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Licensed daycares in 33811Lakeland, FL

There are 10 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33811 — 8 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 160 violations across 131 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.22 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Lakeland average of 1.31.

3 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 physical safety (36 citations), followed by recordkeeping (36). 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 10 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Innovation Academy Kids

Center · Capacity 215 · 1101 W Pipkin Rd · Last inspected May 29, 2026

0 violationsActive
0 violationsActive
R Bruce Wagner

Exempt · 5500 Yates Rd

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.

Smart Start Youth & Family Services Inc.At R Bruce Wagner Kidcare

Center · Capacity 60 · 5500 Yates Rd · Last inspected May 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Mccullough Large Family Child Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 5017 Forestgreen Dr E · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

2 violationsActive
Smart Start Youth & Families Services Inc. @ Sikes Kidcare

Center · Capacity 94 · 2727 Shepherd Rd · Last inspected May 11, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

American Tutoring Institute Ii Llc

Center · Capacity 35 · 1333 Shepherd Rd · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

85 violationsActive
Early Childhood Learning Center Airside

Center · Capacity 131 · 3135 Airside Center Dr · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

46 violationsActive
Explore Point Llc

Center · Capacity 47 · 2825 Shepherd Rd · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

20 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33811

Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by recordkeeping. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

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

3

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

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