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Licensed daycares in 46323Hammond, IN

There are 28 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46323 — 9 licensed centers and 19 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 65 violations across 203 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.32 violations per inspection, which is below the Hammond average of 0.48.

16 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 (9 citations), followed by physical safety (6). 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 28 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

16 providers.

A Place 4 Me

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

0 violationsActive
Aj's Angels

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

0 violationsActive
Building Blocks Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Krystal's Kastle I

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Nov 4, 2025

1 violationActive
Morning Star Academy

Center · 7350 Kennedy Avenue · Last inspected May 28, 2026

1 violationActive
Hammond Family Ymca School Age Child Care At Hess Elementary School

Center · 3640 Orchard Drive · Last inspected Oct 3, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Hide And Seek Preschool Llc

Center · Capacity 69 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 2920 165th Street (A) · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

19 violationsActive
The Children's Place

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jan 30, 2026

10 violationsActive
Early Star Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected May 27, 2026

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46323

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

1

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

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

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

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