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Licensed daycares in 46970Peru, IN

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46970 — 3 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 33 violations across 59 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.56 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Peru average of 0.55.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (5 citations), followed by health and medication (4). 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 4 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Sherwood Forest Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Sep 25, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

St. John's Lutheran Day Care Ministry & Preschool

Center · 181 West Main Street · Last inspected Mar 4, 2026

13 violationsActive
Pipe Creek Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 219 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 3036 W. 400 S (A) · Last inspected Feb 3, 2026

10 violationsActive
Miami County Ymca

Center · 751 W 2nd Street · Last inspected Mar 4, 2026

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46970

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

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

3

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

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