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You’re reading part of our 2026 LINK nky Readers’ Choice Awards. Explore the full guide, including winners for food & drink, shopping, services and more here.

Taking care of yourself and the people you love is practically a community sport in NKY. 

From top-notch pediatric practices and trusted chiropractors to dance studios, martial arts academies and yoga classes that actually make you want to show up, NKY’s got it. 

Our region is home to a vast network of health and wellness professionals, educators and family-friendly destinations. 

Whether you’re searching for the perfect daycare, the right therapist, a summer camp your kids will beg to return to, or just a great place to celebrate a birthday, your neighbors have you covered. And when it comes to schools, our readers made clear that NKY is raising the bar on education too.

These Reader’s Choice winners represent the very best in family life and personal wellbeing — as chosen by the neighbors and families who rely on them every day.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

1. Campbell County YMCA

2. School Of Rock

3. Five Seasons Family Sports Club – NKY

BARRE

1. Pure Barre

2. Neighborhood Barre Covington

3. Five Seasons Family Sports Club – NKY

CHIROPRACTOR

1. Ryan Chiropractic & Wellness

2. Tapp Into Chiropractic

3. Dream Street Chiropractic

COLLEGE

1. Northern Kentucky University

2. Gateway Community & Technical College

3. Thomas More University

DANCE STUDIO

1. Studio Dee

2. Rapture Dance Company

3. MJM Studios

DAY TRIP

1. Red River Gorge

2. Keeneland

3. Rabbit Hash KY

DAYCARE CENTER

1. The Goddard School of Fort Mitchell

2. Julie Learning Center

3. Redwood

DENTAL PRACTICE

1. Buttermilk Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

2. Bellevue Family Dentistry

3. Berling Michael J DDS

DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE

1. Beauty Well KY

2. Dermatology Associates of Northern Kentucky

3. Dermalounge

DOCTOR’S OFFICE

1. Pediatric Associates

2. St Elizabeth

3. The Christ Hospital

ELEMENTARY

1. Villa Madonna Academy

2. John G Carlisle Elementary School

3. Beechgrove Elementary School

FAMILY FUN CENTER

1. Silverlake: The Family Place

2. Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center

3. Ludlow Bromley Swim Club

FITNESS STUDIO

1. Jazzercise – Union

2. RiverCity Barbell

3. Better Bodies

HIGH SCHOOL

1. Holy Cross District High School

2. Villa Madonna Academy

3. Covington Catholic High School

HOME CARE/IN HOME CARE

1. St. Elizabeth Healthcare

2. Visiting Angels Home Care

3. Helping Hands NKY

MARTIAL ARTS

1. Legacy TaeKwonDo of Northern Kentucky

2. Dominach’s Taekwondo Academy

3. Club MMA

MASSAGE THERAPIST

1. Patty Toolen

2. Northern Kentucky Medical Massage

3. Sea of Tranquility Massage & Wellness, LLC

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

1. MEBS Counseling

2. Mainspring Wellness – Covington

3. Blume Counseling Bellevue, KY

MIDDLE SCHOOL

1. Villa Madonna Academy

2. Ockerman Middle School

3. Turkey Foot Middle School

NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVING

1. Rosedale Green

2. St. Charles Community

3. Legacy Living Florence

PERSONAL TRAINER

1. Living Well Fitness

2. ModelFit, LLC

3. Independence Bodyshape Fitness

PHYSICAL THERAPY

1. Jehn PT and Wellness

2. Rehabilitation & Performance Institute Fort Thomas

3. OrthoCincy – Edgewood

PILATES

1. Body Alive Union

2. Sage Yoga Hot + Pilates

3. Pilates on Pike

PLACE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY

1. Larosa’s

2. Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center

3. Strike & Spare

SUMMER CAMP

1. Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center

2. World of Golf

3. YMCA Camp Ernst

URGENT CARE

1. The Christ Hospital – Urgent Care Center

2. St. Elizabeth Urgent Care

3. Urgent Care – Florence – St. Elizabeth Physicians

YOGA

1. Body Alive Crestview Hills

2. Studio43 Sweat+Soul

3. Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center

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