Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.24
- Local median
- 0.45
Lealman YMCA Preschool Academy
5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
- License:
- C06PI0406
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, VPK, Food Served, Full Day, Half Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 7:00AM to 6:00PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 131
- License expiration:
- February 25, 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 13, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 6, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 21 available inspections for Lealman YMCA Preschool Academy from February 7, 2023 through May 13, 2026.
12 inspections recorded violations, with 26 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 13, 2026 and involved attendance accountability.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 21
- Recorded violations
- 26
- Higher-concern violations
- 10
- Repeated topics
- 7
7 in last 12 months
13 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
21 total inspections vs 11 local median in 33714
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 9%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 27%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 7
- Local average
- 1.75
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 6 inspections, with 9 recorded violations.
September 11, 2024December 9, 2024April 11, 2025September 19, 2025May 13, 2026Background screening
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
December 14, 2023December 9, 2024May 13, 2026Attendance accountability
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 11, 2025May 13, 2026Incident records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
May 29, 2024December 9, 2024Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 11, 2025September 19, 2025Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 19, 2025May 13, 2026Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
December 14, 2023April 15, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel who did not have a completely signed Acknowledgement Form.
- Report comments
- Completed at visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-05
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel where documentation of Level II Clearinghouse screening clearance was missing for child care personnel.
- Report comments
- Completed at visit
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-07
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 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.
- Report comments
- Completed at visit.
- 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
- 12-19
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. [Licensing specialist observed 7 children and 6 were marked in on the roster.].
- Report comments
- Completed at visit. Director will have a staff meeting and review attendance regulations.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-01
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
- Completed at visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 55 - Isolation Area
- Official code
- 55-07
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
- Director will ensure all staff check sippy cups for first and last name.
- 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: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The childrens center did not have a current and approved fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. (Section 14.2, number 1)
- Correction / follow-up note
- The current fire inspection expired 12/16/25. Send a current approved inspection when completed.
- Correction status
- Due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 27 - Fire Inspection VI.B. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 14 Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Response, Pages 32-34)
- Official code
- 27-01
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- A method of discipline was used at the childrens center that was severe humiliating or frightening in that [A staff threw an hour glass timer at a child and hurt her. ].
- Report comments
- A staff became frustrated with a child and threw an hourglass timer her way and the timer hit the child on the head giving the child a laceration.
- Correction status
- Due by November 21, 2025
More details
- Report section
- CHILD DISCIPLINE - 09 - Disciplinary Practices III.
- Official code
- 09-01
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [2] 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 the child care industry.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a DCF transcript showing staff completed their 40 clock hours.
- Correction status
- Due by October 10, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-05
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [2] records with missing Student Health Examination Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit current physical for the child listed on the Children's Record Summary
- Correction status
- Due by September 26, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-06
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 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 complete it did not include the signature of the physician or it did not include the date the form was issued by the physician.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a current immunization for the child listed on the Children's Record Summary
- Correction status
- Due by September 26, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-11
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
- Completed at visit
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 55 - Isolation Area
- Official code
- 55-07
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The childrens center did not have proof of a current approved annual food service inspection.
- Report comments
- Completed at visit
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 56 - Health Inspection(s)
- Official code
- 56-01
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. [a 3's classroom had 8 children present and 3 were not marked in on the attendance sheet].
- Correction / follow-up note
- A plan ensuring that the Director reviewed with the staff that they must promptly mark children in attendance was received. The administration will also do frequent attendance checks. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-01
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Diaper changing occurred on a surface that was not impermeable.
- Correction / follow-up note
- A diapering pad was observed with a rip. During the inspection the pad was removed and the nonpermeable surface underneath will be used. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 72 - Diapering Practices VII. E.
- Official code
- 72-03
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The center will provider prelabeled stickers to have on hand when the items arrive without complete names on the bottles and/or sippy cups. This brings this area into compliance.
- 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: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary [15] Child Care personnel with an expired Acknowledgement Form. (Section 19.4, number 3)
- Report comments
- Complete the forms for the staff noted on the Personnel Records Summary.
- Correction status
- Due by December 16, 2024
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: Incident records
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to share the accident or incident report with the custodial parent/legal guardian or individual authorized to pick up the child on the date that the incident occurred. (Section 15.1, numbers 2 and 4)
- Correction / follow-up note
- During the inspection the assistant director submitted an approved plan stating that staff will verify incidents reports with other staff when children are combined with another group, to be sure they are signed by parents or individual picking up the same day of occurrence. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 21 - Accidents/Incidents V. A. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 15 Emergency Procedures and Notification, Page 35)
- Official code
- 21-01
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The childrens center refrigerator/freezer does not have an appropriate thermometer.
- Report comments
- Two of the classroom refrigerators were missing thermometer. Obtained thermometer.
- Correction status
- Due by December 16, 2024
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 79 - Food Service (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 17 Food and Nutrition Services, Pages 36-42)
- Official code
- 79-16
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Breastmilk or formula was fed to the wrong child.
- Correction / follow-up note
- A written plan was received from the Director during the investigation. The plan is to have a photo of each child in the classroom to verify identity. Prior to feeding each infant, staff will verify child's name/face with the photo. This brings this area into compliance. Parents were notified of the incident.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 80 - Formula
- Official code
- 80-09
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [4] records with incomplete Emergency Medical Release forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Obtain the missing information for the children noted on the Children's Records Summary.
- Correction status
- Due by September 18, 2024
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-05
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to share the accident or incident report with the custodial parent/legal guardian or individual authorized to pick up the child on the date that the incident occurred.
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist did confirm a lack of Incident/ Accident report. Director confirmed on 5/30 she held a staff meeting on 5/29 where she did a training for the staff on properly documenting incidents and accidents.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 21 - Accidents/Incidents V. A.
- Official code
- 21-01
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Child care staff failed to provide direct supervision of children in the [3-4's] group of children as evidenced by [A staff left 3 children alone in the class for 2 minutes when she walked out of the classroom.].
- Inspector notes
- As observed on the video, the staff walks out of the classroom and back to her office leaving the children un supervised for 2 minutes. She is then seen coming back into the classroom.
- Correction status
- Due by April 26, 2024
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 01 - General/Direct II. A.
- Official code
- 01-01
No recorded violations in this report
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)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit completed employment history check for the staff listed on the Personnel Summary form.
- Correction status
- Due by December 28, 2023
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
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]
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit completed OEL preservice certificates/transcript.
- Correction status
- Due by December 28, 2023
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
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
- Director will ensure that daily checklist is conducted and documented. Licensing specialist recommended that the director put it with the closing log as a reminder.
- 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
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 explain the steps you take to ensure that all children are accurately recorded on the daily attendance log?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show that attendance tracking has been an area of focus in recent inspections, including a report from May 2026. This question helps parents understand the current process for verifying that every child is correctly accounted for throughout the day.
- Context
- The center implemented a plan to review attendance regulations with staff and perform frequent checks following recent inspections.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your current process for verifying and maintaining up-to-date background screening documentation for all staff members?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from May 2026 noted missing documentation for staff background screening. This question allows the director to explain the current administrative procedures used to keep these records complete and current.
- Context
- The finding was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you support your staff in managing frustration or challenging situations in the classroom?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from October 2025 include a finding regarding the use of inappropriate disciplinary methods. Asking about staff support and training helps parents understand the center's approach to maintaining a positive and calm environment for children.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What measures are in place to ensure that all infant bottles and food items are clearly labeled with each child's name?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from multiple inspections, including May 2026, show that labeling of food items has been an area requiring attention. This question helps parents understand how the center currently manages food safety and identification for infants.
- Context
- The center has implemented a plan to use pre-labeled stickers to ensure items are correctly identified.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that all staff members remain current on their required training and professional development?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection reports from 2023 through 2026 indicate that maintaining documentation for staff training requirements has been a recurring topic. This question provides insight into how the center tracks and manages ongoing staff education.
Related violations