Daycares in Mentor, OH
All 26 licensed child care facilities in Mentor, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
Typical cost in Ohio: about $1,124/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Ohio →
26licensed daycares
4.0average safety rating
27%with a clean record
19with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER #8777061 WAYSIDE DRIVE | 4.4★ | 9 · 1 high-risk | — |
| 2 | Little Scholars All Stars Mentor9230 LAKESHORE BLVD | 4.4★ | 15 · 2 high-risk | — |
| 3 | MY KIDS CHILDCARE INC9521 Lake Shore Blvd. | 4.4★ | 21 · 10 high-risk | — |
| 4 | Broadmoor8090 Broadmoor Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 5 | E & E ANGEL'S LEARNING ACADEMY 29423 MENTOR AVE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 6 | Garfield Preschool7090 Hopkins Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 7 | Mentor High School Preschool6477 Center St | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 8 | St Gabriel9935 Johnnycake Ridge Rd | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 9 | St Mary Of The Assumption8540 Mentor Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 10 | St Mary Of The Assumption8540 Mentor Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 11 | LOVE'S LEARNING LOFT LLC6720/6740 CENTER STREET | 4.3★ | 10 · 3 high-risk | — |
| 12 | Dedicated To Children6970 HEISLEY ROAD | 4.3★ | 7 · 5 high-risk | — |
| 13 | LIL' SNEAKERS UNIVERSITY8282 YELLOWBRICK ROAD | 4.2★ | 10 · 2 high-risk | — |
| 14 | HORIZON CHILD DEV. CTR LTD8303 TYLER BLVD | 4.2★ | 13 · 1 high-risk | — |
| 15 | Little Scholars North Mentor9220 LAKESHORE BLVD | 4.2★ | 15 · 6 high-risk | — |
| 16 | ABC Me Grow 27260 Lakeshore Boulevard | 4.1★ | 7 | — |
| 17 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER #3286145 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE | 4.1★ | 15 · 6 high-risk | — |
| 18 | RAINBOW CONNECTION6312-C CENTER ST | 4.0★ | 11 · 3 high-risk | — |
| 19 | Little Lights Bible Club6883 Reynolds Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 | 4.0★ | 18 · 1 high-risk | — |
| 20 | RIDGE POINTE CHILD CARE CENTER INC.9650 OLD JOHNNYCAKE RIDGE ROAD | 4.0★ | 23 · 6 high-risk | — |
| 21 | Little Scholars South Mentor7464 TYLER BLVD. | 3.7★ | 8 · 2 high-risk | — |
| 22 | SMALL HANDS BIG DREAMS LEARNING CENTER8465 MARKET STREET | 3.2★ | 14 · 4 high-risk | — |
| 23 | ANGELSWING,INC. CHILD CARE CENTER8090 BROADMOOR RD | 3.0★ | 10 · 1 high-risk | — |
| 24 | MENTOR UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL8600 MENTOR AVE | 3.0★ | 9 · 4 high-risk | — |
| 25 | MENTOR CO-OPERATIVE PRESCHOOL INC7271 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD | 3.0★ | 17 · 3 high-risk | — |
| 26 | The Sandbox Daycare6135 Heisley Rd | 2.4★ | 45 · 15 high-risk | — |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.
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