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Licensed daycares in 46804Fort Wayne, IN

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46804 — 12 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 290 violations across 362 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.80 violations per inspection, which is above the Fort Wayne average of 0.39.

3 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 supervision (42 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (26). 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 17 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Austin James Krider

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

0 violationsActive
Austin James Krider

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Apr 10, 2026

0 violationsActive
Hands On'haven Inc

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 8 yr · Last inspected Sep 25, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Nellies Kids

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Austin Krider

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

2 violationsActive
Haverhill Elementary School

Center · 4725 Weatherside Run · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

La Petite Academy

Center · Capacity 128 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 7219 Engle Road · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

103 violationsActive
The Teaching Tree, Southwest

Center · Capacity 84 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 4311 Coventry Ln · Last inspected Sep 16, 2025

52 violationsActive
Abacus Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 160 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 6726 Pointe Inverness Way · Last inspected May 21, 2026

51 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46804

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