Michigan Daycares

7,730

Facilities

74.3

Avg Score

0.0

Avg Violations

A
B
C
D
F

Grade Distribution

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

1 of 7,730 providers have inspection history

Active providers

7,727 providers appear active in the current roster

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

December 16, 2025

Provenance

Michigan licensing data plus DaycareCheck safety scoring

State Snapshot

Michigan currently has 7,730 tracked facilities. 1 have inspection history, 7,727 appear active, and 0 facilities hold an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is December 16, 2025.

Updated April 3, 2026 from state licensing records and DaycareCheck scoring.

Largest Cities in Michigan

detroit

503 facilities

grand rapids

278 facilities

saginaw

172 facilities

kalamazoo

155 facilities

lansing

140 facilities

flint

137 facilities

Muskegon

126 facilities

74.3 avg score

ann arbor

120 facilities

Cities in Michigan

B
63

bad axe

14 daycares

baldwin

4 daycares

bancroft

1 daycare

bangor

4 daycares

baraga

3 daycares

bark river

1 daycare

baroda

1 daycare

barryton

3 daycares

bath

5 daycares

bath township

1 daycare

battle creek

72 daycares

bay city

61 daycares

bay port

1 daycare

bear lake

2 daycares

beaver island

1 daycare

beaverton

8 daycares

belding

11 daycares

bellaire

2 daycares

belleville

20 daycares

bellevue

2 daycares

belmont

9 daycares

benton harbor

26 daycares

benzonia

4 daycares

berkley

6 daycares

berlin charter township

2 daycares

berrien springs

9 daycares

bessemer

2 daycares

beulah

1 daycare

beverly hills

14 daycares

big bay

1 daycare

big rapids

20 daycares

birch run

9 daycares

birmingham

16 daycares

black river

1 daycare

blanchard

2 daycares

blissfield

4 daycares

bloomfield hills

31 daycares

bloomfield township

4 daycares

bloomingdale

3 daycares

boon

1 daycare

boyne city

8 daycares

boyne falls

1 daycare

breckenridge

6 daycares

brethren

2 daycares

bridgeport

4 daycares

bridgman

3 daycares

brighton

27 daycares

brimley

2 daycares

britton

1 daycare

bronson

9 daycares

brooklyn

5 daycares

brown city

2 daycares

brownstown

12 daycares

brownstown charter township

3 daycares

brownstown township

2 daycares

buchanan

7 daycares

buckley

2 daycares

burlington

1 daycare

burr oak

6 daycares

burt

1 daycare

burton

28 daycares

byron

1 daycare

byron center

24 daycares

C
74

cadillac

30 daycares

caledonia

28 daycares

calumet

5 daycares

camden

2 daycares

canton

67 daycares

capac

2 daycares

carleton

7 daycares

carney

2 daycares

caro

9 daycares

carson city

2 daycares

carsonville

1 daycare

casco

2 daycares

caseville

2 daycares

cass city

4 daycares

cassopolis

6 daycares

cedar

3 daycares

cedar springs

16 daycares

cedarville

5 daycares

cement city

1 daycare

center line

3 daycares

centerline

4 daycares

central lake

1 daycare

centreville

2 daycares

ceresco

1 daycare

charlevoix

10 daycares

charlotte

18 daycares

chassell

3 daycares

cheboygan

14 daycares

chelsea

8 daycares

chesaning

9 daycares

chesterfield

18 daycares

chesterfield townshi

1 daycare

chesterfield township

1 daycare

chesterfield townshp

1 daycare

chesterfield twp

1 daycare

china twp

1 daycare

clare

13 daycares

clark lake

1 daycare

clarklake

1 daycare

clarkston

25 daycares

clarksville

3 daycares

clawson

10 daycares

clay township

1 daycare

clayton

2 daycares

climax

1 daycare

clinton

3 daycares

clinton township

36 daycares

clinton twp

12 daycares

clio

13 daycares

clyde

1 daycare

coldwater

21 daycares

coleman

6 daycares

coloma

8 daycares

colon

1 daycare

columbiaville

2 daycares

commerce

4 daycares

commerce charter township

5 daycares

commerce township

7 daycares

commerce twp

5 daycares

comstock

2 daycares

comstock park

19 daycares

concord

3 daycares

conklin

5 daycares

constantine

3 daycares

cooks

2 daycares

coopersville

7 daycares

copemish

1 daycare

corunna

3 daycares

covert

2 daycares

croswell

9 daycares

crystal

1 daycare

crystal falls

3 daycares

curtis

1 daycare

custer

3 daycares

H
46

hale

1 daycare

hamilton

7 daycares

hamtramck

10 daycares

hancock

8 daycares

hanover

4 daycares

harbor beach

5 daycares

harbor springs

3 daycares

harper woods

21 daycares

harris

1 daycare

harrison

7 daycares

harrison township

3 daycares

harrison twp

1 daycare

harrisville

3 daycares

hart

8 daycares

hartford

3 daycares

hartland

7 daycares

haslett

15 daycares

hastings

19 daycares

hazel park

10 daycares

hemlock

5 daycares

henderson

1 daycare

hermansville

2 daycares

herron

2 daycares

hersey

1 daycare

hesperia

4 daycares

hickory corners

1 daycare

highalnd park

1 daycare

highland

9 daycares

highland park

8 daycares

hillman

4 daycares

hillsdale

19 daycares

holland

76 daycares

holly

8 daycares

holt

25 daycares

holton

5 daycares

homer

4 daycares

hope

1 daycare

hopkins

1 daycare

houghton

8 daycares

houghton lake

5 daycares

howard city

8 daycares

howell

36 daycares

hubbard lake

1 daycare

hudson

10 daycares

hudsonville

23 daycares

huntington woods

3 daycares

M
71

mackinac island

1 daycare

mackinaw city

1 daycare

macomb

35 daycares

macomb township

5 daycares

macomb twp

2 daycares

madison heights

17 daycares

madison hts

2 daycares

mancelona

6 daycares

manchester

4 daycares

manistee

12 daycares

manistique

9 daycares

manitou beach

1 daycare

manton

8 daycares

maple city

2 daycares

maple rapids

1 daycare

marcellus

4 daycares

marine city

2 daycares

marion

6 daycares

marlette

3 daycares

marne

1 daycare

marquette

27 daycares

marshall

11 daycares

martin

7 daycares

marysville

14 daycares

mason

19 daycares

mattawan

10 daycares

maybee

1 daycare

mayville

3 daycares

mcbain

7 daycares

mcbride

1 daycare

mecosta

5 daycares

melvin

1 daycare

melvindale

5 daycares

memphis

1 daycare

mendon

3 daycares

menominee

10 daycares

merrill

2 daycares

mesick

3 daycares

metamora

4 daycares

michigan center

2 daycares

middleton

1 daycare

middleville

10 daycares

midland

78 daycares

milan

5 daycares

milford

10 daycares

milford charter township

1 daycare

milford twp

1 daycare

millington

4 daycares

minden city

1 daycare

mio

2 daycares

mohawk

1 daycare

moline

1 daycare

monroe

33 daycares

montague

5 daycares

montrose

6 daycares

morenci

5 daycares

morley

1 daycare

morrice

4 daycares

mount clemens

14 daycares

mount morris

6 daycares

mount pleasant

26 daycares

mt clemens

7 daycares

mt morris

7 daycares

mt pleasant

23 daycares

mulliken

1 daycare

munising

5 daycares

munith

1 daycare

Muskegon

126 daycares

C

muskegon heights

7 daycares

muskegon hts

3 daycares

mussey township

1 daycare

S
75

s rockwood

1 daycare

saginaw

172 daycares

saint charles

3 daycares

saint clair

6 daycares

saint clair shores

9 daycares

saint helen

1 daycare

saint ignace

3 daycares

saint johns

10 daycares

saint joseph

7 daycares

saint louis

2 daycares

salem

1 daycare

saline

21 daycares

sand creek

1 daycare

sand lake

2 daycares

sandusky

8 daycares

sanford

7 daycares

saranac

6 daycares

sault sainte marie

3 daycares

sault ste marie

26 daycares

sawyer

2 daycares

schoolcraft

5 daycares

scotts

3 daycares

scottville

5 daycares

sebewaing

2 daycares

shelby

5 daycares

shelby township

15 daycares

shelby twp

13 daycares

shelbyville

1 daycare

shepherd

13 daycares

sheridan

3 daycares

sherwood

1 daycare

six lakes

1 daycare

smith creek

1 daycare

smiths creek

2 daycares

sodus

2 daycares

somerset center

1 daycare

south boardman

4 daycares

south haven

13 daycares

south haven charter township

1 daycare

south lyon

22 daycares

south lyon twp

1 daycare

south range

3 daycares

south rockwood

2 daycares

southfield

76 daycares

southgate

18 daycares

spalding

1 daycare

sparta

12 daycares

spring arbor

3 daycares

spring lake

14 daycares

springfield

7 daycares

springport

4 daycares

st charles

4 daycares

st clair

2 daycares

st clair shores

30 daycares

st helen

2 daycares

st ignace

6 daycares

st johns

9 daycares

st joseph

10 daycares

st louis

10 daycares

standish

3 daycares

stanton

5 daycares

stanwood

6 daycares

stephenson

5 daycares

sterling

4 daycares

sterling heights

67 daycares

sterling hgts

5 daycares

sterling hts

1 daycare

stevensville

7 daycares

stockbridge

4 daycares

sturgis

26 daycares

sumner

1 daycare

superior township

1 daycare

suttons bay

3 daycares

swartz creek

15 daycares

sylvan lake

1 daycare

W
42

wakefield

2 daycares

waldron

1 daycare

wales

1 daycare

walker

9 daycares

walkerville

3 daycares

wallace

1 daycare

walled lake

13 daycares

warren

71 daycares

washington

7 daycares

waterford

35 daycares

waterford township

7 daycares

watervliet

8 daycares

wayland

15 daycares

wayne

12 daycares

webberville

4 daycares

weidman

6 daycares

wells

1 daycare

wellston

1 daycare

west bloomfield

20 daycares

west bloomfield township

5 daycares

west bloomfield twp

1 daycare

west branch

12 daycares

west olive

6 daycares

westland

50 daycares

westphalia

2 daycares

wheeler

1 daycare

white cloud

6 daycares

white lake

9 daycares

white lake charter township

1 daycare

white pigeon

2 daycares

whitehall

10 daycares

whitmore lake

8 daycares

whittemore

1 daycare

williamsburg

4 daycares

williamston

13 daycares

winn

2 daycares

wixom

8 daycares

wolverine

4 daycares

woodhaven

6 daycares

woodland

3 daycares

wyandotte

8 daycares

wyoming

73 daycares

Childcare Regulations in Michigan

Michigan licensed child care centers and homes are regulated by the Child Care Licensing Bureau under MiLEAP. The public CCHIRP portal provides licensing and inspection access for families, and the state also maintains complaint and report resources for providers and parents.

Staff-to-Child Ratios

Age GroupStaff : Children
Birth until 30 months1:4
30 months until 3 years1:8
3 years until 4 years1:10
4 years until school age1:12
School age1:18

Licensing Agency

Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Child Care Licensing Bureau

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Inspection Frequency

Licensed child care providers receive yearly health and safety inspections. Additional complaint investigations and special reports can be published through the public child care search.

Background Check Requirements

Licensed child care providers, their staff, and unrelated license-exempt providers must pass background checks and FBI fingerprint checks before they can be alone with children in their care.

Average Monthly Cost

Varies; no official statewide average published

Center-based infant care

Know Your Rights

Parents can find inspection reports through the public child care search and can file complaints through MiLEAP's child care complaint process. If a licensed provider has a Quality Levels indicator, it means they participate in Great Start to Quality.

Learn more about inspection reports →

Frequently Asked Questions

How are daycares regulated in Michigan?

Michigan licensed child care centers and homes are regulated by the Child Care Licensing Bureau under MiLEAP. The public CCHIRP portal provides licensing and inspection access for families, and the state also maintains complaint and report resources for providers and parents. The regulatory agency is the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Child Care Licensing Bureau. Licensed child care providers, their staff, and unrelated license-exempt providers must pass background checks and FBI fingerprint checks before they can be alone with children in their care.

What are the staff-to-child ratios for daycares in Michigan?

Michigan requires specific staff-to-child ratios based on age group. Birth until 30 months: 1:4. 30 months until 3 years: 1:8. 3 years until 4 years: 1:10. 4 years until school age: 1:12. School age: 1:18. These ratios apply to licensed childcare centers.

How often are daycares inspected in Michigan?

Licensed child care providers receive yearly health and safety inspections. Additional complaint investigations and special reports can be published through the public child care search.