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Sunshine Preschool

5501 31st St S, Saint Petersburg FL, 33712

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VPKSchool ReadinessFaith-basedCenter-basedFull Day
  • Ages6 wks – 5 yrs
  • HoursContact for hours
  • Capacity41 children

Overview

About Us

Sunshine Preschool is a licensed child care center with a mid-sized DCF-licensed capacity of 41 children in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The provider has held an active DCF license in Pinellas County for 5 years.

Programs on record for this provider include Florida's free Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) and Florida School Readiness subsidies. The provider identifies as a faith-based program in its DCF filing. Use the licensing, inspection, and parent-review sections below to review the full record before contacting Sunshine Preschool.

Florida DCF

Safety & Licensing

Florida DCF License

C06PI0442

ExpiresNov 16, 2026

Inspection History

0 clean inspections · 7 with findings in the last 7

  1. FindingFeb '23

    Feb 2, 2023

    29-03: During the licensure year fire drills utilizing the approved alarm system were not conducted monthly at various dates and times when children were in care. Comments The January 2023 fire drill was not…

  2. FindingSep '23

    Sep 15, 2023

    11-06: See the Personnel Records Summary [4] Child Care personnel with an expired Acknowledgement Form. (Section 19.4, number 3) Comments Acknowledgements forms are to be signed each year before they expire.… | 11-07: See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel where documentation of Level II Clearinghouse screening clearance was missing for child care personnel. (Section 19.5, numbers 1 and 3) C… | 12-04: See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel who do not have documentation of completion of a five hour early literacy and language development of children birth through five course … | 12-07: See the Personnel Records Summary for [2] Child Care personnel who did not have documentation to show a start date in the introductory coursein child care within 90 days of employment in the child car… | 12-11: Documentation of in-service training was not done

  3. FindingFeb '24

    Feb 5, 2024

    14-01: The director responsible for the daily operation of the program did not have an active Director Credential. Comments The Director had a credential that expired 2-4-24. RECORDS V A Compliance Comments … | 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…

  4. FindingJan '25

    Jan 16, 2025

    12-19: The childrens center did not have documented proof that all child care personnel were trained and knowledgeable within 30 day of employment in Fire Extinguisher Training. Comments Two new staff did no… | 16-08: See Childrens Records Summary for [1] records with expired Student Health Examination Forms. Comments Submit 1 updated health form. | 16-11: See Childrens Records Summary for [4] 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… | 29-03: During the licensure year fire drills utilizing the approved alarm system were not conducted monthly at various dates and times when children were in care. Comments The fire drills had not been conduc… | 55-07: The childrens center does not have documentation of all child care personnel on required annual refresher education of

  5. FindingMay '25

    May 8, 2025

    17-06: Child care personnel failed to verify attendance accuracy at transitions. [In the 3-4's class the teacher had not completed the transition from playground to classroom.]. Comments The teacher was spok…

  6. FindingSep '25

    Sep 2, 2025

    16-11: See Childrens Records Summary for [2] 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…

  7. FindingMay '26

    May 6, 2026

    12-04: See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel who do not have documentation of completion of a five hour early literacy and language development of children birth through five course … | 29-03: During the licensure year fire drills utilizing the approved alarm system were not conducted monthly at various dates and times when children were in care. Comments No fire drill was conducted for Mar…

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

  • Programs: Offers Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
  • Affordability: Accepts School Readiness funding

Points to verify

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