2022 LOVE Award Winners and Family Favorites of the Main Line Parent Community
Meet the Main Line Parent LOVE Award Winners and Family Favorites, nominated and chosen by local parents as the BEST local resources for Families around the Main Line.
The 2022 Main Line Parent LOVE Award Winners and Family Favorites
Congratulations to our 2022 Main Line Parent LOVE Award Winners and Family Favorites! We asked our Main Line Parent Community to nominate the organizations and individuals who made a difference in their families’ lives over the last year – and to reflect and share WHY they love them too! Click through our list for referrals you can trust and get to know our award-winning Main Line Parent Members below. Looking for our LOVE Awards Celebration Photo Gallery? Find them here!
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Best Bakery: Nothing Bundt Cakes
Best Birthday Cake: The Bakery House
Family Favorite – Clay’s Bakery
Best Birthday Parties: Board & Brush Newtown Square
Best Caterer: Gia Bella Catering
Best Ice Cream: 1900 Ice Cream
Best Keepsakes: Once Upon a Time Creation
Family Favorite – Sweet Mabel Folk Art and Craft
Best Party Help: Party Host Helpers
Best Personalized Gifts: Philly DIY
Top Photographers
AMC Photography Studios
Annie Whittington Photography
Ashley Gerrity Photography
Bonnie Raley Photography
Danielle Foster Creations
Diana Smyth Photography
Ivory Tree Portraits
Jamie Siever Photography
Jessica Catherine Photography
Veronika Paluch Photography
Best Sweet Treats: The Sweet Trading Company
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Best Carpet & Flooring: Havertown Carpet Co
Best Cleaning Services: JS Services LLC
Best Electrician: Farryn Electric
Best General Contractor: The Golden Hand
Family Favorite – AMR Builds
Best Home A/V Support: JL Entertainment Designs
Best Home Organizer: Carrie’s Essential Services
Best Insurance Broker – Peterson Insurance Services
Best Interior Designer: Yellow Stone Creations, LLC
Best Outdoor Living Space Design: Kelly Masonry
Best Resource to Make Your Backyard Inviting for Kids: Barnes WorkArts
Family Favorite – Valley Creek Home & Tree
Best Painter: Artisan Painting & Carpentry
Family Favorite – Nolan Painting
Family Favorite – Patch and Paint Pros LLC
Best Realtor: Lynise Caruso
Family Favorite – Nicole Klein Team
Best Tax Prep: Worry Free Tax & Financial Solutions, LLC – Zak Elabid
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Best Au Pair Agency: Main Line childcare – Rebecca Cronin
Best Classes for New & Expecting Parent: Main Line Family Education
Best Infant Swim Lessons – ISR – Emily Morrison
Best Music Classes for Babies: First Notes
Best Nanny Agency: WeCare Nannies
Best Postpartum Doula – After the Stork
Best Sleep Consultant – Confident Parenting
Family Favorite –Solace Pediatric Sleep Consulting
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Best Art Classes: Sky Soup Art Center
Family Favorite – Main Line Art Center
Family Favorite – Wayne Art Center
Best Childcare: Kids’ Clubhouse of the Main Line
Family Favorite – A Child’s Place, Devon
Family Favorite – Goddard School, Malvern & Wayne locations
Best College Admissions Services: My Admissions Sherpa
Best Cooking Classes: Big Tasty Club
Family Favorite – The Kitchen Workshop
Best Dance Studio: Ballet 180
Family Favorite – Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts
Family Favorite – Contempra Dance Studio
Family Favorite – The Philadelphia Dance Academy
Family Favorite – Start a Movement
Family Favorite – Twirl
Best Gymnastics and Tumbling: Tumbling with JoJo
Best Horseback Riding: The Resonant Horse
Best Library: Ardmore Library
Best Martial Arts Programming: My Karate Place
Family Favorite – Dragon Gym
Family Favorite – Sky Martial Arts
Best Music Classes: Roots With Ruark
Best Music Lessons: Leading Tone Lessons
Family Favorite – Bender Violin Studio
Family Favorite – Meridee Winters School of Music
Best Performing Arts Program: Music Training Center
Family Favorite – SALT Performing Arts
Family Favorite – West Chester Studio for the Performing Arts at Uptown!
Family Favorite – Wolf Performing Arts Center
Best Resource for Homeschool Families: Cupola Academy
Best Spanish Language Program: Spanish Exploradores
Family Favorite – Spanish Workshop for Children
Best Sports Programming: Next Level Sports
Family Favorite – Penn Valley Junior Sports Association
Best Swim Lessons: Speer Swim School
Family Favorite – Goldfish Swim School
Best Tennis Lessons: Julian Krinsky School of Tennis
Test Prep:
Family Favorite – Educational Services
Family Favorite – Rocket Prep
Best Tutoring: Between the Lines Tutoring
Family Favorite – REACH Tutors
Best Virtual Cooking Classes: Kitchen Wizards
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Best Butcher: Colonial Village
Best Cafe: GET Cafe
Family Favorite – Gryphon Cafe
Family Favorite – Malvern Buttery
Family Favorite – Nook & Kranny Kafe
Best Meal Prep: HomeCooked
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Best Animal Hospital: Gladwyne Animal Hospital
Family Favorite – Newtown Square Veterinary Hospital
Best Dog Trainer: At Attention Dog Training
Best Pet Boarding: Wagsworth Manor
Family Favorite – Lucie’s Barkingham Palace
Family Favorite – Playtime Pet Resort
Best Pet Sitter: Creature Comforts Pet Sitting
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Best Day Camp – DC Summer Programs
Family Favorite – Camp Kef
Family Favorite – ESF Camps & Programs
Family Favorite – The Handwork Studio
Best Overnight Camp: Camp Cayuga
Family Favorite – Independent Lake Camp
Family Favorite – Camp Kweebec
Family Favorite – Camp Saginaw
Family Favorite – Camp Nock a Mixon
Best Place to Get Outside With Your Family: Valley Forge Park
Family Favorite – Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Family Favorite – Rolling Rock Park
Best Playspace: Charming Star Playroom
Family Favorite – Chatter Splatter
Family Favorite – Lulu’s Casita
Best Teen Hangout: Game on State
Family Favorite – Elite Sports Factory
Best Specialty Camp: The Creative Living Room
Family Favorite – The Photography Workshop Inc.
Best Sports Camp: Jr. 76ers Camp
Family Favorite – Phillies Baseball Academy
Family Favorite – Swarthmore Recreation Association
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Best Children’s Boutique: Layla’s Boutique
Family Favorite – Children’s Clothing Patch
Family Favorite – Kids Corner
Family Favorite – Luxy Little Ones
Best Dance Store – Swan Dancewear
Best Personal Car Shopper – Phoenix Preferred
Best Place for Expecting Parents to Register: Kids N Kribs
Best Place to Prep for an Outdoor Adventure: Out There Outfitters
Best Toy Store – Monkey Fish Toys
Family Favorite – Character Development
Best Tween Boutique: Gabrielle & G-Lizzy
Family Favorite – Down to Earth Kids
Best Women’s Clothing Boutique: Skirt
thrive
Best Acupuncture – Dr. Meredith Murphy
Best Aesthetician: Ruthie’s Eyes
Family Favorite – Dani Causey Skin
Best Allergist – Allergy & Asthma Specialists
Best Birth Classes: ChildbirthPhilly – Dena Marchiony
Best Chiropractor: Experience Chiropractic
Family Favorite – City Line Chiropractic
Family Favorite – Resnick Chiropractic
Family Favorite – Strafford Chiropractic & Healing Center
Best Cosmetic Dentist: Omene Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
Best Dermatologist for Teens: Ringpfeil Advanced Dermatology
Best Developmental Services: Talk Eat Play Grow
Family Favorite – Expansion Speech Therapy
Family Favorite – Milestone Therapy
Family Favorite – Play at Home
Best Doula: Liberty Doulas
Family Favorite – King of Prussia Doulas LLC
Family Favorite – Northern Star Doula
Best Estate Planner: The Law Office of Andrew Gavrin
Family Favorite – The Law Office of Heather L Turner, LLC
Best Fitness Classes: Performance Fitness
Family Favorite – OTF
Family Favorite – Purenergy
Family Favorite – Pop Fit Studio
Best Lactation Consultant: Nestled LLC
Best Luxury Med Spa: Cryo-Sculpt Revive
Family Favorite – Essent Spa
Best Maternal Mental Health Support: Halcyon Therapy
Family Favorite – Postpartum Stress Center
Best Mental Health Services For Teens: Embark Behavioral Health
Best Nail Salon: American Nails
Best Opthalmologist: Peter Gross, MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist
Best Orthodontist: Phamily Orthodontics
Family Favorite – Buttenbaum Orthodontics
Family Favorite – Foote Orthodontics
Best Parenting Coach: Intend Forward Coaching
Family Favorite – A Total Approach
Top Pediatricians
Advocare Main Line Pediatrics
Center City Pediatrics in Bala
Madeleine C. Weiser MD & Associates
Nemours Children’s Health, Paoli
Nemours Children’s Health, Radnor
Best Pediatric Dentist – Lower Merion Pediatric Dentistry
Family Favorite – Pediatric & Adolescent Dentistry of the Main Line
Family Favorite – Kids Grins – Dentistry for Kids
Best Personal Trainer: Maria Rossi Fitness
Family Favorite – KatFit
Best Physical Therapy – Play at Home Physical Therapy
Best Reiki: Path to Your Wellness
Best Reproductive Health Care Provider: Lifecycle WomanCare
Best Senior Care Resource: Arden Courts King of Prussia
Best Smoothies: Juice Dr.
Best Travel Salon: Something You Beauty Studio
Best Wellness Coach: Be Well With Beth
Best Yoga Studio: Evolve Yoga and Beyond
- Family Favorite – Bulldog Yoga Villanova
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Visit the Main Line Parent Best for Families Guide home page for the full LOVE Awards Celebration photo gallery by AMC Photography Studios.
Get to know these Award-Winning Main Line Parent Members
Main Line Parent Members are local community builders like us who would like to be more connected with families around the Main Line. The Members below support the Main Line Parent Community and our Best for Families Guide. Have you had a great experience with any of them? You can help other families benefit from your experience with an endorsement on their Profile Page! SHOW YOUR SUPPORT WITH A 5-STAR REVIEW.
After the Stork | Best Postpartum Doula — 2024 LOVE Awards
After the Stork has been Philadelphia and the Main Line's premier postpartum doula agency since…
AMC Photography Studios | Best Bar & Bat Mitzvah Photographer — 2024 LOVE Awards
AMC Photography Studios is a commercial and event boutique professional photography studio.
Ballet 180 | Best Dance Studio – 2024 LOVE Awards
Ballet 180 School inspires a 180-degree positive transformation of the mind, body, and soul through…
Bright Minds Preschool of the Main Line
Now Pre-enrolling children who will be 2 years old by 9/1/2025 for our 2025/26 school…
Carrie’s Essential Services, LLC | 2024 Family Favorite Home Organizer
Carrie’s Essential Services specializes in general organizing for home, business, and real estate services including…
Cassandra Doyle Must Love Travel
Cassandra Doyle Must Love Travel is a top travel agent worldwide and holds multiple certifications…
Charming Star Playroom
Charming Start Playroom is an indoor children’s play center for ages 0-6
Cupola Academy | Best Homeschool Resource – 2024 LOVE Awards
Cupola Academy (CA) is a secular, nonprofit educational organization that provides a supportive community-base for homeschooling families.
Danielle Foster Creations | 2024 Family Favorite Honoree – Photography Studio
Danielle Foster Creations is a unique, full-service portrait studio, specializing in Newborn, Child, Pet, &…
DEAN Adventure Camps (formerly The Handwork Studio) | 2024 Family Favorite Honoree – Day Camp
DEAN Adventure Camps at Haverford College (formerly The Handwork Studio & Velocity Adventure Camps) is the natural…
Dr. Meredith Murphy, Licensed Acupuncturist
Dr Meredith Murphy is a board certified acupuncturist with a private practice in King of…
ESF Camps & Experiences | Best Day Camp – 2024 LOVE Awards
ESF Summer Camps & Experiences is where campers are free to explore their curiosity and…
Experience Chiropractic
Formerly known as King of Prussia Family Wellness Center, PC, Experience Chiropractic opened its doors in 2003 providing chiropractic care,…
Foote Orthodontics
Foote Orthodontics works together to give you the orthodontic and aesthetic treatment you need with…
GETincluded Inc’s GET Café
A non-profit community coffee shop and center for social inclusion.
Goldfish Swim School
Goldfish Swim School is proud to provide state-of-the-art aquatic facilities that are dedicated to indoor…
Havertown Carpet Co. | Best Carpet & Flooring – 2024 LOVE Awards
Havertown Carpet Co. is a locally owned, shop-at-home carpet and flooring store that sells and…
HomeCooked | Meal Prep Service — 2024 LOVE Awards
HomeCooked helps busy people get fresh or frozen ready-to-cook dinners for their family. Curbside Pick…
Independent Lake Camp
Ready to have something special added to your space to create both value and beauty?…
Ivory Tree Portraits | Best Photography Studio — 2024 LOVE Awards
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THEY CHANGE. BUT YOU’LL HAVE TODAY, FOREVER.
Jessica Catherine Photography
Jessica Catherine Photography is a boutique newborn, baby, and maternity portrait studio specializing in in-home…
JL Entertainment Designs | Best Home A/V Support — 2024 LOVE Awards
JL Entertainment Designs offers custom audio/video solutions to make your home or business work for…
KatFit, LLC
KatFit specializes in uniquely designed fitness and nutrition programs for your individual needs, life demands,…
Law Office of Andrew Gavrin
The Law Office of Andrew Gavrin focuses its practice on working with individuals and families…
Main Line Childcare | Best Childcare Agency — 2024 LOVE Awards
Main Line Childcare works with the largest au pair agency in the U.S., supporting au…
Maria Rossi Fitness
Transforming you to be in the best shape of your life with personal training and…
Meridee Winters School of Music
Meridee Winters School of Music provides customized, convenient, online, in-home lessons for piano, guitar, voice,…
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Nothing Bundt Cakes provides the best bundt cake you will ever have in your entire…
Philly DIY | Best Personalized Gifts – 2024 LOVE Awards
Philly DIY specializes in unique personalized gifts engraved with handwritten recipes, notes and art. They…
Riverbend Environmental Education Center | Family Favorite Place to Get Outside With Your Family
Riverbend Environmental Education Center teaches environmental principles to children in Southeastern Pennsylvania through a direct…
Spanish Exploradores | Best Language Program — 2024 LOVE Awards
Looking for a fun and engaging way for your child to learn Spanish? Spanish Exploradores…
Spanish Workshop for Children
Spanish Workshop for Children is a Spanish immersion program for children (15 months and up).
Strafford Chiropractic & Healing Center
SCHC is the Main Line's go-to resource for all of your health, wellness, nutrition and…
The Philadelphia Dance Academy | 2024 Family Favorite Honoree – Dance Studio
PDA offers professional dance training in a positive environment, focusing on technique, wellness, and artistic…
The Sweet Trading Company
The Sweet Trading Company is a handcrafted chocolate shop offering thoughtfully crafted confections, candy, and…
Uptown Studio | Best Performing Arts Program – 2024 LOVE Awards
Join Uptown Studio (formerly WCStudio at Uptown) for an immersive summer of theatrical exploration!
WFTFS, LLC | Worry Free Tax & Financial Solutions
WFTFS, LLC is an Ardmore, PA based tax and accounting firm specializing in core disciplines…
Wolf Performing Arts Center | 2024 Family Favorite Honoree – Performing Arts Program
Wolf Performing Arts Center offers children ages preschool-12th grade theatre education including lessons, performances, classes,…
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