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Licensed daycares in 34473Ocala, FL

There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34473 — 4 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 12 violations across 33 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.36 violations per inspection, which is below the Ocala average of 0.44.

5 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 (7 citations), followed by background checks (1). 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 9 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Abc Academy Child Care And Learning Center

Center · Capacity 188 · 13865 SW 36th Avenue Rd · Last inspected Jun 15, 2026

0 violationsActive
Lopez Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 6320 SW 134th Loop · Last inspected Mar 11, 2024

0 violationsActive
Marion Oakes Christian Academy Preschool

Exempt · 399 Marion Oaks Ln

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.

Tonika's Home Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 2536 SW 165th Street Rd · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Bright Stars Family Day Care Home Llc

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 2261 SW 146th Loop · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

2 violationsActive
Precious Angels Learning Academy

Exempt · Capacity 148 · 232 Marion Oaks Dr · Last inspected Jun 26, 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.

Alphabet Land Learning Center

Center · Capacity 199 · 2147 SW Highway 484 · Last inspected May 27, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34473

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

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