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Licensed daycares in 42431Madisonville, KY

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 42431, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,080 children. Together they have been cited for 315 violations across 111 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.84 violations per inspection, which is above the Madisonville average of 1.53.

2 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 recordkeeping (50 citations), followed by physical safety (41). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Child Care and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 17 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

A Shepherd's Love Daycare

Center · 412 Mcleod Lane

0 violationsActive
Teddybear Childcare

Center · Capacity 39 · 208 North Ky · Last inspected Mar 23, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Pride Avenue Head Start

Center · Capacity 17 · 861 Pride Avenue · Last inspected Nov 5, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Bright Beginning's Daycare

Center · Capacity 34 · 56 North Daves Street · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

54 violationsActive
Alicia's Play, Learn, & Grow

Center · Capacity 60 · 124 North Scott Street · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

47 violationsActive
Christ The King Learning & Growth Center

Center · Capacity 40 · 1580 Kingsway Drive · Last inspected May 19, 2026

36 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 42431

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

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

3

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

A note on Kentucky records

Kentucky does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Kentucky does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Child Care on Jul 11, 2026. Source records · Report an error