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Licensed daycares in 49431Ludington, MI

There are 21 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49431 — 6 licensed centers and 15 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 49 violations across 35 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.40 violations per inspection, which is above the Ludington average of 0.67.

11 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 26 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (13 citations), followed by health and medication (10). 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 21 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

11 providers.

Adventure Playhouse Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 601 E Melendy St · Last inspected Aug 5, 2025

0 violationsActive
Ashley Lemire

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 920 Woodlawn St. · Last inspected Apr 24, 2025

0 violationsActive
Becca's Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 747 N Stiles Road · Last inspected Jul 16, 2024

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Elaine Gail Buskirk

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 401 N William St · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

1 violationActive
Kristen's Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 6084 Curtwood Rd. · Last inspected Dec 3, 2025

2 violationsActive
Ludington Area Schools Child Care

Center · Capacity 80 · 5771 W. Bryant · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Leta's Educational Childcare

Center · Capacity 30 · 900 N. Washington · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

13 violationsActive
Oaktree Academy, Inc.

Center · Capacity 144 · 6498 W. Decker Road · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

11 violationsActive
Happy Campers Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 720 Diana Street · Last inspected May 6, 2025

5 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Ashley Lemire

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 1023 N Rath Ave

0 violationsClosed
Childtime Learning Center

Center · Capacity 144 · 6498 W Decker Rd

0 violationsClosed
Creative Kids: Child Care By Katie

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 5103 W Rasmussen

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49431

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. 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

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

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