Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.07
- Local median
- 0.66
Early Explorations Preschool at Great Explorations
1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704
- License:
- C06PI0076
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- VPK, Full Day, Transportation
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 7:30AM to 5:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 110
- License expiration:
- August 5, 2026
Typical cost: $1,538 - $1,603 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$1,538 - $1,603/mo
Median daily rate: $71.00 - $74.00
Official Florida Division of Early Learning Pinellas County data.
Not this provider’s price.
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJune 15, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 10, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for Early Explorations Preschool at Great Explorations from June 1, 2023 through June 15, 2026.
Six inspections recorded violations, with 15 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on June 15, 2026 and involved facility condition.
Hazardous access was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 15
- Higher-concern violations
- 7
- Repeated topics
- 5
3 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 11.5 local median in 33704
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 29%
- Local median
- 18%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 36%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 5
- Local average
- 2.13
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Attendance accountability
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
March 15, 2024April 28, 2025Hazardous access
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
December 8, 2023October 17, 2025Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 17, 2025June 15, 2026Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 28, 2025June 15, 2026Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
March 15, 2024April 28, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- A staff member did not assist children with handwashing [after diapering a child].
- Inspector notes
- A child that was diapered was allowed to play with toys before his hands were washed. I spoke with the director and the teacher to make them aware that handwashing happens before they play.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 65 - Handwashing VII. A.
- Official code
- 65-01
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Bottles and/or sippy cups brought from home were not labeled with childs first and last name.
- Report comments
- Some water bottes were not labeled. The water bottles were labeled during the visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 80 - Formula
- Official code
- 80-01
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [1] records with missing Student Health Examination Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 student file was missing student health examination, corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-06
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [1] records with missing DH680 Immunization Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 student file did not have an immunization form. Corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-09
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Harmful items including cleaning supplies, flammable products, poisonous, toxic and hazardous materials were accessible to children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- A soap bottle labeled "keep out of reach of children", and hand sanitizer bottles were not stored at appropriate distance away from reach of children. Corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 60 - Toxic Hazardous Materials
- Official code
- 60-03
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Child care staff failed to provide direct supervision of children in the [VPK] group of children as evidenced by [One child was left alone in her classroom when all the rest of the children went downstairs for Prom].
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a plan on how during festive events there will be extra hands to help.
- Correction status
- Due by May 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 01 - General/Direct II. A.
- Official code
- 01-01
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- The attendance record was not with the staff and a group of [17 VPK] children located[going downstairs].
- Report comments
- The attendance was in the elevator with one staff but the children were walking downstairs with the other staff. Attendance must be with the staff that had the children.
- Correction status
- Due by May 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-03
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to verify attendance accuracy at transitions. [Transitions were not verified when the children arrived downstairs.].
- Report comments
- The transitions were completed upstairs but not when they arrived downstairs.
- Correction status
- Due by May 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-06
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- The childrens center failed to document accidents/incidents on the day of occurrence.
- Report comments
- The incident report was written but a parent signature was not received.
- Correction status
- Due by May 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 21 - Accidents/Incidents V. A.
- Official code
- 21-02
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The minimum of 35 square feet of usable floor space for each child was not met by this childrens center which was licensed after October 1, 1992 or had a one year old childrensclassroom. The [VPK] room has a capacity of [18] childrenbased on 35 square feet per child and [34] children/infants were observed in the classroom.
- Report comments
- In getting ready for the VPK prom the children and staff were all combined in one classroom that has capacity for only 18 children.
- Correction status
- Due by May 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 30 - Square Footage (Indoor) VI. C.
- Official code
- 30-02
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Child care staff failed to provide direct supervision of children in the [Afterschool/Camp] group of children as evidenced by [A child being left in the lobby bathroom for several minutes.].
- Correction / follow-up note
- I did confirm lack of supervision in that on 3/14/24 around 3pm a child was left alone in the lobby bathroom for several minutes. Submit a plan ensuring staff will provide direct supervision at all times. Include in the plan specific items that will be put in place, such as a new way for staff to do transition and hourly counts of children in care.
- Correction status
- Due by March 29, 2024
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 01 - General/Direct II. A.
- Official code
- 01-01
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to verify attendance accuracy at transitions. [Transition from Bathroom to Classroom were not accurate on 3/14/24. The transition log shows 6 children but only 5 returned to the classroom. ].
- Correction / follow-up note
- I did confirm that on 3/14/24 transitions were not done accordingly when the afterschool group transitioned from the bathroom to the classroom. Submit a plan ensuring staff understand when and how to do transitions. Include in the plan specific changes to how transitions will be documented.
- Correction status
- Due by March 29, 2024
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-06
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The childrens centers storage of harmful items including cleaning supplies, flammable products, poisonous, toxic and hazardous materials allowed access by children in care.
- Report comments
- There were toxics stored within reach in a 3's classroom. The items were moved at the visit. Director will re-train staff on proper storage of toxics.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 60 - Toxic Hazardous Materials
- Official code
- 60-04
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel who have not completed the 40 clock hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Email the licensing specialist when the exam is booked, and then submit the updated DCF transcript when 40 clock hours are completed.
- Correction status
- Due by July 10, 2023
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-03
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 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 for child care personnel within 12 months of date of employment in the child care industry and/or the early literacy course documentation was not uploaded in the Florida Pathways/Registry.
- Report comments
- One staff member did not have the literacy class completed within the 12-month timeframe, but it was completed today.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-04
Questions to ask
Suggested questions for parents based on recorded violations in inspection reports. If there are not enough source-backed violations, you will see general questions for daycare.
Finding-specific
Could you explain the current steps in place to ensure that cleaning supplies and other hazardous items are always kept securely out of children's reach?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show that in past inspections, items like cleaning supplies were found in areas accessible to children. Asking about current storage practices helps clarify how the center maintains a secure environment for all children.
- Context
- This was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your process for verifying attendance during transitions, such as when children move between classrooms or go outdoors?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records indicate that attendance accuracy during transitions has been a recurring topic of concern. Understanding the current system for tracking children helps parents feel confident about supervision practices.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that staff members are always providing direct supervision, especially during busy times or special events?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report noted instances where children were not under direct supervision during specific activities. This question allows the director to explain the current staffing and monitoring strategies used to keep children safe.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Could you describe how your staff handles handwashing routines, particularly after diaper changes or assisting with personal care?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from a recent inspection noted an instance where handwashing did not occur as required after a diaper change. Asking about the current routine helps parents understand how the center maintains hygiene standards.
- Context
- This was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your approach to maintaining accurate and up-to-date health and immunization records for every child in your care?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- The available inspection records show that there have been instances where required health or immunization forms were missing from student files. This question helps parents understand the center's administrative process for keeping records complete.
Related violations