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Licensed daycares in 42001Paducah, KY

There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 42001, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,183 children. Together they have been cited for 408 violations across 134 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.04 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Paducah average of 2.97.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (76 citations), followed by physical safety (49). 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 16 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Scholar House Early Childhood Center Head Start/Early Head Start

Center · Capacity 120 · 1035 Old North Friendship Road · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

1 violationActive
Immanuel Preschool

Center · Capacity 67 · 3465 Buckner Lane · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

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.

Pre-Scholar Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 19 · 2122 Broadway · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

121 violationsActive
Olivet 4 Kids

Center · Capacity 120 · 5186 Hinkleville Road, Highway 60 · Last inspected May 26, 2026

41 violationsActive
West End Kidz Academy

Center · Capacity 76 · 135 Memorial Dr · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

36 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 42001

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