Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.31
- Local median
- 1.31
The Nicholas Vosotas Kimberly Home Child Care Center
1194 Grove St, Clearwater, FL 33755
- License:
- C06PI0297
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 7:30AM to 5:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 30
- License expiration:
- January 26, 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.
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Latest inspectionMarch 26, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 19, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for The Nicholas Vosotas Kimberly Home Child Care Center from January 5, 2023 through March 26, 2026.
Nine inspections recorded violations, with 21 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on March 26, 2026 and involved staff training.
Supervision 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
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 21
- Higher-concern violations
- 8
- Repeated topics
- 2
4 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 10 local median in 33755
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 38%
- Local median
- 33%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 56%
- Local median
- 42%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 2.53
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
June 4, 2024July 16, 2025Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
June 4, 2024July 16, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care staff who did not attend the entire Department of Children and Family Services specialized training course Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices Within 90 days of employment in the infant room.
- Report comments
- 1 staff member who started in the infant room on 10-15-25 did not complete the entire department of children and family services specialized training course of infant and toddler appropriate practices until 2-5-26.
- 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
- 12-08
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- An area of the childrens center was observed to not be in good repair [there was peeling paint on the inside of the half door in the 2 year old classroom].
- Correction / follow-up note
- There was peeling paint on the inside of the half door in the 2 year old classroom. Please submit photos of the repairs to the door to PCLB.
- Correction status
- Due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 36 - Clean Good Repair (Indoor Play Space) VI. C.
- Official code
- 36-02
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
- There was a sippy cup in the 2 year old classroom that did not have a first or last name on it. The child's full name was written on the cup at time of inspection.
- 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
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Program Personnel did not complete preservice training requirements prior to unsupervised contact with or care of children, or if supervised, within 90 days of beginning employment or service with the program. (Section 18.1) Personnel I [SR]
- Report comments
- 1 staff member completed the preservice training requirement after 90 days of employment.
- 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. . (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 18 Training Requirements, Pages 26-27)
- Official code
- 12-20
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [1] records with missing DH680 Immunization Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 child was missing the immunization form in their file. Please submit a current immunation record to PCLB.
- Correction status
- Due by September 25, 2024
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.
- Report comments
- There was a bottle of soap in the 2 year old classroom which had a label stating "keep out of reach of children." Staff member stated that the bottles on the sink are just refill bottles and the soap that is used is in the kitchen. Licensing Specialist asked to see the refill bottles of soap that the children are using and that bottle of soap also had a warning label on it stating "keep out of reach of childen." The director purchased soap on Amazon at time of inspection that does not have a warning label on it.
- 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
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Toys/equipment/or furnishings were not safe in that [there was a large dollhouse that could fall over ].
- Report comments
- There was a large wooden dollhouse in the 2 year old classroom that was not sturdy and could very easily fall over on a child. The dollhouse was removed at time of inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 52 - Maintained/Safe
- Official code
- 52-01
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
- There were several bottles in the infant refrigerator that were not labeled with the child's first or last name. They were labeled at time of inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 80 - Formula
- Official code
- 80-01
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. (Section 19.5, number 2)
- Report comments
- 1 staff member did not have a complete employment history check on file. It was completed by the director at time of inspection.
- 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
- 11-16
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] 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 care industry.
- Report comments
- 1 staff member started their DCF training after 90 days of employment.
- 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
- 12-07
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care staff who did not attend the entire Department of Children and Family Services specialized training course Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices Within 90 days of employment in the infant room.
- Report comments
- 1 staff member completed infant/toddler training after 90 days of employment.
- 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
- 12-08
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The childrens center did not have documented proof that all staff were trained and knowledgeable within 30 day of employment in safe sleep practices and shaken baby syndrome.
- Report comments
- 1 staff member completed safe sleep after 30 days of employment.
- 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
- 12-16
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- The citation for a violation of a licensing standard or requirement of ss. 402.301-402.319 F.S. that resulted in disciplinary action did not remain posted with the license for a full year after its effective date.
- Inspector notes
- There were several fines that were not posted. They were all posted during inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 20 - Administrative Fine Posted: V. A.
- Official code
- 20-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The childrens center failed to post an evacuation diagram for emergencies in [2's] classroom(s).
- Report comments
- The evacuation diagram in the 2 year old classroom was posted during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 26 - Emergency Plan/Diagram Posted V. A.
- Official code
- 26-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The written record of fire drills was incomplete and did not include the following [December, January, February].
- Report comments
- The fire drill log was not documented by the former director in December, January and February. The new director started documenting fire drills starting in March.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 29 - Fire Drills. VI. B.
- Official code
- 29-01
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Indoor and outdoor play areas were not inspected daily for basic health and safety and/or any problems were not corrected before the play area is used by children and/or daily inspection logs were not maintained for 12 months.
- Report comments
- The daily indoor/outdoor log was not documented in January or February by the former director. The new director started documenting the log in March.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 57 - Premises Free of Health and Safety Hazards
- Official code
- 57-08
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.
- Inspector notes
- Bottles were not labeled with first and last names. They were labeled during inspection.
- 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
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Children were not individually fed or supervised during mealtime.
- Inspector notes
- A staff member from a cooperating agency was performing a class assessment in the Infant classroom, when a child was observed drinking from another child's bottle after it had been dropped. The staff member waited to see if the teachers in the classroom noticed, but when neither did, she told them, prompting them to take the bottle from the child.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 01 - General/Direct II. A.
- Official code
- 01-13
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- The adult-child ratio was not met. There was/were [0 preschool staff] staff supervising [4 infants] children.
- Report comments
- Staff from a cooperating agency reported that when she was observing in the Infant classroom, a 4th infant arrived, and the staff member left to go on break. She returned after about 30 seconds, saying, "I can't believe I didn't realize they had left, I guess I'll stay here until they come back." After about 15 seconds, 2 staff members came into the room to take over the classroom.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 06 - Adult-Child Ratio: II. B.
- Official code
- 06-01
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- There was evidence that smoking occurred in the childrenscenter, outdoor area, during a field trip or in a vehicle used to transport children while children were in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- A staff member had a vape pen on her person while supervising a class of one year old children. The vape pen was dropped in the classroom and was picked up by a child and a puff was drawn, a second child picked the pen up and held it to their mouth. Please ensure that teachers personnel property is secure and not in a location that if forgotten can become accessible to children. Please submit a plan on what procedure will be put in place to prevent repeat occurrences and ensure compliance. Submit a detailed plan by due date.
- Correction status
- Due by May 26, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 64 - No Smoking VII. A.
- Official code
- 64-02
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- 1.A.4. Personnel in childrens center shall not exercise any influence detrimental to the progress development health or safety of children. The inappropriate behavior of [the one year old teacher A.S. ] as evidenced by [a vape pen dropped in the ones room and found by a child] was not a positive influence for the development of the children present at that time.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The staff member carried a vape pen in her pocket into a one year old room. The pen was dropped and found by a child which inhaled the contents of the vape pen causing the child distress. The parent was informed and took the child for medical evaluation. Please ensure that staff are aware of potentially harmful items that are brought into the center either in a purse or on person and the need to keep such locked up and out of the reach of children. Please submit a plan on what actions will be taken to prevent access to items brought in by staff . Submit plan by due date. This violation will result in administrative action Owner/Director/Staff Responsible Comments The provider ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by May 26, 2023
More details
- Report section
- ACCESS - 85 - Other
- Official code
- 85-03
No recorded violations in this report
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 describe your current process for ensuring that all cleaning supplies and hazardous materials are kept securely out of reach of children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an inspection in 2024 indicate that cleaning supplies with warning labels were found in an area accessible to children. Asking about current storage practices helps parents understand how the center maintains a secure environment for all age groups.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps does the center take to ensure that all staff members complete their required specialized training within the necessary timeframes?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records show that staff training requirements were a topic of concern in both 2024 and 2026. This question allows the director to explain the current system for tracking and verifying that all personnel meet their professional development requirements on time.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you manage the daily labeling of children's personal items like bottles and sippy cups to ensure they are always clearly identified?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from inspections in 2024 and 2025 note instances where items brought from home were not properly labeled. Asking about this process helps parents understand how the center ensures that each child receives their own specific items.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Could you walk me through how the center conducts its daily safety checks of classrooms and play equipment?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Official inspection reports from 2024 and 2025 mention findings related to facility maintenance and equipment safety. Discussing the daily inspection routine provides insight into how the center proactively identifies and addresses potential maintenance needs.
Related violations
General question
What is your process for communicating with parents if there is an update needed for their child's health or immunization records?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Staying current on health documentation is essential for maintaining a healthy environment for all children. Understanding the center's communication style regarding these records helps parents know what to expect when documents are due for renewal.