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Licensed daycares in 46545Michawaka, IN

There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46545 — 5 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 148 violations across 183 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.81 violations per inspection, which is above the Michawaka average of 0.07.

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 recordkeeping (24 citations), followed by nutrition (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 9 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Angels Among Us Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 8 yr · Last inspected Jan 20, 2026

0 violationsActive
My Little Place

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Nov 19, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Fantastic Kids

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 8 yr · Last inspected Jan 20, 2026

2 violationsActive
Liberty Elementary School

Center · Capacity 28 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 600 East Pregel Dr · Last inspected Nov 12, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Brilliant Minds Learning Center

Center · Capacity 87 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 603 West Edison Road · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

89 violationsActive
Elsie Rogers Elementary School

Center · Capacity 26 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 56219 Currant Rd · Last inspected Nov 4, 2025

21 violationsActive
Building Brighter Minds Childcare Ministry

Center · 417 East McKinley ave · Last inspected Feb 9, 2026

15 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46545

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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