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Licensed daycares in 32435Defuniak Springs, FL

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 32435 — 10 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 60 violations across 115 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.52 violations per inspection, which is above the Defuniak Springs average of 0.22.

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 recordkeeping (18 citations), followed by health and medication (14). 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 13 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Craig Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 242 Hill St

0 violationsActive
Defuniak Springs Montessori School

Center · Capacity 45 · 1045 US Highway 331 S Ste B · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

0 violationsActive
Lakeside Learners

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 422 Lakeside Dr · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Toy Box Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 51 · 455 S 19th St · Last inspected May 22, 2026

1 violationActive
His Kids Preschool

Center · Capacity 42 · 208 Crescent Dr · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

2 violationsActive
First Christian Preschool

Center · Capacity 100 · 225 S 11th St · Last inspected May 19, 2026

3 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.

Ew's Tiny Kingdom

Center · Capacity 45 · 601 US Highway 331 S · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

35 violationsActive
Childcare Network 302-Defuniak Springs

Center · Capacity 168 · 79 S 20th St · Last inspected Mar 16, 2026

9 violationsActive
Walton County School District - West Defuniak Elementary

Exempt · Capacity 200 · 815 Lincoln Ave · Last inspected Oct 15, 2025

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 32435

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. 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 log medication administration, and who verifies it?

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