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Licensed daycares in 49085St Joseph, MI

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49085 — 8 licensed centers and 9 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 50 violations across 33 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.52 violations per inspection, which is below the St Joseph average of 2.85.

8 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 13 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (18 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 17 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Beautiful Minds Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 2710 Oakwood Lane · Last inspected Jul 31, 2024

0 violationsActive
Benton Harbor/St Joseph Ymca Youth Center

Center · Capacity 150 · 3665 Hollywood Road · Last inspected Dec 9, 2024

0 violationsActive
Darcare

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 3466 Knox Street · Last inspected Sep 16, 2024

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.

Mary Ann Adent

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 4040 Apple Acre Path · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Virginia Jennings-Gast

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 1844 Anthony Drive · Last inspected Apr 11, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

The Children's Center - Peace Boulevard

Center · Capacity 164 · 219 Peace Boulevard · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

14 violationsActive
Holleman, Mindy

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 2035 N Garden Ln · Last inspected Jun 29, 2026

11 violationsActive
Witheral School Day Care

Center · Capacity 107 · 3419 Hollywood Road · Last inspected Jun 12, 2025

6 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

First Friends Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 4047 Glenorchard Dr · Last inspected Feb 7, 2024

0 violationsClosed
Great Lakes Montessori

Center · Capacity 175 · 3084 Niles Avenue · Last inspected Sep 28, 2022

0 violationsClosed
Julie Stevens

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 2821 Sunnydale Dr.

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49085

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

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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