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Licensed daycares in 48217Detroit, MI

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48217 — 3 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 13 violations across 4 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.25 violations per inspection.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 1 facility currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (6 citations), followed by physical safety (2). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Mark Twain Elementary School

Center · Capacity 109 · 12800 Visger Street

0 violationsActive
Starfish Family Services Fort Head Start

Center · Capacity 60 · 2237 South Fort Street · Last inspected May 14, 2024

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Mark Twain School

Center · Capacity 72 · 12800 Visger · Last inspected Sep 19, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Debra A. Ezell

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 3195 South Beatrice · Last inspected Sep 12, 2025

10 violationsActive

No longer operating

1 provider with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

New Paradigm College Prep

Center · Capacity 36 · 2450 S. Beatrice

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 48217

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 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