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Licensed daycares in 49117New Buffalo, MI

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49117, with a combined licensed capacity of 107 children. Together they have been cited for 12 violations across 3 inspections in the past three years, an average of 4.00 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the New Buffalo average of 4.00.

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 (9 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (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.

Compare all 3 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

New Buffalo Head Start

Center · Capacity 36 · 704 W. Merchant Street · Last inspected Aug 1, 2025

0 violationsActive
The Bison Beginners

Center · Capacity 25 · 12291 Lubke Road

0 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.

New Buffalo Area Schools Daycare

Center · Capacity 46 · 18732 Harbor Country Drive · Last inspected May 23, 2025

12 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

We Play & Learn Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 28 · 18732 Harbor Co. Drive Suite A

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49117

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. 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 maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

Can I see your most recent inspection report and what you changed afterward?

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