Licensed Daycares in Medina, OH

Daycare & Childcare in Medina

As of July 2026

Medina's licensing roster totals 29 providers, dominated by 22 centers against just 29 licensed homes. Seventeen of the 29 carry a Google rating — a notably high share — averaging 4.6★, with 12 of those 17 rated 4.5★ or higher. Seven Medina providers hold a medal under Ohio's Step Up To Quality, split between Gold and Bronze. CloverMap indexes all 29 Medina providers together so parents can weigh strong Google ratings alongside medal status and provider type before calling around.

What to know about childcare in Medina

Medina's 29 providers lean heavily center-based: 22 centers against only 29 licensed homes, with a few remaining providers making up the rest of the total. That's one of the more center-concentrated rosters among comparable Ohio cities, meaning families specifically seeking a home-based setting in Medina have a very short list to work from and may want to widen their search radius.

Medina stands out for how many of its providers carry a Google rating: 17 of 29, or 59% of the roster, averaging 4.6★ — one of the stronger averages in this group. Of those 17 rated providers, 12 land at 4.5★ or higher, meaning most of Medina's reviewed providers cluster near the top of the scale. Separately, 7 Medina providers hold a Step Up To Quality medal — 3 Gold and 4 Bronze — a smaller but still meaningful slice of the roster running alongside the strong review numbers.

All 29 Medina providers are licensed through Ohio's Department of Children and Youth (DCY), which requires centers and licensed homes alike to meet state standards on staffing, safety, and facility condition before opening. Step Up To Quality sits above that baseline as a voluntary program, evaluating participating providers further and awarding a Bronze, Silver, or Gold medal — a distinct measure from the Google ratings that make up the bulk of Medina's public quality signal.

For a Medina family, the unusually deep pool of Google-rated providers is the most useful starting filter, since nearly 6 in 10 providers here carry a review — THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF MEDINA is one example among that rated group. Cross-checking against the 7 medaled providers adds a second, state-verified layer for anyone comparing similarly rated centers. Given how few licensed homes exist locally, most Medina searches will center on comparing centers by rating, medal, and which ages each one actually serves.

One more thing worth flagging for Medina: the strong 4.6★ average sits among a rated group of 17, not across all 29 providers, so it describes the reviewed portion of the roster rather than the whole market. The 12 remaining unrated providers may still be excellent options — they simply haven't built up a public review history yet, which is common for newer or lower-traffic listings that parents haven't discovered through Google search. Combined with the 7 medaled providers, Medina gives parents two independent, meaningfully sized data sets to cross-reference before settling on a shortlist, which is more than many comparably sized Ohio cities offer.