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Licensed daycares in 47970Otterbein, IN

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 47970 — 1 licensed center and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 11 violations across 18 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.61 violations per inspection, which is above the Otterbein average of 0.49.

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 (2 citations), followed by health and medication (1). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Helping Hands Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · Last inspected Jan 21, 2026

0 violationsActive
Kce Champions Llc @ Otterbein

Center · 111 W. Oxford St. · Last inspected Oct 21, 2025

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Pencilbox, Llc

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected May 8, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 47970

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

1

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

2

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

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