Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.56
- Local median
- 0.23
Memorial Temple Early Childhood Education Center
16600 NW 44th Ct, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
- License:
- C11MD0965
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 10, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- Head Start, School Readiness, VPK, Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:00AM to 6:00PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 84
- License expiration:
- October 22, 2026
Typical cost: $1,083 - $1,300 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$1,083 - $1,300/mo
Median daily rate: $50.00 - $60.00
Official Florida Division of Early Learning Miami-Dade 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 22, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 5, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for Memorial Temple Early Childhood Education Center from February 13, 2023 through May 22, 2026.
Six inspections recorded violations, with nine recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 22, 2026 and involved background screening.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 9
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 2
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 11 local median in 33054
Compared to 35 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 6%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 38%
- Local median
- 17%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.49
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.
October 22, 2024May 14, 2025Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 28, 2025March 22, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- The facility failed to maintain a current Employee/Contractor Roster for all child care personnel in the Clearinghouse. CCF Handbook, Section 5.1, K Record Keeping [SR]
- Report comments
- The employer/owner/operator must add child care personnel to their Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse within 10 days of when the individual has received a child care eligible result and has been hired at the facility. Employer/owner/operator must add an end date for individuals on the Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse within 10 days of the employment termination.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 45 - Background Screening Documents
- Official code
- 45-09
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
- Child(ren) did not have a Florida Certification of Immunization (DH Form 680) or a Religious Exemption from Immunization (DH Form 681), on file within 30 days of enrollment. CCF Handbook, Section 7.1, B Record Keeping [SR]
- Report comments
- The child care facility is responsible for obtaining for each child in care a current, complete and properly executed Florida Certification of Immunization. *Please see the name on the confidential page.
- Correction status
- Due by June 16, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 41 - Immunization Records
- Official code
- 41-01
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. CCF Handbook Section 4.2.1
- Report comments
- Child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. Please see supplemental for staff.
- Correction status
- Due by April 21, 2025
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-01
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. CCF Handbook Section 4.2.1
- Report comments
- Child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. Please see supplemental for staffs.
- Correction status
- Due by February 28, 2025
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-01
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The Florida Certificate of immunization was not acceptable in that: [ The form was not current (expired)]. CCF Handbook, Section 7.1 (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Record Keeping [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- At time of inspection, FSC observed that ( 3 ) immunization records on file were expired. TA was provided to the provider explaining that all student health and immunization records must always remain up to date and available for review by licensing. Provider was given a corrective action date of 30 days.
- Correction status
- Due by November 22, 2024
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 41 - Immunization Records
- Official code
- 41-02
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- An area(s) of the facility was observed to not be in good repair. CCF Handbook, Section 3.1, A (Section 10, number 1) Physical Environment [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- At the time of the inspection, the plastic jungle gym located in the infant/toddler playground was observed to not be in good repair. Technical assistance was provided advising the provider that all child care facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards and from evidence of, or presence of, vermin infestation. Indoor play areas must be inspected daily for basic health and safety and documented on a daily inspection log. Outdoor play areas must be inspected daily for basic health and safety. Any problems must be corrected before the play area is used by children. Documentation of the indoor play area inspection must be maintained for 12 months.
- Correction status
- Due by January 18, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 12 - Facility Environment
- Official code
- 12-02
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- A resilient surface was not provided beneath and within the fall/use zone for [Spring riders/horse riders and yellow arch jungle gym equipment]. CCF Handbook, Section 3.12, D (Section 11.2, number 3) Sanitation and Equipment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- At the time of the inspection, the provider was observed to not have a resilient surface provided beneath and within the fall/use zone for the spring riders/horse riders and yellow arch jungle gym equipment. Technical assistance was provided advising the provider that Fall/Use zone means the surface area under and around a piece of playground equipment onto which a child would be expected to land when falling from, or exiting, the playground equipment. The use zone must extend a minimum of 6 feet in all directions from the perimeter of the playground equipment, unless manufacturer specifications for safe usage requires less fall/use zone material. Permanent or stationary play ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by January 18, 2024
More details
- Report section
- SANITATION AND EQUIPMENT - 32 - Outdoor Equipment
- Official code
- 32-06
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The facility did not maintain documentation that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of each child were provided information detailing the causes, symptoms, and transmission of the influenza virus annually during the months of August through September in that [documentation was missing for the month of August/September 2023 for one or more children in care]. CCF Handbook, Section 7.3, C.4. (Section 19.2, number 9) Record Keeping [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the facility did not maintain documentation that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of each child were provided information detailing the causes, symptoms, and transmission of the influenza virus annually during the months of August through September in that [ documentation was missing for the month of August/September 2023 for one or more children in care. Technical assistance was provided advising the provider that there shall be signed statements from the custodial parents or legal guardian that the child care facility has provided them with the following information: Annually, during the months of August and September, the child care facilit ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by November 18, 2023
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 43 - Enrollment Information
- Official code
- 43-06
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The facility did not maintain documentation that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of each child were provided information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child and leave them in the car annually during the months of April and September in that [documentation was missing for the month of September 2023 for one or more children in care]. CCF Handbook, Section 7.3, C.5.
- Inspector notes
- At the time of the inspection, the facility was observed to not have maintained documentation that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of each child were provided information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child and leave them in the car annually during the months of April and September in that documentation was missing for the month of September 2023 for one or more children in care. Technical assistance was provided advising the provider that there shall be signed statements from the custodial parents or legal guardian that the child care facility has provided them with the following information: Annually, in the months of April and Septe ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by November 18, 2023
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 43 - Enrollment Information
- Official code
- 43-10
No recorded violations in this report
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
How does the center manage and update the staff roster in the state's background screening system to ensure all records are current?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an inspection in May 2026 indicate a need for improved maintenance of the employee roster within the required clearinghouse system. Asking about this process helps understand the current administrative practices for personnel screening.
- Context
- The finding was corrected at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your process for ensuring that all children's immunization records are kept up to date and tracked for timely renewal?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from 2024 and 2025 show that immunization records were occasionally found to be expired or missing. This question helps clarify how the center monitors these important health documents for all enrolled children.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Could you describe the training and professional development program for your staff members?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Official inspection reports from early 2025 noted instances where staff training requirements were not fully met. Asking about the current training program provides insight into how the center supports staff in completing their required certifications.
Related violations
General question
How do you conduct daily safety checks of the indoor and outdoor play areas?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Regular safety inspections are essential for maintaining a secure environment for children. Understanding the daily routine for checking play equipment helps parents feel confident about the facility's commitment to ongoing maintenance.
General question
What steps do you take to communicate important health and safety information to parents throughout the year?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Staying informed about health guidelines and safety protocols is a key part of the partnership between families and childcare providers. This question helps parents understand how the center ensures that vital information is shared and documented.