We've tallied up all the responses and now present to you the winners of this year's Maryland Family Readers' Choice Awards.
Best little kids' entertainment venue
Pump It Up
various locations
pumpitupparty.com
Best bigger kids' entertainment venue
Sky Zone
various locations
skyzone.com
Best place to throw a party
Whirlz Yogurt Bar
Ellicott City
410-740-1708
whirlzyogurtbar.com
Best park or nature trail
Centennial Park
Columbia / Ellicott City
410-313-7271
centennialmd.org
Best kid-friendly museum
Port Discovery
Baltimore
410-727-8120
portdiscovery.org
Best children's theater
Pumpkin Theatre
Owings Mills
410-902-1814
pumpkintheatre.com
Best pizza place
Ledo
various locations
ledopizza.com
Best locally owned kid-friendly restaurant
Clementine
Harford Road, Hamilton
410-444-1497
clementinebaltimore.com
Best frozen treats
Rita's
various locations
ritasice.com
Best eye doctor
Lisa Abrams
at Katzen Eye Group
various locations
katzeneye.com
Best pediatric practice/pediatrician
Klebanow & Assoc.
Columbia
410-997-1700
klebanowandassociates.com
Best dentist
Shiny Chompers
Ellicott City
443-574-8944
shinychompers.com
Best orthodontist
Victoria Switzer
Ellicott City
410-884-9929
ellicottcitybraces.com
Best physical therapist
Ashley Simmons
various locations
chesapeakept.com
Best health club
Life Time Athletic
Columbia
410-953-0022
lifetimefitness.com
Best independent family photography
Star-Light Studios
Laurel
301-498-2524
starlight123.com
Best place for kids' haircuts
Cartoon Cuts
various locations
cartooncuts.com
Best locally owned bookstore [tie]
Ukazoo
Towson
410-832-2665
ukazoo.com
Children's Bookstore
Roland Park, Baltimore
410-532-2000
thecbstore.com
Best kids' clothing store
Gymboree
various locations
gymboree.com
Best kids' consignment clothing store in Baltimore City
Little Lamb
Baltimore
410-433-9086
littlelambconsignments.com
Best kids' consignment clothing store in Baltimore County
Tried but True
Cockeysville
410-666-9265
triedbuttrue.com
Best kids' consignment clothing store in Howard County
McAdoodle Consignment
Fulton
301-362-8883
mcadoodleconsignment.com
Best kids' furniture store
Ikea
various locations
ikea.com
Best sporting-goods store
Dick's Sporting Goods
various locations
dickssportinggoods.com
Best locally owned toy store
Shananigans
Roland Park, Baltimore
410-532-8384
shananiganstoyshop.com
Best summer camp in Baltimore City
Friends School camp
Baltimore
410-649-3209
fscamp.org
Best summer camp in Baltimore County
Irvine Nature Center
Owings Mills
443-738-9200
explorenature.org
Best summer camp in Howard County
Abrakadoodle
various locations
abrakadoodle.com
Best art program in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Howard County
Abrakadoodle
various locations
abrakadoodle.com
Best tutoring
Sylvan
various locations
sylvanlearning.com
Best dance program
Arabesque Dance Studio
Columbia
410-381-0017
livetodance.com
Best martial arts program
Comprehensive Survival Arts, Martial Arts
Wellness JCC
Owings Mills
410-559-3553
csamartialarts.com
Best toddler-focused music program
Music Together
of Charm City
Baltimore
410-825-3881
musictogethercharmcity.com
Best older kids' music program
Columbia School
of Music
410-964-2228
columbiaschoolofmusic.com
Best gymnastics program
Columbia Gymnastics
410-964-2053
columbiagymnastics.com
Best club sports program
SAC - Soccer Association
of Columbia
Ellicott City
410-203-9590
sackick.com
Best swim program
Kids First
various locations
kidsfirstswimschools.com
Best preschool in Baltimore City
Y Preschool at Weinberg
Baltimore
410-889-9622 x2135
ymaryland.org
Best preschool in Baltimore County
Woodbrook Early
Education Center
Stevenson Lane, Baltimore
410-377-8918
weecenter.net
Best preschool in Howard County
Bet Yeladim
Columbia
410-997-7378
betyeladim.org
Best day care in Baltimore City
Bright Horizons at Tide Point
Baltimore
410-727-1232
child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com
Best day care in Howard County
Bet Yeladim
Columbia
410-997-7378
betyeladim.org
Best parochial school in Howard County
St. Louis Catholic School
Clarksville
410-531-6664
stlouisparish.org/school
Best private school in Baltimore City
The GreenMount School
Baltimore
410-235-6295
greenmountschool.org
Best private school in Baltimore County
McDonogh
Owings Mills
410-363-0600
mcdonogh.org
Best private school in Howard County
Glenelg Country School
Ellicott City
410-531-8600
glenelg.org
Best public school in Baltimore City
Baltimore School for the Arts
Baltimore
443-642-5165
bsfa.org
Best public school in Baltimore County
Stoneleigh Elementary
Baltimore
410-887-3600
stoneleighes.bcps.org
Best public school in Howard County
Thunder Hill Elementary
Columbia
410-313-6922
thes.hcpss.org