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Licensed daycares in 34231Sarasota, FL

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34231 — 9 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 33 violations across 66 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.50 violations per inspection, which is above the Sarasota average of 0.10.

6 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (11 citations), followed by physical safety (11). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Florida DCF, Office of Child Care Regulation and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 12 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Amy Noel Steverson

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 3228 Elmer St · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

0 violationsActive
Bright Stars Family Home Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 4149 Murdock Ave · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

0 violationsActive
Spanish Legacy Preschool Llc

Center · Capacity 34 · 6116 Crestwood Ave

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Capovam Phillippi Shores Llc

Center · Capacity 60 · 2240 Proctor Rd · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

2 violationsActive
Trinity Preschool

Center · Capacity 31 · 4150 S Shade Ave · Last inspected May 20, 2026

2 violationsActive
Bizzy Bee 2

Center · Capacity 90 · 3318 Wilkinson Rd · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Wooden Shoes Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 55 · 4875 Swift Rd · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

15 violationsActive
Riverview High School Cyesis Teen Parent Program In Partnership With Children First

Center · Capacity 53 · 1 Ram Way · Last inspected May 20, 2026

6 violationsActive
Simply Kid Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 2639 Dueby St · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34231

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on Florida records

Florida does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Florida DCF, Office of Child Care Regulation on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error