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Licensed daycares in 33801Lakeland, FL

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33801 — 23 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 507 violations across 350 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.45 violations per inspection, which is above the Lakeland average of 1.25.

8 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 (198 citations), followed by physical safety (85). 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 29 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Boys And Girls Club Of Polk County - Carl G. Showe Unit

Exempt · 920 Lowry Ave Lakeland FL 33801-7542

0 violationsActive
Family Worship Center

Exempt · 1350 E Main St

0 violationsActive
Gods Happy Kids Intl Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 2309 E Magnolia St · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Little Footprints Of Sunshine Llc

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 1110 Waterview Blvd E · Last inspected Apr 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Mrs. J's Play Nest Inc

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 990 Buttercup Dr · Last inspected Feb 26, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Camelia's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 29 · 1401 Long St · Last inspected May 22, 2026

67 violationsActive
Lighthouse Community Preschool

Center · Capacity 58 · 215 E Magnolia St · Last inspected May 5, 2026

58 violationsActive
Destined For Greatness Preschool, Llc

Center · Capacity 66 · 2605 Sunshine Dr S · Last inspected May 6, 2026

55 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33801

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

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

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