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Licensed daycares in 49633Fife Lake, MI

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 49633, with a combined licensed capacity of 176 children. Together they have been cited for 13 violations across 6 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.17 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Fife Lake average of 2.43.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 3 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (5 citations), followed by background checks (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 4 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Fife Lake Elementary Preschool

Center · Capacity 32 · 108 Pierce Street · Last inspected Apr 23, 2025

0 violationsActive
Forest Area Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 51 · 104 Janet Street · Last inspected May 1, 2025

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.

Seeds Forest Area Middle School

Center · Capacity 53 · 7661 Shippy Rd SW · Last inspected Feb 10, 2025

3 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.

Seeds-Fife Lake Elementary

Center · Capacity 40 · 108 Pierce St · Last inspected May 6, 2026

10 violationsActive

No longer operating

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

Crawford, Cynthia

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 13152 Shippy Road SW

0 violationsClosed
Deborah Ochampaugh

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 11160 Frankie Lane SW · Last inspected Apr 19, 2023

0 violationsClosed
Junior Junction

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 679 Birgy Road SW

0 violationsClosed

Questions to ask when you tour in 49633

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. 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

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

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