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Licensed daycares in 46805Fort Wayne, IN

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46805 — 14 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 195 violations across 267 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.73 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Fort Wayne average of 0.81.

4 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 nutrition (20 citations), followed by health and medication (16). 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

4 providers.

Brentwood Elementary Preschool

Center · 3710 Stafford Dr. (A) · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

0 violationsActive
Forest Park Elementary Preschool

Center · 2004 Alabama Ave · Last inspected Jan 13, 2026

0 violationsActive
Jennifer's Kiddie College

Center · Capacity 91 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 3413 N. Anthony Blvd · Last inspected May 21, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ymca Child Care Services- Brentwood

Center · 3710 Stafford Dr. (B) · Last inspected Sep 19, 2025

1 violationActive
Meika Brown

Family day home · Last inspected Sep 17, 2025

2 violationsActive
Ymca Child Care Services- Ivy Tech

Center · 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. · Last inspected Nov 24, 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.

Stages Of Life

Center · 3525 Lake Ave · Last inspected Feb 20, 2026

44 violationsActive
Little Thinkers School Of Early Learning

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 12 yr · 2306 North Clinton Street · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

38 violationsActive
Early Childhood Alliance

Center · Capacity 188 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2125 Beacon St · Last inspected Feb 12, 2026

31 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46805

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

1

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

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

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