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Licensed daycares in 48413Bad Axe, MI

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48413 — 8 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 29 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.71 violations per inspection, which is above the Bad Axe average of 0.33.

6 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 4 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (11 citations), followed by nutrition (5). 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 12 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Constance Rochefort

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 1445 Thompson Road

0 violationsActive
Diana Kociba

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 314 South Outer Dr · Last inspected May 31, 2024

0 violationsActive
Little Minds Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 30 · 65 Patrick Drive Suite A · Last inspected Feb 12, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Kids World Preschool

Center · Capacity 30 · 1160 South Van Dyke Road · Last inspected Apr 22, 2025

1 violationActive
Richelle Ranquist

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 1595 Campbell Rd · Last inspected Aug 20, 2025

1 violationActive
Adams School

Center · Capacity 14 · 4151 Section Line Road · Last inspected Feb 12, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Huron Learning Center

Center · Capacity 22 · 1299 South Thomas Road · Last inspected Sep 3, 2025

9 violationsActive
Bad Axe Elementary Ecc

Center · Capacity 40 · 404 Hatchet Drive · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

8 violationsActive
Early Years Preschool & Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 44 · 602 North Pt. Crescent St · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

7 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Richelle Ranquist

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 209 N Port Crescent

0 violationsClosed
Sonshine Kids Daycare - Bad Axe

Center · Capacity 141 · 309 N Outer Drive · Last inspected Mar 3, 2021

0 violationsClosed
Sharon Epperson

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 2168 Sand Beach Road · Last inspected Aug 28, 2025

6 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 48413

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

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

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