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Licensed daycares in 46409 — Gary, IN
There are 23 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46409 — 9 licensed centers and 14 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 180 violations across 313 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.58 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Gary average of 0.51.
5 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 (22 citations), followed by health and medication (22). 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 23 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
5 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
4 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
14 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 46409
Background checks is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?
How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?
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