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Licensed daycares in 33523Dade City, FL

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 33523 — 5 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 43 violations across 51 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.84 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Dade City average of 0.83.

3 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 (26 citations), followed by physical safety (7). 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 7 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Creative Stars Family Daycare Llc

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 36810 Annika Way · Last inspected Mar 20, 2026

0 violationsActive
Lighthouse Christian Academy

Exempt · 14520 21st St

0 violationsActive
Ridge Manor Christian Academy

Exempt · Capacity 137 · 34275 Cortez Blvd

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

East Pasco Academy At Tommytown

Center · Capacity 46 · 15029 Polk Ave · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

19 violationsActive
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Tampa Bay - Lewis Abraham Lacoochee Club

Exempt · 38724 Mudcat Grant Blvd · Last inspected May 11, 2026

9 violationsActive
Strawberry Patch Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · 20145 US Highway 301 · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 33523

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