*The nomination period has closed. Please check back for the final voting round beginning April 8.
Help us find the best in Northeast Ohio when it comes to family fun!
The Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Winners and runners-up will be published in the June/July issue of Northeast Ohio Parent magazine.
There are two stages in this year’s balloting:
1) Nomination – Your chance to let us know who your local favorites are. Top vote-getters are finalists in the next stage. (Please only nominate local busineses, no national chains).
- Nomination Voting: Feb. 14 – March 6
2) Final Voting – Select your number one choice from the short list of finalists.
- Voting: April 8 – April 30
Nominate your favorites here!
There’s something in it for you, too! Participants who complete a ballot and vote in at least 15 categories will be entered into a drawing to win a family 4-pack of tickets to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium. (To be eligible, you must enter your email address in the form and vote in at least 15 categories. Three families will win these 4-packs!) *There is a one-time email registration you will need to complete in order to participate. By participating in voting, you opt in to receive the Northeast Ohio Parent email newsletter.
Please help us make this year’s Parent Choice Awards the best yet by submitting your Nominations and getting others involved too!
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Jessica Kielbasa
Greater Cleveland Pediatrics
Tyrone Fisher
The categories had a very narrow field to chose from; and since this is an online survey, they should be expanded. How was the field narrowed to three or four organizations? Was this random or based on paid sponsorships?
Denise Koeth
During the nomination period in March, our readers and followers had the chance to name their favorites in each category. We took the top nominees (highest number of mentions) in each category and those are the ones included during the final voting period.
Rebecca Quinn
The Cleveland Music School Settlement is an amazing place for children! The foundation provided there via preschool, day camps, summer camps, and piano lessons frontloaded all three of our children for success. It is truly a magical place!
Dr. Mohammad Haque
Best School in the Cleveland Area. We were fortunate that our son went there for preschool and pre-K.
Carolyn Cirincione
All super places!
Ramachandra
The music settlement is the best
kelly b landau
Senders is the best!
Marilyn Price
I fully support the music school settlement. As a child, my oldest sister took piano lessons there & at age 14, she was the youngest pianist to play for major Broadway plays @ Karamu House on E. 89th & Quincy. All of us sang growing up & she was our accompianist. Without her, we couldn’t have been in so many plays there and even had leading roles. She’s 87 & still playing the piano.
Charlie Butts
This survey omits too many good choices. In my opinion the best theatre experience where children and teens and adults are well trained in all the theatre arts is NEAR WEST THEATRE (reason founder Stephanie Hrbek given Ohio Arts Prize); also newest fine playground is at Edgewater Park next to Upper Picnic Pavilions; for nature experience why not include amazing hike/bike Metroparks Trails all along the Cuyahoga, accessible from Tremont Point, from Wendy Park on Lake Erie or near Viaduct in Ohio City-trail leads all the way to connect with Cuyahoga Valley Nat’l Recreation area; in Slavic Village there is the Velodrome, plus more trails for walkers/bikers; as for museums, we love CMA (free), CNHM (free on Sundays for all Clevelanders), Science Center, & attend all regularly; for swimming, YMCAs and City Rec Centers, for gymnastics, why not include Czech Sokol Gymnastics, great resource for many years! Metro Hospital now has an even more convenient location in Ohio City, between the lacrosse field at Urban Community School and the squash courts at Urban Squash. Many new gaming places abound, from Bocce Courts at StoneMad, to shuffleboard and board game places to climbing gym and Mystery House in Ohio City.
Denise Koeth
During the nomination period in March, our readers and followers had the chance to name their favorites in each category. We took the top nominees (highest number of mentions) in each category and those are the ones included during the final voting period.