Licensed Preschool in Reynoldsburg, OH

Preschool in Reynoldsburg

As of July 2026

In Ohio's licensing data, Reynoldsburg counts 41 providers: 26 centers and 13 home-based programs. Of those, 17 carry a Google rating, averaging 4.2 stars, and 7 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Under Ohio's Step Up To Quality system, 19 Reynoldsburg providers hold a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating — 5 Gold, 1 Silver, and 13 Bronze, a heavily Bronze-weighted distribution. CloverMap lists Reynoldsburg's full roster, including verified providers like Kiddie Academy of Reynoldsburg, for parents comparing options.

What to know about childcare in Reynoldsburg

Reynoldsburg's 41 providers lean toward centers, with 26 centers to 13 homes — about 63% centers and 32% homes. That's a fairly typical center-lean mix for a mid-sized Ohio city, giving families both models to weigh, with centers somewhat more common on the ground and 13 home-based programs providing a real secondary option.

Reynoldsburg's Step Up To Quality distribution stands out for how Bronze-heavy it is: of 19 medaled providers — 46% of the roster — 13 are Bronze, compared to just 5 Gold and 1 Silver. That means a Reynoldsburg parent checking medals is far more likely to encounter a Bronze rating than either of the other two tiers. Google ratings cover 17 providers, averaging 4.2 stars, with 7 rated 4.5 stars or higher.

Reynoldsburg's providers are licensed through Ohio's Department of Children and Youth (DCY), which sets the baseline requirements for staffing, health and safety, and operations for both centers and family child care homes statewide. Step Up To Quality is the separate, voluntary rating system layered on top of that license, and in Reynoldsburg's case Bronze is by far the most common outcome among providers that have gone through it — more common, in fact, than Gold and Silver put together.

With Bronze outnumbering Gold and Silver combined in Reynoldsburg's medal breakdown, a parent who specifically wants a Gold-rated provider will find that pool considerably smaller — just 5 citywide — than in cities where Gold is the dominant tier, which is useful to know before setting expectations for a search.

For a Reynoldsburg parent, the center-lean mix (26 of 41 providers) is the natural starting point, with 13 home-based programs as a smaller but real alternative. Given how Bronze-dominant the local medal distribution is, a parent shouldn't read a Bronze rating here as a lesser outcome relative to peers — it's simply the typical result for a Reynoldsburg provider that has been reviewed. Checking a Google rating alongside it, where available for 17 of the 41 providers, adds a useful second data point.

Across Reynoldsburg's 41 providers, a parent building a shortlist should expect Bronze to be the most common medal encountered and should weigh a Bronze rating on its own merits locally rather than comparing it unfavorably to cities where Gold is more common. Checking the Google rating for the 17 providers that have one adds a further, independent perspective. That context is worth keeping in mind so a Bronze rating isn't misread as a weaker result than it actually represents in this particular market.