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Licensed daycares in 34237Sarasota, FL

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34237 — 12 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 49 violations across 76 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.64 violations per inspection, which is below the Sarasota average of 0.97.

9 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 (20 citations), followed by health and medication (19). 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 15 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

9 providers.

A New Beginning Early Child Care Learning Center Llc

Center · Capacity 35 · 2185 Wood St · Last inspected Jan 22, 2026

0 violationsActive
Alta Vista Elementary School

Exempt · 1050 S Euclid Ave

0 violationsActive
0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

First Presbyterian Preschool

Center · Capacity 65 · 2050 Oak St · Last inspected May 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Rainbow Learning Center Llc

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 230 N Brink Ave · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

1 violationActive
Children First At Dalbeck Center

Center · Capacity 16 · 2036 Oak St · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Abacus Preschool And Daycare Center

Center · Capacity 50 · 250 N Tuttle Ave · Last inspected May 29, 2026

36 violationsActive
Play & Grow Preschool Inc

Center · Capacity 43 · 2435 Fruitville Rd · Last inspected Jun 29, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34237

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

1

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

2

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

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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