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Licensed daycares in 46407Gary, IN

There are 28 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46407 — 9 licensed centers and 19 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 276 violations across 432 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.64 violations per inspection, which is above the Gary average of 0.50.

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 health and medication (43 citations), followed by background checks (25). 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 28 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Nana's Hands

Family day home · Last inspected Sep 8, 2025

0 violationsActive
Santa Fe' Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jan 7, 2026

0 violationsActive
Valley Village Christian Academy

Center · 1910 Adams Street · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Kiddie Kingdom

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

1 violationActive
Mary Mcleod Bethune Early Childhood Development Center

Center · 2367 East 21st Ave · Last inspected Feb 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Wiggles & Giggles Academic Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Jul 23, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Building With Care 1

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

31 violationsActive
Baby Genius Academy Inc

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 0 mo · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

30 violationsActive
Ashley Cardwell

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 4 yr · Last inspected Jul 29, 2025

27 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46407

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

1

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

2

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

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