Best of La Crosse County 2015: For Kids

The Best of La Crosse County: For Kids is here to help with all the choices parents have to make day after day. There aren’t many communities more family-friendly than this one, so there was plenty of stiff competition in all of these categories, covering everything from kid-friendly dentists and doctors to the best parks and restaurants to bring the whole family. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Childcare

  1. La Crosse Area YMCA – 32.2%
  2. Red Balloon Early Learning Center – 19.8%
  3. Childfirst – 15.9%

Youth Sports Program

  1. La Crosse Area YMCA – 33.6%
  2. Boys & Girls Club of America – 29.7%
  3. La Crosse Parks & Rec – 23.6%

Youth Program

  1. La Crosse Area YMCA – 33.1%
  2. Boys & Girls Club of America – 29.2%
  3. La Crosse Parks & Rec – 15.8%

Park for Kids

  1. Myrick Park (Kids Coulee), La Crosse – 76.5%
  2. Copeland Park, La Crosse – 6.9%
  3. Deer Wood Park, Holmen – 6.8%

Back-to-School Shopping

  1. Target – 39.4%
  2. Kohl’s – 16.0%
  3. Walmart – 15.4%

Kid’s Clothing Store

  1. Once Upon a Child – 27.6%
  2. Kohl’s – 26.3%
  3. Old Navy – 23.8%

Kid-Friendly Restaurant

  1. Chuck E. Cheese’s – 39.7%
  2. Pizza Doctors – 26.7%
  3. Fayze’s Restaurant & Bakery – 12.4%

Kid’s Birthday Party Venue

  1. Shenanigans – 30.5%
  2. High Roller Skating Center of La Crosse – 25.1%
  3. Chuck E. Cheese’s – 23.7%

Family Entertainment

  1. La Crosse Loggers Baseball – 30.9%
  2. Shenanigans – 27.8%
  3. Children’s Museum of La Crosse – 19.2%

Pediatrician / Family Doctor

  1. Dr. Steven Manson, Pediatrics, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse – 23.2%
  2. Dr. David Gerhard, Pediatrics, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse – 17.4%
  3. Dr. Mark Beahm, Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Onalaska – 17.1%

Kids’ Dentist

  1. Dr. Timothy Flood, Pediatric Dentistry of Onalaska – 25.9%
  2. Cowgill Dental – 22.5%
  3. Dr. Michael Funk, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse – 19.7%