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Licensed daycares in 47501Washington, IN

There are 10 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 47501 — 6 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 63 violations across 111 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.57 violations per inspection, which is above the Washington average of 0.43.

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 (11 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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 10 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Little Hatch Preschool

Center · 803 E. National Hwy. · Last inspected May 1, 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.

Kendra Dlugosz

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

2 violationsActive
Washington Catholic Early Childhood

Center · 310 N.E. Second Street · Last inspected Jun 15, 2026

2 violationsActive
Kendra Dlugosz

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Tenderheart Child Care/Preschool

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

25 violationsActive
Miss Kelley's

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

9 violationsActive
Antioch Preschool And Daycare

Center · 3007 East U.S. Highway 50 · Last inspected May 28, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 47501

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

1

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

2

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

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