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Licensed daycares in 33805Lakeland, FL

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33805 — 12 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 233 violations across 194 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.20 violations per inspection, which is above the Lakeland average of 0.54.

8 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 (80 citations), followed by physical safety (57). 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

8 providers.

0 violationsActive
Creative Minds Academy Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 40 · 1315 W 14th St · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

0 violationsActive
Davis, Vicki Family Day Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 1156 Blossom Cir N · Last inspected Jan 5, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Bridget Gibbons Family Daycare Home Llc

Family day home · Capacity 10 · 1130 N Swindell Ave · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Hadley's Early Education, Llc

Center · Capacity 72 · 1020 N Kentucky Ave · Last inspected May 1, 2026

63 violationsActive
Greater St Paul Daycare

Center · Capacity 27 · 1130 N Webster Ave · Last inspected Jun 18, 2026

55 violationsActive
Dawsons Learning Center Llc

Center · Capacity 34 · 1013 Lakeshore Dr · Last inspected May 5, 2026

36 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33805

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