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Licensed daycares in 46803Fort Wayne, IN

There are 21 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46803 — 10 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 310 violations across 450 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.69 violations per inspection.

8 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 (45 citations), followed by background checks (33). 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 21 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Adams Elementary Preschool

Center · 3000 New Haven Ave · Last inspected Jan 7, 2026

0 violationsActive
Christ Appointed Childcare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jul 22, 2025

0 violationsActive
Creative Thinkers Home Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 8 yr · Last inspected Nov 6, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Pooh Bear's Home Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jul 22, 2025

1 violationActive
We Care Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Feb 24, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Julias Childcare Ministry

Center · 808 Pontiac · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

90 violationsProbation
Kiddy City Child Care Ministry Ll

Center · 704 E Pontiac ST Ft Wayne In · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

64 violationsProbation
Bright Beginnings

Center · 811 e Pontiac st · Last inspected May 7, 2026

50 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 46803

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

1

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

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