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FBC Bayou George Childcare Center

6227 Highway 2301, Panama City FL 32404 · License #C14BA0035 · Child Care Facility

Licensed
Capacity 80 childrenLast inspected Jun 23, 2026
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6227 Highway 2301, Panama City FL 32404 · Directions

Hours

Mon6:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue6:00AM to 5:00PM
Wed6:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu6:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri6:00AM to 5:00PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

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When they operate

Child Care Facility

Ages served

Ages not published.

  • Does not accept School Readiness subsidy
  • Licensed for 80 children
13
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Florida DCF
20
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.7
Florida average
0.4

Inspection history & violations

Source: Florida DCF, Office of Child Care Regulation
Jun 23, 2026
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 17, 2026 — Routine
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 27, 2026
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 27, 2026
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 20, 2025 — Renewal
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 12, 2025
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Aug 1, 2025 — Routine
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 13, 2025
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 9, 2025 — Complaint
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Class 2

    11-03 · Child Discipline

    Staff used a high chair to discipline a child for acting out in class. Staff was advised this is not allowed and center manager reviewed the discipline policy with all staff. The child care facility operators, employees, and volunteers must comply with written disciplinary and expulsion policies

    Corrected by Apr 9, 2025

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Mar 28, 2025
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 28, 2025 — Reinspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Class 2

    34-04 · Credentialed Staff

    Staff is waiting on transcript to be uploaded to the portal to get Director's credential. The estimated date for the transcript to be sent is 4/28/25. Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. An applicant for the Director Credential must meet the requirements referenced in CFFSP Form 5290, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential and Renewal Application, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(k), F.A.C. CF FSP Form 5290 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. All applications and documentation will be verified, and, if complete, the credential will be issued by the Department or its designated representative on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(g), F.A.C. A. Each child care facility must have a credentialed director who is on-site a majority of hours, excluding weekends and evening hours that the facility is in operation. Documentation of majority of hours must be maintained and available for review by the licensing authority. B. CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, must be maintained at the facility for review by the licensing authority. A Director Credential, as documented on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, is active for five years from the date of issuance. C. An individual may not be the director of child care facilities that overlap in the hours of operation. D. An individual with an inactive Director Credential is ineligible to be the director of a child care facility. E. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. F. Child care facility owners must notify the licensing authority within five working days of when the facility loses a credentialed director or when there is a change of director. 1. The licensing authority will then issue a provisional license for a period not to exceed six months for any facility without a credentialed director. 2. The provisional license will have an effective date of the first day the facility was without a credentialed director. Page 3 of 5 Name: FBC Bayou George Childcare Center License #: C14BA0035 Address: 6227 Highway 2301 Panama City FL 32404 Type: Reinspection Date: 03/28/2025

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Nov 19, 2024 — Renewal
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Class 2

    34-04 · Credentialed Staff

    Facility did not have a credentialed Director on site. Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. An applicant for the Director Credential must meet the requirements referenced in CFFSP Form 5290, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential and Renewal Application, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(k), F.A.C. CF FSP Form 5290 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. All applications and documentation will be verified, and, if complete, the credential will be issued by the Department or its designated representative on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(g), F.A.C

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Sep 9, 2024
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jul 30, 2024 — Routine
2 violations cited · view state record
2 violations
  • Class 3

    31-03 · Indoor Equipment

    Television was moved out of room. Equipment, materials, furnishings, and play areas should be sturdy, safe, and in good repair. Provider should monitor the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommendations for use of equipment. Walls, ceilings, floors, furnishings, equipment, toys, and other surfaces should be suitable to the location and the users. They should be maintained in good repair, free from visible soil and clean. Equipment and furnishings must be arranged to allow direct supervision of children by child care personnel from all areas within a room/play area. Bookshelves, televisions, and other heavy furnishings must be stable and secured as to not pose a threat of falling over. In efforts to prevent children from climbing to dangerous heights or enabling them to reach hazardous items, chairs and other furnishings must be placed away from cabinets and shelves. The program should make accommodations to the program environment and schedule so that children with special needs may participate

    Corrected by Jul 30, 2024

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  • Class 3

    33-01 · Training Requirements

    Staff listed on the Supplemental did not complete the DCF 40 hours within 15 months of industry start date. Child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. A. Part I Courses (30 Hours) Child care personnel must complete all of the following: ? Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations ? Health, Safety and Nutrition ? Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect ? Child Growth and Development ? Behavioral Observation and Screening B. Part II Courses (10 Hours) Child care personnel must also complete 10 hours of the following Part II courses: ? Special Needs Appropriate Practices (10 hours), or ? Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (5 hours) and one of the following courses: 1. Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 2. Preschool Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 3. School- Age Appropriate Practices (5 hours)

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Mar 27, 2024 — Routine
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Class 2

    03-01 · Ratio Sufficient

    Ratio upon arrival: 1:7- 1's 2:5- infants 1:20- 2 and up (majority 2's) Corrected ratio (staff returned from lunch)- 2:7- 1's 2:5- infants 1:9- 2 and up 1:11- 2 and up

    Corrected by Mar 27, 2024

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Jan 12, 2024
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 13, 2023 — Renewal
2 violations cited · view state record
2 violations
  • Class 3

    23-17 · Fire Drills

    Fire drill conducted during renewal. Emergency preparedness drill were not conducted and documented. Lockdown and inclement weather drills shall be conducted a minimum of one time each per operating year when children are in care and the documentation of these drills must be maintained for 12 months from the date of the drill. A lockdown or inclement weather drill may substitute for one monthly fire drill. Substitutions for fire drills may not occur more than three times within the licensure year. Documentation of this substitution must be maintained for 12 months from the date of the drill

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  • Class 3

    33-13 · Training Requirements

    Staff listed on the Supplemental did not complete pre-service prior to unsupervised contact with children

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Sep 14, 2023 — Reinspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Class 2

    34-04 · Credentialed Staff

    Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. An applicant for the Director Credential must meet the requirements referenced in CFFSP Form 5290, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential and Renewal Application, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(k), F.A.C. CF FSP Form 5290 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. All applications and documentation will be verified, and, if complete, the credential will be issued by the Department or its designated representative on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(g), F.A.C. A. Each child care facility must have a credentialed director who is on-site a majority of hours, excluding weekends and evening hours that the facility is in operation. Documentation of majority of hours must be maintained and available for review by the licensing authority. B. CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, must be maintained at the facility for review by the licensing authority. A Director Credential, as documented on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, is active for five years from the date of issuance. C. An individual may not be the director of child care facilities that overlap in the hours of operation. D. An individual with an inactive Director Credential is ineligible to be the director of a child care facility. E. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. F. Child care facility owners must notify the licensing authority within five working days of when the facility loses a credentialed director or when there is a change of director. 1. The licensing authority will then issue a provisional license for a period not to exceed six months for any facility without a credentialed director. 2. The provisional license will have an effective date of the first day the facility was without a credentialed director

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Aug 17, 2023
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jul 12, 2023 — Routine
4 violations cited · view state record
4 violations
  • Class 3

    09-06 · Planned Activities

    Do not include the use of electronic media for children under two years of age. Electronic media may only be used for educational purposes or physical activity for children 2 years of age and older for no more than 1 to 2 hours per day. The television was on the movie Frozen with a group of one year olds in the classroom. Television was turned off

    Corrected by Jul 12, 2023

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  • Class 3

    33-01 · Training Requirements

    Staff listed on the Supplemental did not complete the DCF 40 hours within 15 months of industry start. Mandated Introductory Training Child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. A. Part I Courses (30 Hours) Child care personnel must complete all of the following: ? Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations ? Health, Safety and Nutrition ? Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect ? Child Growth and Development ? Behavioral Observation and Screening B. Part II Courses (10 Hours) Child care personnel must also complete 10 hours of the following Part II courses: ? Special Needs Appropriate Practices (10 hours), or ? Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (5 hours) and one of the following courses: 1. Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 2. Preschool Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 3. School- Age Appropriate Practices (5 hours)

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  • Class 3

    33-07 · Training Requirements

    Staff listed on the Supplemental did not complete the ten hour in-service for July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023

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  • Class 2

    34-04 · Credentialed Staff

    Loss of Director- 2/24/2023 Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. An applicant for the Director Credential must meet the requirements referenced in CFFSP Form 5290, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential and Renewal Application, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(k), F.A.C. CF FSP Form 5290 may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. All applications and documentation will be verified, and, if complete, the credential will be issued by the Department or its designated representative on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(g), F.A.C. A. Each child care facility must have a credentialed director who is on-site a majority of hours, excluding weekends and evening hours that the facility is in operation. Documentation of majority of hours must be maintained and available for review by the licensing authority. B. CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, must be maintained at the facility for review by the licensing authority. A Director Credential, as documented on CF-FSP Form 5252, Florida Child Care and Education Program Director Credential, is active for five years from the date of issuance. C. An individual may not be the director of child care facilities that overlap in the hours of operation. D. An individual with an inactive Director Credential is ineligible to be the director of a child care facility. E. Every applicant for a license to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership of a child care facility must document that the facility director has an active Director Credential prior to issuance of the license. F. Child care facility owners must notify the licensing authority within five working days of when the facility loses a credentialed director or when there is a change of director. 1. The licensing authority will then issue a provisional license for a period not to exceed six months for any facility without a credentialed director. 2. The provisional license will have an effective date of the first day the facility was without a credentialed director

    View state record

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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Apr 9, 2025 inspection noted: “Staff used a high chair to discipline a child for acting out in class. Staff was advised this is not allowed and center manager reviewed the discipline policy w…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Mar 28, 2025 inspection noted: “Staff is waiting on transcript to be uploaded to the portal to get Director's credential. The estimated date for the transcript to be sent is 4/28/25. Section 4…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Nov 19, 2024 inspection noted: “Facility did not have a credentialed Director on site. Section 402.305(2)(g), F.S., requires a child care facility to have a credentialed director. Every applic…” — what has changed since then?

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