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Licensed daycares in 34238Sarasota, FL

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34238 — 5 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 15 violations across 25 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.60 violations per inspection, which is below the Sarasota average of 0.97.

4 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 (7 citations), followed by physical safety (4). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

4 providers.

Chabad Preschool

Center · Capacity 25 · 7700 Beneva Rd · Last inspected May 20, 2026

0 violationsActive
Little Explorers Preschool

Exempt · Capacity 72 · 8490 McIntosh Rd

0 violationsActive
Umka Preschool

Center · Capacity 15 · 8482 S Tamiami Trl · Last inspected Jan 21, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Nesting Tree Family Home Daycae

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 12687 Night View Dr · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Imagine Schools Palmer Ranch

Center · Capacity 167 · 6220 McIntosh Rd · Last inspected May 26, 2026

12 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34238

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

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