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Licensed daycares in 46410 — Merrillville, IN
There are 48 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46410 — 29 licensed centers and 19 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 147 violations across 367 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.40 violations per inspection, which is above the Merrillville average of 0.29.
22 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 (19 citations), followed by physical safety (19). 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 48 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
22 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
11 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
15 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 46410
Background checks is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
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