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Licensed daycares in 46032Carmel, IN

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46032 — 11 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 115 violations across 181 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.64 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Carmel average of 0.67.

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 supervision (28 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (14). 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 13 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Creative Works Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Primrose School At West Clay

Center · Capacity 235 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 13096 Moultrie Street · Last inspected Jun 19, 2026

1 violationProbation
Primrose School Of Carmel

Center · Capacity 192 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 780 West Carmel Dr. · Last inspected Jan 23, 2026

1 violationActive
Playhouse Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

3 violationsActive

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.

Abacus Preschool

Center · Capacity 237 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 13101 Illinois Street · Last inspected Oct 23, 2025

18 violationsActive
The Goddard School - Carmel Iii

Center · Capacity 145 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 10445 Commerce Drive · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

16 violationsActive
Creme De La Creme (Carmel), Llc

Center · Capacity 353 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 760 E. 116th St · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

14 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46032

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

1

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

2

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

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