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Licensed daycares in 48223 — Detroit, MI
There are 30 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48223 — 19 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 50 violations across 31 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.61 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Detroit average of 1.50.
15 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 (20 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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
15 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
10 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
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.
No longer operating
13 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.
Questions to ask when you tour in 48223
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
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