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Parent Choice Awards

Each year, we ask our readers and online followers to weigh in on their favorite family-friendly spots — local businesses, attractions, family services and more — in the Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards. 

For our ninth annual contest, parents voiced their opinions during the nomination and voting period in spring. We had some new categories this year, too!

Some perennial favorites topped the ballots again this year, but they were joined by many new honorees. Here they are: the winners and runners-up in our 2024 Parent Choice Awards.

Click on a link here to go directly to that category; or scroll through all categories listed below and on subsequent pages:

Best town to raise a family
Best museum to visit with your family
Best live theater experience for kids
Best playground
Best park or place to explore nature
Best splash pad
Best family water adventure
Best family sports outing
Best indoor play place
Best animal encounter
Best place for tween/teen adventure
Best sensory-friendly outing (special needs)
Best Northeast Ohio staycation destination
Best summer camp/program
Best library
Best thrift/consignment for children’s clothing
Best kid-friendly shopping destination
Best parents’ night out destination
Best Ohio weekend getaway
Best birthday party
entertainment
Best place to get a pizza
Best place to get ice cream
Best place kids eat free
Best locally-owned family-friendly restaurant		 Best local, independent store to buy toys, games & learning products
Best place for kids’ swim lessons
Best place for gymnastics
Best dance studio
Best Daycare/childcare
Best place for family fitness
Best place for ice skating
Best place for children to explore music
Best place for a parent and me activity/class
Best place for cheerleading 
Best place to have a birthday party
Best place for a kid’s haircut
Best kid-friendly dental practice
Best orthodontics practice
Best pediatrics practice
Best hospital in a child emergency
Best hospital to have a baby
Best pregnancy/postpartum care for moms and families
Best dermatology practice
Best Spa
Best orthodontics pratice
Best preschool
Best tutoring/learning enrichment service
Best Northeast Ohio mom influencer

Weiss & Tor Orthodontics Wins ‘Best Orthodontics Practice’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 17, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Our readers and online followers voted for their favorite businesses, attractions, family services and more. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “best orthodontics practice” category. ...
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Winners and Runners-Up Announced in 2024 Parent Choice Awards!

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 14, 2024
The results are in! Each year, we ask our readers and online followers to weigh in on their favorite family-friendly spots — local businesses, attractions, family services and more — in the Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards. For our ninth annual contest, some perennial favorites topped the ballots once again — but they were joined by many new honorees. ...
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2024 Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards Announces Winners!

By Joel Hammond
June 12, 2024
For our 9th annual contest, parents voiced their opinions during the nomination and voting period in spring. Some perennial favorites topped the ballots again this year, but they were joined by many new honorees. Here are the winners and runners-up in our 2024 Parent Choice Awards. ...
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University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Wins ‘Best Hospital in a Child Emergency’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “Best Hospital in a Child Emergency” category. ...
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Great Beginnings Pediatric Dentistry Wins ‘Best Kid-Friendly Dental Practice’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “Best Kid-Friendly Dental Practice” category. ...
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Weiss & Tor Orthodontics Wins ‘Best Orthodontics Practice’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Learn about the winner and runners-up in the “Best Orthodontics Practice” category. ...
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Senders Pediatrics Wins ‘Best Pediatrics Practice’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “Best Pediatrics Practice” category. ...
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Mandel JCC & Greater Cleveland YMCA Wins ‘Best Place for Family Fitness’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here are the winners and runners-up in the “Best Place for Family Fitness” category. ...
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Apex Dermatology & Skin Surgery Center Wins ‘Best Dermatology Practice’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Angela Gartner
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “Best Dermatology Practice” category. ...
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Cleveland Clinic, Hillcrest Wins ‘Best Hospital to Have a Baby’ in 2024 Parent Choice Awards

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
June 7, 2024
The annual Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Here is the winner and runners-up in the “Best Hospital to Have a Baby” category. ...
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