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Daycares in Akron, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Akron, by ZIP code, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where Ohio publishes them, its inspection records. Some come from public business listings, with no Ohio license record matched yet.

daycares in Akron
235
daycare centers
169
home daycares
66
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Showing 1 to 30 of 235

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  8. Home daycare

    Amari Humphrey

    Akron, OH 44301 · address shared with families

    9 state visits · 30 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  9. Child care center

    Amha Eci

    2.5· 2 reviews

    100 W Cedar St, Akron, OH

    No state license record matched yet
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  10. Home daycare

    A Mother's Instinct

    Akron, OH 44320 · address shared with families

    5 state visits · 24 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  11. Child care center

    Angels Land Here

    4.9· 43 reviews

    364 W Exchange Street, Akron, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    8 state visits · 56 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  12. Child care center

    Angels Land Here

    855 E. Market Street, Akron, OH

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PMWeekend hours
    2 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  17. Home daycare

    Auntie's Childcare

    Akron, OH 44307 · address shared with families

    5 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  22. Group home daycare

    Bella’s Babies Childcare

    Akron, OH 44320 · address shared with families

    Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours
    10 state visits · 41 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  27. Home daycare

    Bright Beginings 2

    Akron, OH 44307 · address shared with families

    9 state visits · 76 rules cited (3 yrs)
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All 235 Akron daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Akron

In the last 3 years, 172 of the 182 Akron daycares with a state license record had at least one rule cited by Ohio Department of Children and Youth. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Akron daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited105%
1 to 2 rules63%
3 to 5 rules1810%
6 to 10 rules3016%
11 or more rules11865%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth.

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Cost

What daycare costs in Akron

Full-time infant care in Summit County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 22% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$295
Home daycare$200

Toddler

Center$265
Home daycare$190

Preschool

Center$232
Home daycare$175

Summit County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Programs

Programs in Akron

Infant daycare6Home daycares66Christian daycares10Preschools & pre-K30Head Start11After-school care8Weekend daycare25Night daycare25Early morning daycare58

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Akrn1 daycare · 3 miCuyahoga Falls30 daycares · 5 miTallmadge8 daycares · 5 miBarberton14 daycares · 6 miCopley5 daycares · 6 miSilver Lake2 daycares · 6 miMunroe Falls2 daycares · 7 miFairlawn11 daycares · 7 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Akron

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Most listings show their Ohio license and the state's visits; where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Center or home

    169 centers and 66 home daycares. Homes care for smaller groups in the provider's home; their street addresses are not shown here.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Akron

How many daycares are in Akron, OH?

235 daycares are listed in Akron: 169 child care centers and 66 home daycares, across 16 ZIP codes. 53 of them come from public business listings, with no Ohio license record matched yet. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How much does daycare cost in Akron?

Full-time infant care in Summit County has a median of $295 a week at a center and $200 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Akron daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Ohio Department of Children and Youth published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

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