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Licensed daycares in 33609Tampa, FL

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33609 — 10 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 19 violations across 54 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.35 violations per inspection, which is below the Tampa average of 0.49.

5 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 (12 citations), followed by recordkeeping (3). 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

5 providers.

Beach Park School

Exempt · 4200 W North a St

0 violationsActive
Beach Park School

Exempt · Capacity 60 · 4200 W North a St

0 violationsActive
Kinovu School Of Palma Ceia

Center · Capacity 134 · 3203 W De Leon St · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Congregation Schaarai Zedek Preschool & Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 470 · 3303 W Swann Ave · Last inspected Aug 22, 2025

1 violationActive
The Branch Academy

Center · Capacity 45 · 2909 W Azeele St · Last inspected Nov 17, 2025

1 violationActive
The Goddard School Of South Tampa

Center · Capacity 348 · 2401 W Kennedy Blvd · Last inspected Nov 24, 2025

1 violationActive

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.

Children's Nest Day School

Center · Capacity 123 · 2601 W De Leon St · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

7 violationsActive
Vip Child Care Inc

Center · Capacity 74 · 3712 W McKay Ave · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33609

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

1

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

2

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

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