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Licensed daycares in 72904Fort Smith, AR

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 72904, with a combined licensed capacity of 462 children. Together they have been cited for 4 violations across 19 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.21 violations per inspection, which is below the Fort Smith average of 0.32.

5 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Arkansas Department of Education — Office of Early Childhood / DCCECE and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Childrens Paradise

Center · Capacity 171 · 4400 Kelley Hwy

0 violationsActive
Morrison Elementary Preschool

Center · 3415 NEWLON RD · Last inspected May 4, 2026

0 violationsActive
St John Headstart

Center · Capacity 80 · 1816 N 8TH ST · Last inspected Nov 14, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

A Smart Start Academy

Center · Capacity 49 · 3101 N 32nd St · Last inspected Mar 13, 2026

2 violationsActive
Union Christian Academy- Childcare

Center · Capacity 88 · 4201 WINDSOR DR · Last inspected Jan 9, 2026

2 violationsActive

A note on Arkansas records

Arkansas does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Arkansas does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Arkansas Department of Education — Office of Early Childhood / DCCECE on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error