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Licensed daycares in 32601Gainesville, FL

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 32601 — 18 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 19 violations across 123 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.15 violations per inspection, which is below the Gainesville average of 0.44.

12 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 (6 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (5). 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 20 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

12 providers.

0 violationsActive
Baker Large Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 549 NE 12th Ct · Last inspected May 20, 2026

0 violationsActive
First Presbyterian Church Of Gainesville, Inc

Center · Capacity 75 · 106 SW 3rd St · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

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.

Elevate Early Learning Academy, Gainesville

Center · Capacity 63 · 1127 NW 7th Ave · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

1 violationActive
Episcopal Children's Services, Inc Highlands Head Start

Center · Capacity 137 · 1132 NE 16th Ave · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

1 violationActive
Granny D's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 33 · 901 SE 1st Ave · Last inspected May 11, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

First United Methodist Preschool

Center · Capacity 115 · 419 NE 1st St · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

4 violationsActive
The Oak Tree Christian Academy (South)

Center · Capacity 119 · 1023 SE 4th Ave · Last inspected Mar 27, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 32601

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. 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 maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

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