Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.67
- Local median
- 1.33
Kids R US Academy
1375 Belcher Rd S, Largo, FL 33771
- License:
- C06PI0468
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, VPK, Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:30AM to 5:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 79
- License expiration:
- March 20, 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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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 inspectionApril 9, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 9, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 21 available inspections for Kids R US Academy from February 24, 2023 through April 9, 2026.
Nine inspections recorded violations, with 35 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on January 5, 2026 and involved health or food records, with a due date of January 19, 2026.
Hazardous access was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
Three later inspections, from January 9, 2026 through April 9, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 21
- Recorded violations
- 35
- Higher-concern violations
- 13
- Repeated topics
- 7
7 in last 12 months
13 in last 12 months
6 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
21 total inspections vs 16 local median in 33771
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 29%
- Local median
- 29%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 47%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 7
- Local average
- 4.38
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 4 inspections, with 9 recorded violations.
January 10, 2024July 24, 2024January 8, 2025September 25, 2025Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 7 recorded violations.
August 8, 2023September 25, 2025January 5, 2026Attendance accountability
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 8, 2023January 10, 2024Hazardous access
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 8, 2023September 25, 2025Incident records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 4, 2024July 18, 2024Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
August 8, 2023January 10, 2024Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 8, 2023August 7, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [2] records with missing Student Health Examination Forms. (Section 19.2, number 1)
- Correction / follow-up note
- 2 newly enrolled students did not have health examination forms. Please submit exam forms to licensing.
- Correction status
- Due by January 19, 2026
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 19.2 record Keeping/Childrens Files, Pages 46-47)
- 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. (Section 19.2, number 2)
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 newly enrolled child did not have current immunization form. Please send current immunization form to licensing.
- Correction status
- Due by January 19, 2026
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 19.2 record Keeping/Childrens Files, Pages 46-47)
- Official code
- 16-11
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary [7] Child Care personnel with an expired Acknowledgement Form.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 7 staff members did not have a current annual acknowledgement form, corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Due by October 2, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-06
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care personnel whose verifications of employment history for the past 5 years was not on file.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 Staff member did not have verified employment history. Corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-08
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for[11]child care personnel or volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month who did not complete the 10 hours of in-service training for the previous fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 11 staff members did not complete 10-hour in-service training and was not documented. Please send in hours, with documentation paper and certificates.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-10
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [3] records with expired Student Health Examination Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 3 students had expired physical forms. Please submit updated physicals.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-08
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [7] 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
- 7 students did not have current immunization records. Please submit updated immunization records.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-11
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 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.
- Report comments
- Fire Drill was not done for month of August.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 29 - Fire Drills. VI. B.
- Official code
- 29-03
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- During napping, the minimum spacing of two feet between cots/cribs used by children was not provided for [threes classroom].
- Report comments
- Spacing of cots was not two feet in the 3's classroom. Moved at time of inspection.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 42 - Napping Space VI. E.
- Official code
- 42-01
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 8 Staff did not have current exposure form, corrected at visit.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 55 - Isolation Area
- Official code
- 55-07
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Did not have daily outdoor log inspection form, corrected at visit, Director printed form and will fill out daily.
- 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
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- All soaps observed at sinks had warning label stating keep out of reach of children. They were removed at time of inspection, director will purchase new soap. Please submit photos of the newly purchased soaps.
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 60 - Toxic Hazardous Materials
- Official code
- 60-04
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Infants were observed combined with children two years of age and older as evidenced by [a staff member's four year old child has helped comfort his infant sibling in the Infant room].
- Inspector notes
- Director stated that it has occurred that an older sibling goes into the Infant classroom to comfort his infant sibling when his Mom, a staff member, arrives for work in the morning. Please have all staff sign an agreement which states this regulation is understood, and will not be violated again by mixing infants with any other age group children.
- Correction status
- Due by September 15, 2025
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 02 - Infants Separate: II.A.
- Official code
- 02-01
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [2] Child Care staff without proof of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Obtained the proof of education.
- Correction status
- Due by January 22, 2025
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
- 12-01
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
- The staff member noted on the personnel records summary must complete UDAP. This violation has resulted in administrative action.
- Correction status
- Due by January 22, 2025
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
- 12-08
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The training was completed. The director understands the regulation. This brings this area into compliance.
- 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
- 12-16
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit proof of completion of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practice class for the staff member noted.
- Correction status
- Due by July 31, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-08
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 teacher was abusive to a child].
- Report comments
- During nap time, when a child was having difficulty staying on his cot, a teacher grabbed him roughly, and plopped him on his cot, yelled in his face, "STOP", and then grabbed him again and slammed him onto her lap with such force that his head was flung back with the motion. Teacher was arrested by authorities. Administrative action will be taken.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- CHILD DISCIPLINE - 09 - Disciplinary Practices III.
- Official code
- 09-01
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Child Care Personnel inappropriately interacted with children in care in a manner that was aggressive demeaning or intimidating in nature.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a plan ensuring child care personnel interact appropriately with children in care.
- Correction status
- Due by August 15, 2024
More details
- Report section
- REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - 10 - Mandatory Reports IV. A.B.C.
- Official code
- 10-04
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
- Parents were not told of the incident until the following day at pick-up time, and there was no incident report presented for signature. An incident report was written and signed by the parent on 7/18/24.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 21 - Accidents/Incidents V. A.
- Official code
- 21-01
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- The adult-child ratio was not met. There was/were [1] staff supervising [14] children.
- Inspector notes
- The 3's room had 14 children, which is within the 1:15 ratio for a 3's room, but a 2-year-old child was moved into the room a few weeks prior to his 3'rd birthday. This requires the ratio to be 1:10. The Director stated that the child was having difficulty with a friend in the 2's classroom and moving him was a solution for this. The Director will ensure that the ratio for the classroom is met at all times. The Director was given TA that this includes the playground. If age groups are mixed at pick up time, the youngest child on the playground dictates the ratio. Required Ratio is substantiated.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 06 - Adult-Child Ratio: II. B.
- Official code
- 06-01
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
- A child was scratched by another child on the playground a few minutes before he was picked up by a family friend. The authorized pick- up person was not provided an incident/accident report. The parent was provided one the following day. Moving forward, the Director will ensure that parents/guardians are contacted via phone or ProCare app if another person picks up, to make the parent aware of an incident/accident. The authorized person picking up will be asked to wait and will be provided a report to sign and bring to the parent. The allegation of incident/accident on date of incident is substantiated.
- 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
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
- Literacy was completed late for one staff member.
- 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
- 12-04
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [3] 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
- Three staff members started their 40 clock hours late.
- 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
- 12-07
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [2] 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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit an updated DCF training transcript with the Infant/Toddler class completed for the 2 staff noted.
- Correction status
- Due by January 17, 2024
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
- 12-08
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to verify attendance accuracy at transitions. [staff is unable to document full group transitions with their app. ].
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit corrective action plan for how you will address documenting transitions as a group. Not Monitored Comments There are no children on medication.
- Correction status
- Due by January 17, 2024
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
- 17-06
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- A staff member did not assist children with handwashing [in the one's room.]. (Section 12.2)
- Correction / follow-up note
- A staff member changed two diapers during the visit and did not wash the children's hands. Please submit proof of re-training for proper diaper procedures for infant/one's.
- Correction status
- Due by January 17, 2024
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 65 - Handwashing VII. A. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 10 Physical Environment, Pages 22-23)
- Official code
- 65-01
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The online CPR training did not include an on-site instructor-based skills assessment and is invalid for the individual. (Section 13.4, number 5)
- Report comments
- Two staff members had online CPR training. Director will review all CPR training certificates to ensure that all staff take an in-person course or skills assessment moving forward.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 67 - FA/CPR Certificates VII. B. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 13.4 First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Pages 31-32)
- Official code
- 67-07
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Diaper changing surface in [the ones room] was not cleaned and sanitized or disinfected after each use. (Section 12.3, numbers 2 and 3)
- Correction / follow-up note
- A staff member changed two diapers during the visit and did not properly clean and sanitize the changing surface. Please submit proof of re-training in infant/one's rooms for appropriate diapering and cleaning procedures.
- Correction status
- Due by January 17, 2024
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 72 - Diapering Practices VII. E. (Form OEL-SR-6202, Section 12.3, Diapering, Pages 28-29)
- Official code
- 72-02
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Infants were observed combined with children two years of age and older as evidenced by [there were three older children in the classroom with the one's group. ].
- Report comments
- The visit occurred on a day off from public school and three children who belong to staff members were in the 1's room. Two of the children were preschool aged and one was school aged. The Director agreed this is not allowed, and the children were removed from the classroom.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SUPERVISION - 02 - Infants Separate: II.A.
- Official code
- 02-01
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [1 child] records with expired Student Health Examination Forms.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit updated immunization record for the one child noted.
- Correction status
- Due by August 11, 2023
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-08
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Child care personnel failed to ensure arrival and departure times were complete and accurate at the time of arrival or departure.
- Report comments
- There were 4 children marked in and 5 children present in the one's room. This was resolved immediately. The Director will ensure that staff is retrained on the pro-care app. Not Monitored Comments There are no children on medication.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 17 - Daily Attendance/Center Closing Log: V.A.
- Official code
- 17-09
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- A napping or sleeping infant who is not capable of rolling over was not positioned on his/her back ona firm surface, or was swaddled, and the provider did not have written authorization for an alternate sleep position from a physician in the childs record.
- Report comments
- Two infants were sleeping in bouncy seats at the time of the visit. They were moved immediately to cribs during the visit. Director will re- train staff in safe sleep practices to ensure this does not happen again.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 44 - Infant Sleep Positioning
- Official code
- 44-01
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 were toxic soaps accessible to children. This was resolved at the visit and Director will be purchasing new soaps.
- 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: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The childrens center refrigerator/freezer does not have an appropriate thermometer.
- Report comments
- The refrigerator in the infant room did not have a thermometer. This was resolved at the visit.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 79 - Food Service
- Official code
- 79-16
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 current process for verifying and maintaining staff employment history records?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from a September 2025 inspection show that employment history verification for a staff member was not on file. Asking about this process helps clarify how the center ensures all personnel meet documentation requirements.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps does the center take to ensure that potentially hazardous items, such as cleaning supplies, are always stored securely and out of reach of children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records show multiple instances across different years where hazardous materials were found to be accessible to children. Discussing current storage practices helps parents understand how the center maintains a secure environment.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that infants are kept in their designated age-appropriate spaces throughout the day?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Official inspection reports from 2023 and 2025 note instances where infants were combined with older children. This question helps parents understand the center's current supervision practices regarding age-group separation.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is the center's current procedure for documenting group transitions to ensure accurate attendance tracking?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from 2023 and 2024 indicate challenges with documenting attendance during transitions. Asking about this process provides insight into how the center currently manages and verifies child attendance.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center manage and track the completion of required health and immunization records for all enrolled children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available records from multiple inspections between 2023 and 2026 show recurring issues with missing or expired health and immunization documentation. This question helps parents understand the administrative steps taken to keep these files current.
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