Home › Indiana › Indianapolis › ZIP 46278
Licensed daycares in 46278 — Indianapolis, IN
There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 46278 — 6 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 59 violations across 98 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.60 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Indianapolis average of 0.65.
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 supervision (16 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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 8 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
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.
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.
Questions to ask when you tour in 46278
Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
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