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Licensed daycares in 53221Milwaukee, WI

There are 26 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 53221, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,189 children. Together they have been cited for 196 violations across 82 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.39 violations per inspection, which is above the Milwaukee average of 2.00.

5 providers have 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

5 providers.

Bgcgm - St Roman

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 17 yr · 1810 W Bolivar Ave · Last inspected Apr 17, 2025

0 violationsActive
Bre's Butterfly Playroom

Center · Capacity 6 · 2035 W Birchwood Ave

0 violationsActive
Explorers Family Day Care

Center · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 3562 S 17Th St · Last inspected Oct 30, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Blossom Lane Family Child Care

Center · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 1701 W Aspen St · Last inspected May 6, 2026

1 violationActive
Bright Beginnings Educare Llc

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 1 mo – 14 yr · 3555 S 27Th St Unit 26A · Last inspected May 21, 2026

2 violationsActive
Kids Cove

Center · Capacity 85 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 5000 S 27Th St · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Kindercare Learning Ctrs-27Th St

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 1 mo – 13 yr · 4854 S 27Th St · Last inspected May 7, 2026

36 violationsActive
Crescent Learning Center

Center · Capacity 94 · Ages 1 mo – 14 yr · 801 W Layton Ave · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

29 violationsActive
Wilson Park Ymca Day Camp

Center · Capacity 85 · Ages 18 yr · 1601 W Howard Ave · Last inspected Aug 27, 2025

19 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