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Licensed daycares in 53901Portage, WI

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 53901, with a combined licensed capacity of 258 children. Together they have been cited for 47 violations across 33 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.42 violations per inspection, which is above the Portage average of 1.16.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Early Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Alphabet Express 4-K Llc

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 5 yr · 118 W Pleasant St · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Learning Ladder Family Day Care

Center · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 630 E Conant St · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

3 violationsActive
The Little School Inc

Center · Capacity 19 · Ages 7 yr · 1804 New Pinery Rd · Last inspected Sep 16, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

5 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

St. John's Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 72 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 426 W Emmett St · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

17 violationsActive
Aspirus Divine Savior Child Care Ctr

Center · Capacity 36 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 2815 New Pinery Rd · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

7 violationsActive
Portage Head Start Center

Center · Capacity 37 · Ages 6 yr · 2930 Red Fox Run · Last inspected May 18, 2026

6 violationsActive

A note on Wisconsin records

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

Data synced from Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Early Care Regulation on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error