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Licensed daycares in 46368Portage, IN

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46368 — 8 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 20 violations across 59 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.34 violations per inspection, which is above the Portage average of 0.13.

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.

The most-cited issue here is background checks (6 citations), followed by health and medication (3). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 12 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Magic Ashanti Dance Studio

Center · 6319 Cetral Avenue · Last inspected Feb 19, 2026

0 violationsActive
Portage Christian School

Center · 3040 Arlene Street (A) · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

0 violationsActive
Portage Christian School

Center · 3040 Arlene Street (B) · Last inspected Jul 31, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Lisa's Home Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Apr 16, 2026

1 violationActive
Ma's Li'l Champs Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 154 · Ages 13 mo – 12 yr · 6564 Pan Am Blvd · Last inspected Jul 10, 2025

1 violationActive
Janet's Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Love Is The Key Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Nov 6, 2025

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46368

Background checks is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

A note on Indiana records

Indiana does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error