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Licensed daycares in 32548Fort Walton Beach, FL

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 32548 — 16 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 34 violations across 134 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.25 violations per inspection, which is above the Fort Walton Beach average of 0.19.

11 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 (17 citations), followed by recordkeeping (6). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

11 providers.

Annette P. Edwins Elementary School (Afterschool Program)

Exempt · 350 Hollywood Blvd SW · Last inspected Aug 4, 2025

0 violationsActive
Cinco Christian School

Exempt · Capacity 87 · 26 Yacht Club Dr NE · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

0 violationsActive
Doris's Little Darlings

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 53 Mallard Ave NE · Last inspected Oct 3, 2024

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Montessori Learning Center

Center · Capacity 45 · 28 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW 02 · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

1 violationActive
Beulah Christian Academy

Exempt · Capacity 106 · 109 McGriff St NE · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

2 violationsActive
Children's Center

Center · Capacity 188 · 343 Holmes Blvd NW · Last inspected May 26, 2026

2 violationsActive

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.

Childcare Network 142 - Jet

Center · Capacity 215 · 108 Jet Dr NW · Last inspected May 22, 2026

11 violationsActive
City Of Fwb Recreation Center

Center · Capacity 45 · 132 Jet Dr NW · Last inspected Feb 17, 2026

7 violationsActive
Lsf Mcgriff Head Start

Center · Capacity 135 · 22 McGriff St NE · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 32548

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