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Licensed daycares in 47586Tell City, IN

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 47586 — 2 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 13 violations across 29 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.45 violations per inspection, which is below the Tell City average of 0.72.

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 caregiver-to-child ratio (2 citations), followed by recordkeeping (2). 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 3 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Crafty Critters

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

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Perry Preschool & Child Care

Center · Capacity 76 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1012 31st Street · Last inspected Aug 7, 2025

8 violationsActive
Lincoln Hill Development Corp. South Perry Head Start

Center · Capacity 55 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1830 Tell Street · Last inspected Jan 13, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 47586

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by recordkeeping. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

3

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

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