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Daycares in Columbus, OH

Daycare centers and home daycares in Columbus, 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 Columbus
770
daycare centers
634
home daycares
136
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All daycares in Columbus

Showing 1 to 30 of 770

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

  1. Child care center

    161 Child Care

    2400 E Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    5 state visits · 29 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  5. Child care center

    A+ Academy Child

    2.9· 9 reviews

    4580 Heaton Road, Columbus, OH

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    4 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  6. Home daycare

    ABC Angels Academy

    Columbus, OH 43224 · address shared with families

    6 state visits · 42 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  9. Child care center

    ABC Learning Center

    3.9· 7 reviews

    5730 Kathy Run Lane, Columbus, OH

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    3 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  21. Child care center

    AJs Learning Center

    4.9· 10 reviews

    1704 Schrock, Columbus, OH

    Opens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    7 state visits · 46 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  29. Child care center

    Almadina

    4.2· 5 reviews

    5714 Columbus Square, Columbus, OH

    Opens before 7 AM
    4 state visits · 43 rules cited (3 yrs)
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By ZIP code

Browse Columbus by ZIP code

Each ZIP code has its own page with every Columbus daycare in it.

Columbus daycares with no ZIP code on record (1)

State record

Inspection records in Columbus

In the last 3 years, 596 of the 636 Columbus 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.

Columbus daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited406%
1 to 2 rules396%
3 to 5 rules508%
6 to 10 rules8213%
11 or more rules42567%

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

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Cost

What daycare costs in Columbus

Full-time infant care in Franklin 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

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

Programs

Programs in Columbus

Infant daycare9Home daycares136Christian daycares25Montessori7Preschools & pre-K33Head Start47After-school care28Part-time daycare3Weekend daycare65Night daycare136Early morning daycare230

Nearby

Daycares in nearby towns

Bexley8 daycares · 2 miGrandview Heights1 daycare · 3 miWhitehall10 daycares · 5 miCoumbus1 daycare · 5 miUpper Arlington5 daycares · 6 miGahanna35 daycares · 6 miObetz1 daycare · 6 miColubus1 daycare · 6 mi

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Columbus

  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

    634 centers and 136 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 Columbus

How many daycares are in Columbus, OH?

770 daycares are listed in Columbus: 634 child care centers and 136 home daycares, across 33 ZIP codes. 134 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 Columbus?

Full-time infant care in Franklin 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 Columbus 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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