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Licensed daycares in 46404Gary, IN

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46404 — 9 licensed centers and 20 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 257 violations across 380 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.68 violations per inspection, which is above the Gary average of 0.27.

4 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 health and medication (40 citations), followed by background checks (26). 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 29 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

4 providers.

Lambs Of Joy Daycare Llc

Center · Capacity 29 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2465 Taft Street · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

0 violationsActive
Linda's Daycare

Family day home · Last inspected Feb 10, 2026

0 violationsActive
Pooh Bear's Special Care

Family day home · Last inspected May 13, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Faith Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2456 Chase St · Last inspected Nov 24, 2025

1 violationActive
Kids Cave

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Aug 25, 2025

1 violationActive
Jeffries Childcare

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

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

House Of Love Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Jul 8, 2026

30 violationsActive
House Of Angels Academy

Center · 1099 Clark RD · Last inspected May 7, 2026

26 violationsActive
Dree's Playhouse Christian Academy

Center · 1357 Grant St · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

22 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46404

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

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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