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Licensed daycares in 34480Ocala, FL

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34480 — 6 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 10 violations across 55 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.18 violations per inspection, which is below the Ocala average of 0.31.

7 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 (5 citations), followed by physical safety (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 11 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

A Step Above Learning Academy Inc

Center · Capacity 54 · 5760 SE 41st St Ste B · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

0 violationsActive
Bright Beginning Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 15 Juniper Loop Run · Last inspected Jun 29, 2026

0 violationsActive
Grace Christian School Ocala

Exempt · Capacity 250 · 4410 SE 3rd Ave

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Brooks Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 5 Larch Trak · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

1 violationActive
Preschool @ The Springs

Center · Capacity 135 · 5424 SE 58th Ave · Last inspected May 27, 2026

2 violationsActive
Family Ties Child Center Iii Inc

Center · Capacity 141 · 3230 SE 58th Ave · Last inspected Jun 16, 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.

Little World, Big Creation's Llc

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 40 Juniper Pass Trl · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34480

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