Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.94
- Local median
- 0.24
Learn Play Grow Academy
5690 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760
- License:
- C06PI0508
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, VPK, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:45AM to 5:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 98
- License expiration:
- November 12, 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.
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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 4, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 4, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 17 available inspections for Learn Play Grow Academy from September 29, 2023 through May 4, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 16 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on January 28, 2026 and involved attendance accountability.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from February 18, 2026 through May 4, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 17
- Recorded violations
- 16
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 3
5 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
17 total inspections vs 8.5 local median in 33760
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 18%
- Local median
- 6%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 47%
- Local median
- 24%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 0.75
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 5 inspections, with 8 recorded violations.
January 8, 2024February 21, 2024May 22, 2024January 22, 2025June 26, 2025Background screening
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
May 22, 2024January 28, 2026Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
June 26, 2025January 28, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- 1 staff member did not have background screening documentation at time of visit. Please submit background screening to Licensing before staff returns.
- Correction status
- Due by February 4, 2026
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-07
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- See Childrens Records Summary for [2] 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
- 2 children's files contained expired immunization records. Please submit updated immunization forms to licensing.
- Correction status
- Due by February 11, 2026
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-11
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. [1 child was not signed out of infant classroom. ].
- Report comments
- 1 child in infant classroom was not signed out to reflect now being in a different classroom. Not Monitored Comments None currently enrolled.
- 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
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 employee] Child Care personnel who have not completed the 40 clock hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- One staff member did not complete her 40 clock hours within the required timeframe. Please submit the updated DCF Transcript when it is complete. This will result in administrative action.
- Correction status
- Due by July 18, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-03
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
- One child had an expired immunization record. Please submit the updated one when received.
- Correction status
- Due by July 18, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 16 - Childrens Records
- Official code
- 16-11
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Child care personnels use of denial of active play as a form of discipline was not age appropriate.
- Correction / follow-up note
- A child was told he would be moved to a younger group on the playground for acting in a way that was deemed to be younger than age appropriate. This was not constructive, and this allegation is substantiated. Please submit a new plan, or excerpt from current discipline policy, on how to handle challenging behaviors on the playground while keeping the children in their age groups.
- Correction status
- Due by February 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- CHILD DISCIPLINE - 09 - Disciplinary Practices III.
- Official code
- 09-08
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
- Please submit DCF transcripts when completed.
- Correction status
- Due by February 5, 2025
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 [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
- 2 staff members completed ITAP but have not received the results for UDAP. Please submit updated DCF transcripts.
- Correction status
- Due by February 5, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-08
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.
- Report comments
- There is a current fire inspection on file dated 8-28-24. The previous inspection expired 8-24-24. This violation is resolved.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 27 - Fire Inspection VI.B.
- Official code
- 27-01
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit completed 5-year work history for the staff member noted.
- Correction status
- Due by May 30, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 11 - General Qualifications/Level II Screening/Background Screening
- Official code
- 11-16
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- See the Personnel Records Summary for [1] Child Care staff without proof of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Correction / follow-up note
- One staff member does not have proof of education due to the diploma not being translated into English. Please submit a translated proof of education for the staff member noted.
- Correction status
- Due by May 30, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-01
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
- One staff member has not completed her 40 clock hours and is past the 12-month deadline. Please submit completed DCF transcript for the staff member noted.
- Correction status
- Due by June 28, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-03
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The [Infant 1A] infant group was not provided a separate classroom with floor to ceiling walls. [the room does not have floor to ceiling walls or a door. ].
- Correction / follow-up note
- The room was re-configured and now does not have floor to ceiling walls or a full door. There is a gate at the door and the front wall and ceiling have a 2-foot gap between them. The Director is having difficulty fixing this issue due to contractor problems. By 5-30-24 please submit a plan on fixing the room or moving the 1's to a different room with floor to ceiling walls.
- Correction status
- Due by May 30, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 31 - Separate Room (Infants) VI.C.
- Official code
- 31-01
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
- 1. One staff member is re-testing in March to complete her 40 clock hours. Please submit the updated DCF transcript upon completion. 2. One staff member completed Literacy and submitted the DCF transcript. This brings this area (12-04) into compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by March 14, 2024
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 [one] Child Care personnel who have not completed the 40 clock hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please submit updated DCF transcript showing completion of the 40 clock hours.
- Correction status
- Due by January 24, 2024
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 [one] 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 updated DCF transcript showing completion of Literacy.
- Correction status
- Due by January 24, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 12 - Education, Training, and Other Personnel Records I.B., C. and V.A. .
- Official code
- 12-04
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 process for ensuring that all children are accurately signed in and out of their respective classrooms throughout the day?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from January 2026 noted an instance where a child was not correctly signed out of the infant classroom when moving to a different area. This question helps clarify how the center maintains accurate daily attendance records for all children.
- Context
- The finding was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps does the center take to verify that all staff members have their required background screening documentation on file and ready for review?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show multiple instances in 2024 and 2026 where background screening documentation was either missing or incomplete. Asking about the current process for managing these personnel records helps parents understand how the center ensures compliance with staffing requirements.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center approach discipline and behavior management to ensure that methods remain age-appropriate for all children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from February 2025 identified a concern regarding the use of an age-inappropriate disciplinary practice on the playground. This question allows the director to share the center's current policy and training on constructive behavior guidance.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is the center's process for tracking and updating children's immunization records to ensure they remain current?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from 2025 and 2026 indicate that some children's files contained expired immunization forms. This question helps parents understand how the center monitors these records to keep them up to date.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center support new staff in completing their required training and educational certifications within the expected timeframes?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from several inspections between 2024 and 2025 show recurring findings related to staff completing mandatory training courses and submitting documentation. This question provides insight into how the center manages professional development and staff record-keeping.
Related violations