BEST DAY CARE

Building Blocks Preschool

805 S. Chatham Road, 698-8877 770 Apple Orchard Road, 528-8028 Ahead of the pack by a long shot, Building Blocks Preschool takes the 2013 Best of Springfield Best Day Care title this year. With two convenient locations, one at Chatham Road and Lawrence Ave., the other at Apple Orchard Road in what was the old Fiat Allis industrial park, these day care centers/preschools offer shelter, food, activities and instruction for infants through 6-year-olds. Folks continue to trust their children to this institution that has provided services to families in Springfield for more than 20 years. The south location offers care for a capacity of about 250 children and the west location, which was opened in 2010, has a capacity of more than 300 youngsters. Runner-up: Lake Shore Learning Center