Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.06
- Local median
- 1.08
Prince of Peace Preschool
455 Missouri Ave N, Largo, FL 33770
- License:
- C06PI0200
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, VPK, Full Day, Half Day
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 7:30AM to 5:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 64
- License expiration:
- February 6, 2027
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.
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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 inspectionMay 7, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 7, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for Prince of Peace Preschool from May 18, 2023 through May 7, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 17 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on April 23, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of April 30, 2026.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 17
- Higher-concern violations
- 9
- Repeated topics
- 3
5 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 13.5 local median in 33770
Compared to 10 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 38%
- Local median
- 30%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 50%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 3.7
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Background screening
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
August 21, 2024April 22, 2025December 5, 2025Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 21, 2024December 16, 2024December 5, 2025Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 21, 2024August 19, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit a certificate of completion for an Early Literacy course for the staff member that has not yet completed one.
- Correction status
- Due by April 30, 2026
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-04
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary [5] Child Care personnel with an expired Acknowledgement Form. (Section 19.4, number 3)
- Report comments
- Staff members signed the annual Acknowledgement form after the expiration date.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 19.4 Record Keeping/Personnel Records and Section 19.5 Record keeping/Background Screening, Pages 48-49)
- Official code
- 11-06
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The childrens center does not have documentation of all child care personnel on required annual refresher education of the childrens center exposure plan.
- Report comments
- Staff members signed the Center's Exposure Control Plan after the expiration date.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 55 - Isolation Area (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 13 Health Related Requirements, Pages 30-31)
- Official code
- 55-07
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Parent permission for special occasion food consumption was not maintained for a minimum of 12months from the date of each activity.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit a completed Food Experience form for the child whose file was missing one. (GS)
- Correction status
- Due by August 26, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-18
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See Personnel Records Summary for child care staff with an Attestation of Good Moral Character that was not completed on or before first date of employment or upon change in employers.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit a completed Attestation of Good Moral Character for the staff member whose file was missing one.
- Correction status
- Due by May 6, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-12
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Employment history check did not include all required information including applicants job title, description of regular duties confirmation of employment dates and level of job performance.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit the completed Employment Verification forms for the staff member whose forms were not complete.
- Correction status
- Due by May 6, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-16
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Knives/sharp tools were observed within the reach of children as they were stored [on a desk and in an unlocked drawer].
- Inspector notes
- Adult scissors were observed within reach of children in two different classrooms. Director removed them and placed them in areas out of reach of children.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 60 - Toxic Hazardous Materials
- Official code
- 60-02
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The first aid kit of the childrens center did not contain the following item(s): [gauze and cotton balls or Q-tips]
- Report comments
- Director replaced the items that were missing, and the kit is now in compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 68 - First Aid Kit and Materials on Premises/Field Trips VII. B.
- Official code
- 68-03
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- A child was not adequately supervised and left the childrens center without child care personnel awareness as evidenced by [A child was standing outside without staff supervision prior to the parents arrival. Staff was unaware that the child was outside and the parent was not.].
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a detailed corrective action to ensure that the children are directly supervised and each child is released to the pickup person individually.
- Correction status
- Due by March 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 01 - General/Direct II. A.
- Official code
- 01-07
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Staff did not record complete and accurate attendance records to included childs first and last name time in and out and date. [There were 3 children present, but the attendance roster showed 4 were present]. (Section 19.3, numbers 1 and 3)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Staff did not document when the child left for the day, but she did remember the time that he left, and she corrected her roster by writing in the time.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A. V.A. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 19.3 Record Keeping/Attendance, Page 48)
- Official code
- 17-01
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- During napping, the minimum spacing of two feet between cots/cribs used by children was not provided for [in two classrooms]. (Section 10.4, number 3)
- Correction / follow-up note
- The cots in the classrooms were adjusted to allow two feet between each cot. Please submit cot placement diagrams for each of the classrooms, showing enough cots for the rooms' capacities. Please include the doors and any large furniture in the diagrams.
- Correction status
- Due by January 7, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 42 - Napping Space VI. E. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 10.4 Nap and Sleep Space(s)/Safe Sleep Practices, Page 24)
- Official code
- 42-01
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. (Section 17.6, number 5)
- Report comments
- Staff member labeled the cups and bottles with children's first and last names during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 80 - Formula (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 17.4 Breastmilk, Infant Formula and Food, Pages 40-41)
- Official code
- 80-01
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary [4] Child Care personnel with an expired Acknowledgement Form.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit current Acknowledgement forms for the staff members whose forms have expired.
- Correction status
- Due by August 28, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-06
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [2] records with incomplete information.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Children's records with missing information were corrected during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-02
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The childrens center does not have documentation of all child care personnel on required annual refresher education of the childrens center exposure plan.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit current, signed Exposure Control plans for the staff members whose files were missing current forms.
- Correction status
- Due by August 28, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 55 - Isolation Area
- Official code
- 55-07
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Harmful items including cleaning supplies, flammable products, poisonous, toxic and hazardous materials were accessible to children in care.
- Report comments
- Hand soaps at the children's sinks were labeled "Keep out of reach of children", and the refill bottle said the same. The bottles were moved out of reach of children, and the Director will purchase a non-toxic soap for the children to use.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 60 - Toxic Hazardous Materials
- Official code
- 60-03
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Diaper changing occurred on a surface that was not impermeable.
- Inspector notes
- A changing pad with small rips and tears where it has been patched with tape was observed in the 2's classroom. Director covered the pad with a temporary impermeable material.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 72 - Diapering Practices VII. E.
- Official code
- 72-03
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
How does the center ensure that all staff background screening documentation, such as annual acknowledgment forms, remains current and complete?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show multiple instances across several years where staff background screening or personnel records were found to be expired or incomplete. This question helps parents understand the current administrative process for maintaining these important records.
- Context
- The most recent finding regarding this topic was corrected at the time of the December 2025 inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Can you describe the steps taken to ensure that sharp objects or hazardous items are always stored securely and out of reach of children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from April 2025 noted that sharp tools were observed within reach of children. Asking about current storage practices helps parents understand how the facility prioritizes classroom safety.
- Context
- This issue was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What training or supervision changes have been implemented to ensure that children are always actively monitored, especially during transitions or arrival and departure times?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from February 2025 indicate a finding regarding a child being left without supervision. This question allows the director to explain the current supervision protocols and how they keep children safe throughout the day.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center manage classroom layouts to ensure that nap time environments meet all safety spacing requirements?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from a December 2024 inspection identified that the required spacing between cots was not maintained in some classrooms. This question helps parents understand how the center currently organizes sleep spaces to comply with safety standards.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your process for ensuring that all staff members complete their required professional development and early literacy training on time?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from April 2026 noted that a staff member lacked documentation for required early literacy training. This question helps parents understand how the center tracks and verifies that all teachers have completed their necessary professional certifications.
- Context
- A correction was due by April 30, 2026, and a follow-up inspection on May 7, 2026, found no violations.
Related violations