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Licensed daycares in 49546Grand Rapids, MI

There are 30 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49546 — 24 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 81 violations across 41 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.98 violations per inspection, which is above the Grand Rapids average of 0.50.

14 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 19 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (28 citations), followed by supervision (19). 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 30 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

14 providers.

Boluyt, Mary

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 1191 Cutter Parkway SE

0 violationsActive
Cascade Christian Child Care

Center · Capacity 54 · 2829 Thornapple River Drive Southeast

0 violationsActive
Cheryl Johnson

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 2543 East Mulford Court SE · Last inspected Apr 21, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ann Marie Ervin

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 6416 Woodbrook Drive SE · Last inspected Sep 2, 2025

1 violationActive
The Goddard School

Center · Capacity 152 · 1544 Macnider Avenue SE · Last inspected Mar 27, 2026

1 violationActive
Kce Champions Llc @ Ridge Park Charter Academy

Center · Capacity 60 · 4120 Camelot Ridge Drive Southeast · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Carolyn's Caring Hands

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 2687 Woodmeadow Dr SE · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

18 violationsActive
Generations Child Dev Center

Center · Capacity 62 · 3600 Fulton Street East · Last inspected May 13, 2026

11 violationsActive
The Learning Experience At Cascade

Center · Capacity 142 · 5354 Hall Street Southeast · Last inspected Apr 26, 2026

8 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Appletree Christian Learning Center

Center · Capacity 169 · 5038 Cascade Road · Last inspected Sep 14, 2021

0 violationsClosed
Appletree Christian Learning Center

Center · Capacity 57 · 5070 Cascade Rd.

0 violationsClosed
Deborah Grondman

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 4540 Shiloh Pines Driv SE

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49546

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