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Licensed daycares in 34953Port Saint Lucie, FL

There are 47 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34953 — 25 licensed centers and 22 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 33 violations across 232 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.14 violations per inspection.

34 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 recordkeeping (14 citations), followed by health and medication (8). 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 47 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

34 providers.

Bambinis Kingdom Gatlin

Exempt · Capacity 90 · 1425 SW Bougainvillea Ave · Last inspected May 13, 2026

0 violationsActive
Barrios Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 1282 SW Crost Ave

0 violationsActive
Beverly Cooper Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 1942 SW Janette Ave

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Childrens University Llc

Center · Capacity 253 · 460 SW Port Saint Lucie Blvd · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

1 violationActive
Kid Space Llc

Center · Capacity 105 · 462 SW Port St Lucie Blvd · Last inspected May 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Kids Harbor Learning Center

Center · Capacity 55 · 3075 SW Port St Lucie Blvd · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

1 violationActive

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.

The Children's Garden Academy # 3

Center · Capacity 58 · 700 SW Darwin Blvd · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

7 violationsActive
The Children's Garden Academy # 2

Center · Capacity 48 · 2750 SW Port St Lucie Blvd · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

5 violationsActive
Dalton Learning Center

Center · Capacity 90 · 2655 SW Port St Lucie Blvd · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34953

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

1

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

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