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Licensed daycares in 46237Indianapolis, IN

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46237 — 7 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 87 violations across 147 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.59 violations per inspection, which is above the Indianapolis average of 0.42.

2 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 (14 citations), followed by supervision (12). 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 15 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Bright Sprouts Childcare Inc

Center · 5040 E Thompson Rd · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

0 violationsActive
Tiny Hands Early Learning

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

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.

A Child Care Place

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jul 29, 2025

1 violationActive
Beech Tree House Center For Child Development, Inc

Center · Capacity 61 · Ages 0 mo – 3 yr · 7850 South Emerson Avenue · Last inspected Dec 16, 2025

1 violationActive
Gifted & Talented Academy South

Center · Capacity 117 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 8020 Nuckols LN · Last inspected May 13, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Lapetite Academy

Center · Capacity 110 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4116 Kildeer Drive · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

33 violationsActive
Color Me Bright Home Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected May 1, 2026

11 violationsActive
Goddard School

Center · Capacity 154 · Ages 0 mo – 10 yr · 7909 McFarland Lane · Last inspected Aug 13, 2025

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46237

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

1

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

2

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

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