Licensed Infant Care in Dublin, OH

Infant Care in Dublin

As of July 2026

With 53 providers on the books, Dublin's roster is almost entirely center-based: 49 centers to just 1 home-based program. Of the 53 providers, 32 carry a Google rating, averaging 4.7 stars — one of the highest citywide averages in Ohio's licensing data — and 27 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Under Ohio's Step Up To Quality system, 7 Dublin providers hold a medal — 3 Gold and 4 Bronze. CloverMap lists Dublin's full roster, including verified providers like Mango's Place, for parents comparing options.

What to know about childcare in Dublin

Dublin's 53 providers are overwhelmingly center-based: 49 centers against a single home-based program, meaning about 92% of the roster operates out of a dedicated facility. That's the most lopsided center-home split of any city among comparable Ohio cities, and it means a Dublin search will almost always be a comparison between centers rather than a choice between a center and a home. Families specifically looking for a home-based setting will find Dublin's local options limited to a single provider, which may mean widening a search to a neighboring city.

Where Dublin stands out is on Google ratings: 32 of 53 providers — 60% — carry a rating, and those average 4.7 stars, with 27 rated 4.5 stars or higher. That's an unusually strong and unusually well-covered rating picture. Step Up To Quality coverage is comparatively light by contrast — just 7 providers hold a medal, split 3 Gold and 4 Bronze — which means the large majority of Dublin's roster has not yet gone through that particular state review, even though many of the same providers carry strong Google ratings. That gap between a strong Google reputation and limited state-medal coverage is one of the more distinctive local patterns in Ohio's licensing data.

All of Dublin's providers are licensed through Ohio's Department of Children and Youth (DCY), which sets the baseline staffing, health and safety, and operational standards for centers and family child care homes statewide. Step Up To Quality is a separate, voluntary review layered on top of that license — a low medaled count in Dublin reflects limited participation in that specific program rather than anything about the underlying DCY license every provider holds.

Among Dublin's 7 medaled providers, Bronze slightly outnumbers Gold — 4 to 3 — though the far more telling number for most Dublin families is the Google rating pool: 32 providers rated, averaging 4.7 stars. That's a meaningfully higher average than most other Ohio cities in Ohio's licensing data, suggesting a market where parent sentiment runs strongly positive even where formal state medals are sparse.

For Dublin parents, the practical reality is that a search will center almost entirely on the 49 centers, since only one home-based option exists locally. Given how few providers carry a Step Up To Quality medal, Google ratings end up doing more of the comparative work here than in cities with heavier medal coverage — with 27 providers rated 4.5 stars or higher, there's a sizable pool of well-reviewed centers to start narrowing down from.