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Licensed daycares in 48656Saint Helen, MI

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48656 — 2 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 5 violations across 3 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.67 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Saint Helen average of 1.67.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 2 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (4 citations), followed by supervision (1). 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

1 provider.

Charlton Heston Academy 1

Center · Capacity 80 · 1350 N Saint Helen Rd · Last inspected Sep 17, 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.

Tracy Cruz

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 10860 Otter Dr · Last inspected Jun 16, 2025

1 violationActive

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.

Charlton Heston Academy 2

Center · Capacity 40 · 1495 North Street Helen Road · Last inspected Jan 10, 2025

4 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Charlton Heston Academy 3

Center · Capacity 72 · 1200 N. St. Helen · Last inspected May 5, 2022

0 violationsClosed
Northwood's Childcare

Center · Capacity 18 · 4003 W Houghton Lake Dr Apt 1 · Last inspected Mar 14, 2024

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 48656

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

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