Daycares in Portage, IN

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Portage, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

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12licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

42%with a clean record

7with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Ma's Li'L Champs Learning Academy6564 Pan Am Blvd	4.5★	None	154
2	Lisa's Home Day Care	4.4★	None	12
3	JANET'S DAY CARE	4.4★	None	12
4	Small Kids Big Dream LLC	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	12
5	Stepping Stones Early Learning Center5997 Carlson Avenue	4.4★	None	189
6	Magic Ashanti Dance Studio6319 Cetral Avenue	4.3★	None	—
7	Portage Christian School3040 Arlene Street (A)	4.3★	None	—
8	Portage Christian School3040 Arlene Street (B)	4.3★	None	—
9	The Portage Child Care6078 Robbins Rd	4.3★	None	105
10	Young Men's Christian Association of Portage Township, Inc.3100 Willowcreek Rd (B)	4.3★	None	—
11	Love Is The Key Child Care	4.3★	8 · 4 high-risk	12
12	Safe Haven Early Learning Academy @ Neo, LLC5201 US HWY 6 (Suite 1)	4.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	120

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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