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Licensed daycares in 33812Lakeland, FL

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33812 — 3 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 72 violations across 58 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.24 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Lakeland average of 1.38.

One provider has 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 (23 citations), followed by physical safety (12). 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 5 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

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.

Kings Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 5446 Southgrove Dr · Last inspected Dec 29, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Mi Escuela Montessori

Center · Capacity 255 · 6129 US Highway 98 S · Last inspected Jun 19, 2026

41 violationsActive
First Baptist Church Of Highland City Preschool

Center · Capacity 71 · 5410 Yarborough Ln · Last inspected Mar 27, 2026

23 violationsActive
Aprendemos Learning Home

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 3229 Big Valley Dr · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

7 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33812

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