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Licensed daycares in 85048Phoenix, AZ

There are 24 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 85048, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,905 children. Together they have been cited for 143 violations across 106 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.35 violations per inspection, which is above the Phoenix average of 0.11.

6 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 Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Horizon Community Learning Center

Center · Capacity 145 · 16233 South 48th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Learn N' Play, Inc.

Center · Capacity 161 · 15626 South 42nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Sep 24, 2025

0 violationsActive
Montessori Peace Academy Llc

Center · Capacity 25 · 1331 East Chandler Boulevard - Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Jan 22, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Children Of Hope Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 59 · 2601 East Thunderhill Place, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

2 violationsActive
Inspire Kids Montessori

Center · Capacity 154 · 4025 East Chandler Boulevard - Suite 11, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Dec 5, 2025

2 violationsActive
Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori Center

Center · Capacity 125 · 3221 East Chandler Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Nov 5, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

15 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

K.E.S.D.#28 - Estrella Elementary

Center · Capacity 59 · 2620 East Liberty Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

18 violationsActive
A Step Ahead Preschool & Montessori

Center · Capacity 59 · 4221 East Chandler Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected Mar 13, 2026

14 violationsActive
God's Garden Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 182 · 1401 East Liberty Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85048 · Last inspected May 8, 2026

14 violationsActive

A note on Arizona records

Arizona 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. Arizona does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error