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Licensed daycares in 48195Southgate, MI

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48195 — 15 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 46 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.71 violations per inspection, which is above the Southgate average of 0.92.

8 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 14 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (12 citations), followed by supervision (12). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Michigan MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Allen Latchkey

Center · Capacity 75 · 16500 McCann Allen Elementary

0 violationsActive
Christ The Kings Early Childhood Center

Center · Capacity 115 · 16700 Pennsylvania · Last inspected Sep 30, 2024

0 violationsActive
Creative Montessori Academy

Center · Capacity 185 · 15100 Northline Road · Last inspected Feb 27, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Christ The King Lutheran School

Center · Capacity 64 · 15600 Trenton Rd · Last inspected Oct 30, 2025

1 violationActive
Kids Cottage Early Learning And Care

Center · Capacity 30 · 16121 Eureka Rd · Last inspected Mar 2, 2026

1 violationActive
St. Pius School

Center · Capacity 88 · 14141 Pearl · Last inspected Mar 13, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Little Steps Youth Learning Center

Center · Capacity 20 · 15055 Allen Rd · Last inspected Oct 15, 2025

9 violationsProbation
Mary Ann Darrell

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 13297 Wesley Street · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

9 violationsActive
Kindercare Learning Center

Center · Capacity 160 · 15500 Reeck Road · Last inspected May 5, 2026

8 violationsActive

No longer operating

14 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

4K Learning Center- Southgate

Center · Capacity 100 · 11355 Reek Rd.

0 violationsClosed
4K Learning Center-Southgate

Center · Capacity 80 · 11355 Reeck Rd · Last inspected Oct 11, 2024

0 violationsRevoked
Apples & Bananas Educational Center

Center · Capacity 30 · 14120 Pennsyvania · Last inspected Nov 30, 2021

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 48195

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. 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

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

3

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

A note on Michigan records

Michigan 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. Michigan does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Michigan MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error