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Licensed daycares in 48329 — Waterford, MI
There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 48329 — 13 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 122 violations across 38 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.21 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Waterford average of 2.91.
3 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 (23 citations), followed by physical safety (20). 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 16 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
3 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
9 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
No longer operating
3 providers with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.
Questions to ask when you tour in 48329
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
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