLAND AVE

11 violationsLicensed School-Based Preschool
B

DIANE BURTON-HORTON

3826 KIRKWOOD ROAD

6 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

YWCA KIDS PLACE AT HAWTHORNE

5001 FAR VIEW ROAD

8 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

CDCFC-VALLEY FORGE HEAD START

1321 URBAN DRIVE

8 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

YWCA KIDS PLACE KIPP COLUMBUS

2901 COMMUNITY DRIVE

10 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

GIFTED DRAGONFLIES LEARNING CENTER

1468 BARNES DRIVE E

7 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

EDWARDS CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER INC

3858 ALUM CREEK DR STE A

10 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

RIVERS, ROSE M

3335 NORWOOD ST

12 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

THE BARRINGTON SCHOOL OF GRANDVIEW

757 ADENA DRIVE

15 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

BINFORD, RENEE

321 S JAMES RD

13 violationsLicensed Type B Family Child Care Home
B

HARAMBEE CHRISTIAN

1000 BONHAM AVE

14 violationsLicensed School-Age Child Care
B

ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL

1440 GRANDVIEW AVE.

5 violationsLicensed School-Based Preschool
B

BABS & BABIES CHILD ACADEMY LLC

1137 LINWOOD AVENUE

4 violationsLicensed Type A Family Child Care Home
B

DRIVING PARK EARLY LEARNING CENTER

1566 E LIVINGSTON AVE

15 violationsLicensed Child Care Center
B

CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10 CLINTON HEIGHTS AVE

8 violationsLicensed School-Age Child Care
B

OLDE ORCHARD ALT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

800 MCNAUGHTEN RD

8 violationsLicensed School-Based Preschool

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