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Licensed daycares in 48214 — Detroit, MI
There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48214 — 8 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 6 violations across 12 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.50 violations per inspection, which is below the Detroit average of 3.14.
13 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 11 facilities currently hold a revoked or suspended license.
The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (5 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (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 14 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
13 providers.
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.
No longer operating
11 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.
Questions to ask when you tour in 48214
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
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