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A Child's Choice

8265 63rd Way N, Pinellas Park FL, 33781

12Elevated Risk
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School ReadinessCenter-basedFull Day
  • Ages6 wks – 5 yrs
  • HoursContact for hours
  • Capacity75 children

Overview

About Us

A Child's Choice is a licensed child care center with a mid-sized DCF-licensed capacity of 75 children in Pinellas Park, Florida. The program has served Pinellas Park families for over 36 years, according to its DCF licensing record.

Programs on record for this provider include Florida School Readiness subsidies. Use the licensing, inspection, and parent-review sections below to review the full record before contacting A Child's Choice.

Florida DCF

Safety & Licensing

Florida DCF License

C06PI0001

ExpiresOct 1, 2026

Inspection History

1 clean inspection · 4 with findings in the last 5

  1. FindingFeb '23

    Feb 22, 2023

    16-02: See Childrens Records Summary for [6] records with incomplete information. Comments Obtain the missing information. * The annual inspection of 57 children's records were inspected. 51 were in complian… | 17-01: Staff did not record complete and accurate attendance records to included childs first and last name time in and out and date. [The 4's and 5's classroom had 19 children and only 18 children were mark… | 17-06: Child care personnel failed to verify attendance accuracy at transitions. [Transitions were not verified in a classroom for 2/21/23 and 2/22/23.]. Comments The staff will check and remind each other o… | 27-01: The childrens center did not have a current and approved fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. Comments Expired 2/4/23. Obtain an updated inspection. 28. Telephone VI.B. Compliance Compl…

  2. FindingAug '23

    Aug 3, 2023

    12-05: See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel who have documentation to show a completion date of the 40- clock hour training requirement but not within 15 months of employment within…

  3. FindingFeb '24

    Feb 12, 2024

    16-02: See Childrens Records Summary for [multiple childrens] records with incomplete information. Comments Submit proof of completed enrollment forms for children listed on records summary. Submit a plan fo… | 16-05: See Childrens Records Summary for [multiple] records with incomplete Emergency Medical Release forms. Comments Submit proof of completed emergency medical release forms for the children noted on the r… | 16-11: See Childrens Records Summary for [1] records with the Florida Certificate of Immunization that was not acceptable in that the form was not current (expired) an applicable part of the record was not c… | 18-17: Written directions on the prescription label the manufacturers label or from the childs doctor for dispensing prescription or non- prescription medication were not followed in that [Doctor's note and … | 22-03: The plan of scheduled activities was not posted i

  4. FindingApr '25

    Apr 7, 2025

    27-01: The childrens center did not have a current and approved fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. Comments The annual fire inspection expired 2/5/25. They did not have a cleared fire inspec…

  5. CleanApr '26

Findings are summarized from the official Florida DCF inspection report. Click a finding pill to expand the summary. Fresh violations may show “Summary pending” while business profiles are being updated.

Verified Credentials

  • Level 2 Background Checks
  • CPR / First Aid Certified Staff
  • Secure Entry System
  • Continuous Video Monitoring (facilities only)

Minimums required by Florida DCF licensing for every Licensed Child Care Facility. Individual center audits may cover more than the list above.

What the record says

Provider highlights

Drawn from Florida DCF licensing flags. Parent-review summaries will appear here once enough reviews have been collected.

Signals of care

Strengths

  • Affordability: Accepts School Readiness funding

Points to verify

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