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Licensed daycares in 48617 — Clare, MI
There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48617 — 7 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 37 violations across 18 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.06 violations per inspection, which is above the Clare average of 1.50.
5 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 5 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.
The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (13 citations), followed by supervision (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 13 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
5 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
4 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
4 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
No longer operating
5 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.
Questions to ask when you tour in 48617
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
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