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Licensed daycares in 56482Wadena, MN

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 56482 — 2 licensed centers and 13 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 23 violations across 42 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.55 violations per inspection, which is above the Wadena average of 0.29.

10 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. 1 facility currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

10 providers.

Ahlers Kristin K

Family day home · 61299 Co Hwy 50 · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Bain Kelly & Carpenter Kayla Dba Little Kritters Daycare, Llc

Family day home · 1205 2ND ST SW · Last inspected Feb 12, 2025

0 violationsActive
Larson Michelle Lynn

Family day home · 34501 640TH AVE · Last inspected Oct 15, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Huttunen Mary D

Family day home · 40487 COUNTY HIGHWAY 75 · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

1 violationActive
Meech Erika A

Family day home · 711 JEFFERSON ST S · Last inspected Jun 4, 2026

1 violationActive
Schmitz Crystal Y

Family day home · 1233 2nd St SE · Last inspected Jun 11, 2025

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.

Kids Club

Center · Capacity 49 · Ages 6 yr · 405 Colfax Ave SW · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

17 violationsActive

No longer operating

1 provider with a revoked, suspended, or closed license.

White Tina Marie Dba Buttercups And Fireflies Childcare

Family day home · 804 6TH ST SW · Last inspected May 8, 2025

0 violationsClosed

A note on Minnesota records

Minnesota 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. Minnesota does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing on Jul 11, 2026. Source records · Report an error