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Licensed daycares in 49783Sault Ste. Marie, MI

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49783 — 10 licensed centers and 19 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 24 violations across 39 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.62 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Sault Ste. Marie average of 0.59.

16 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 22 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (6 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (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 29 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

16 providers.

Babysteps Family Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 303 Mission Road · Last inspected Sep 9, 2025

0 violationsActive
Barbara Benoit

Family day home · Capacity 7 · 1918 W. Tenth Avenue · Last inspected Jun 20, 2025

0 violationsActive
Bennett, Viola

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 802 E 5th Ave · Last inspected May 23, 2024

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Algonquin Head Start

Center · Capacity 20 · 2307 Andary Avenue · Last inspected Jun 20, 2025

1 violationActive
Jena Maleport

Family day home · Capacity 14 · 237 West 8 Mile Road · Last inspected Jun 20, 2025

1 violationActive
Kids Kastle Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 40 · 3201 S M129 · Last inspected Jan 27, 2026

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.

Sault Cooperative Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · 1606 Seymour Street · Last inspected May 22, 2025

4 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Barr, Kelly

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 919 Swinton Street

0 violationsClosed
Blair, Lynde

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 3449 E 7 Mile Rd

0 violationsClosed
Breanna Hale

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 3075 S Seymour Rd

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49783

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

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