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Licensed daycares in 34236Sarasota, FL

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 34236, with a combined licensed capacity of 261 children. Together they have been cited for 16 violations across 33 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.48 violations per inspection, which is below the Sarasota average of 0.94.

One provider has 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 caregiver-to-child ratio (6 citations), followed by health and medication (4). 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 4 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

First United Methodist Church Early Care Center

Center · Capacity 85 · 104 S Pineapple Ave · Last inspected Nov 3, 2025

0 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.

Legendary Steps Academy Llc

Center · Capacity 35 · 1010 N Orange Ave · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

8 violationsActive
The Learning Tree At Pines Of Sarasota

Center · Capacity 75 · 1501 N Orange Ave · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

4 violationsActive
Beautiful Blessings Elc

Center · Capacity 66 · 1609 10th St Sarasota FL 34236-4106 · Last inspected Dec 11, 2025

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 34236

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

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

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