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Licensed daycares in 46224Indianapolis, IN

There are 25 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46224 — 16 licensed centers and 9 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 138 violations across 293 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.47 violations per inspection, which is above the Indianapolis average of 0.31.

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 physical safety (14 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (12). 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 25 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Carl Wilde School 79 Ips

Center · 5002 West 34th Street (B) · Last inspected May 6, 2026

0 violationsActive
Lil La-La's Child Care

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

0 violationsActive
Los Ninos Del Futuro Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

The Riley Center - 79

Center · 5002 W 34th Street (A) · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

1 violationActive
Ymca At Garden City Elementary

Center · 4901 Rockville Rd · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

1 violationActive
Eagledale Head Start And Early Head Start Center

Center · Capacity 142 · Ages 13 mo – 5 yr · 5425 W 34th St · Last inspected Nov 20, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Lakeview Childcare & Preschool

Center · 47 Beachway Drive · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

19 violationsActive
Little Scholars Childcare 1

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jul 28, 2025

14 violationsActive
Speedway United Methodist Child Care

Center · 5065 W. 16th Street · Last inspected Apr 28, 2026

13 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46224

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

1

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

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