Daycares in Portage, MI

All 63 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.

63licensed daycares

—average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	12th Street YMCA Prime Time6501 S 12th St	Unrated	None	56
2	A Touch of Home - Oakland7455 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	50
3	A Touch of Home Child Care - Gladys400 Gladys St	Unrated	None	14
4	Adventures Learning Centers4295 Bishop Ave	Unrated	None	80
5	Amberly YMCA Prime Time6637 Amberly St	Unrated	None	32
6	Angel Child Care5770 Paxton Ct	Unrated	None	20
7	Angling Road YMCA Prime Time5340 Angling Rd	Unrated	None	14
8	Aunt Denise's Kids Kare1530 Brookmoor Ln	Unrated	None	150
9	Bullfrogs and Butterflies Christian Lrng Ctr.5902 S 12th St	Unrated	None	14
10	Bullfrogs and Butterflies Christian Preschool5904 S 12th St	Unrated	None	323
11	Caranna, Jennifer1815 Redstock Ave	Unrated	None	160
12	Casey Hiltz316 Cherryview Dr	Unrated	None	70
13	Central YMCA Prime Time8422 S Westnedge Ave	Unrated	None	20
14	Christ For Kids Childcare7211 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	50
15	Clever Cubs Childcare416 Marigold Ave	Unrated	None	99
16	Cottontail Childcare6344 Sussex St	Unrated	None	6
17	Crawley Teresa2824 Rolling Hill Ave	Unrated	None	60
18	CT Gilden Woods Portage1518 E Centre Ave	Unrated	None	12
19	Curious Kids1010 W Milham Ave	Unrated	None	7
20	Curious Kids Head Start1010 W Milham Ave	Unrated	None	136
21	Friendship Crns10527 Dandale St	Unrated	None	14
22	Growing Leaves Daycare4226 Suffield Woods Ave	Unrated	None	30
23	Grupe, Linda4531 E Milham Ave	Unrated	None	12
24	Hartman, Christine6305 Westshire St	Unrated	None	72
25	Heather Benedict5616 Cabot St	Unrated	None	80
26	Jill Oakes-Schaaf6024 Marlow St	Unrated	None	12
27	Joyce Annette McClish5640 Grand Traverse Ln	Unrated	None	16
28	Joyful Explorers7716 Autumn St	Unrated	None	40
29	Julie DunlapMontego Bay St	Unrated	None	6
30	Julie Hensley3355 Westcove Dr	Unrated	None	6
31	Kalamazoo Country Day4221 E Milham Ave	Unrated	None	35
32	Kaleidoscope Kids Preschool7028 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	20
33	KidFit DayCare8146 Merchant Pl	Unrated	None	35
34	Lake Center YMCA Prime Time10011 Portage Rd	Unrated	None	7
35	Little Explorers Learning Center9416 Shaver Rd	Unrated	None	36
36	Little Tykes Learning Center8125 Valleywood Ln	Unrated	None	75
37	Little Tykes Learning Center1422 E Centre Ave	Unrated	None	34
38	Loghry Melissa Lynn217 Bacon Ave	Unrated	None	12
39	Luv, Laugh & Learn Childcare5847 Cranston St	Unrated	None	38
40	Madison’s childcare3609 W Milham Ave	Unrated	None	156
41	Michelle Derrick4225 Long Lake Dr	Unrated	None	113
42	Milestones Child Development Center8101 Moorsbridge Rd	Unrated	None	30
43	Moorsbridge YMCA Prime Time7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Unrated	None	14
44	Mrs. O.'s Preschool8025 Moors Bridge Rd	Unrated	None	20
45	Ms. Heather's Friends Daycare1002 Shumway Ave	Unrated	None	89
46	Nature's Play School10145 Shuman St	Unrated	None	6
47	Nazarene Wee Care Center5625 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	14
48	Oakland Early Learning Center (part of Summit Early Learning LLC)6325 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	6
49	Pathfinder Kids8740 S Westnedge Ave	Unrated	None	156
50	PCCN Preschool3600 W Milham Ave	Unrated	None	14
51	Portage Head Start325 E Centre Ave	Unrated	None	12
52	Portage Schools GSRP1401 Woodland Ave	Unrated	None	63
53	Portage YMCA Early Learning and Summer Camp2900 W Centre Ave	Unrated	None	100
54	Rekha Care3479 Hampstead Ct	Unrated	None	168
55	Shamrock Montessori Center7508 Oakland Dr	Unrated	None	50
56	Snowflake Learning Village4020 Pompano Ave	Unrated	None	52
57	Tamara Boonstra9773 S Sprinkle Rd	Unrated	None	14
58	Tracy Brown6810 Keystone St	Unrated	None	50
59	Tutor Time ChildCare Learning Center6500 Constitution Blvd	Unrated	None	100
60	Woodland YMCA Prime Time1401 Woodland Dr	Unrated	None	16
61	YMCA at Haverhill1720 Haverhill Ave	Unrated	None	6
62	YMCA Early Learning and Summer Camp at PCEC1010 W Milham Ave	Unrated	None	20
63	YMCA Woodland at Haverhill6633 Haverhill Ave	Unrated	None	73

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.