Who sets the gold standard for education, eating out and shopping? Where does your family go when you want to play or explore, or when you need medical attention?

Those are the questions Little Rock Family asks our readers each year, and every year our readers answer. The result is our annual Family Favorites. As voted by our readers, the winning businesses, schools and services featured below are the best of the best for central Arkansas families.

Birthday Parties

Birthday Cake

Mickey’s Cakes & Sweets

          

Party Facility

Playtime Pizza

          

Education

Childcare Facility

Helping Hand

     

Private Elementary School

Little Rock Christian Academy

          

Private Middle School

Pulaski Academy

     

Private High School

Pulaski Academy

     

Public Elementary School

Forest Heights STEM Academy (LRSD)

          

Public Middle School

Forest Heights STEM Academy (LRSD)

          

Public High School

Little Rock Central High School (LRSD)

          

Enrichment Programs

Dance/Cheer/Gymnastics

Tie:

Cheer City United

River City Gymnastics
          

Fine Arts

Arkansas Arts Center

          

Martial Arts

ATA Arkansas Martial Arts

     

Sports

Tie:

Arkansas United Soccer

Little Rock Climbing Center
                     

Summer Camp

Day Camp at Lake Nixon

Tutoring

Huntington Learning Center

     

Family Fun

Annual Festival/Event

Riverfest

          

Day Trip

Hot Springs

          

Field Trip

Museum of Discovery

          

Indoor Playground

The Wonder Place

          

Museum

Museum of Discovery

          

Music/Theater

Arkansas Repertory Theatre

          

Outdoor Park

Burns Park

     

Pool/Water Park

Wild River Country

          

Sports

Arkansas Travelers

          

Food & Restaurants

Burger Joint

David’s Burgers

(Conway)      (North Little Rock)     (Bowman)

(Gateway Town Center)      (Park Plaza)      (Maumelle)

     

Date Night

Bravo! Cucina Italiana

          

Dessert

Tie:

Big Orange

Trio's
(WLR)      (Midtown)
(WLR)      (Midtown)
(WLR)      (Midtown)

Family Restaurant

The Purple Cow Restaurants

     

Pizza

U.S. Pizza Co.

          

Health Care

Eye Care

Deer Penick Eye Clinic

Family Dentist

Kitchens Pediatric Dentistry

Orthodontist

Phelan Orthodontics

     

Pediatric Group

Arkansas Pediatric Clinic

Pharmacy

Kroger

          

Place to Give Birth

Baptist Health

     

Special Needs Services

Helping Hand

     

Shopping & Services

Auto Dealership

Landers

Bank

Arvest Bank

          

Book Store

Barnes and Noble

          

Children’s Clothing/Shoes

The Toggery

          

Children’s Haircuts

Pigtails & Crewcuts

Family Photographer

JCPenney

          

Florist

Tipton & Hurst

          

Jewelry Store

Sissy’s Log Cabin

          

Lawn & Garden Center

Good Earth Garden Center

          

Real Estate Agent

Katherine Melhorn, The Janet Jones Company

          

Toy Store

Toys ‘R Us