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Licensed daycares in 46402Gary, IN

There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46402 — 5 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 89 violations across 163 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.55 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Gary average of 0.48.

One provider has 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 health and medication (15 citations), followed by background checks (11). 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 16 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

City Life Center

Center · 225 W. 5th Avenue · Last inspected Sep 8, 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.

Bright Day Childcare Services

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

1 violationActive
Little Dreamers Dreamhouse

Center · 421 W 5th Ave · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive
Pathways Iv

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Aug 20, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Teisha Smith

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Mar 9, 2026

19 violationsActive
Anew Life Child Care Ministry

Center · 30 East 6th Avenue · Last inspected Jun 19, 2026

18 violationsActive
Pathways Child Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jan 28, 2026

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46402

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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