Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.85
- Local median
- 0.25
The Wonder Years Academy, Inc
11755 SW 90th St Ste 115, Miami, FL 33186
- License:
- C11MD3051
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 10, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- Gold Seal, School Readiness, VPK, After School, Before School, Drop In, Food Served, Full Day, Half Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:30AM to 6:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 105
- License expiration:
- July 7, 2027
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 inspectionJune 19, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 19, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 20 available inspections for The Wonder Years Academy, Inc from March 8, 2023 through June 19, 2026.
Nine inspections recorded violations, with 17 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 13, 2026 and involved staff-to-child ratio.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from June 3, 2026 through June 19, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 20
- Recorded violations
- 17
- Higher-concern violations
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 5
7 in last 12 months
6 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
20 total inspections vs 10.5 local median in 33186
Compared to 34 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 45%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 5
- Local average
- 0.74
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
October 17, 2023May 28, 2025February 26, 2026Staff training
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
October 17, 2023January 29, 2025November 3, 2025Background screening
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
February 28, 2024June 5, 2024Emergency preparedness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
May 28, 2025January 6, 2026Staff-to-child ratio
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
February 26, 2026March 13, 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: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- A ratio of [5] child care personnel for [26] children is required. A ratio of [2] child care personnel for [26] children was observed. s.402.305(4), F.S. (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) General Requirements [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Ratio required for one year old (1:6), as two one year old were observed in the room the ratio has to be the one-year-old ratio. Licensing Specialist observed a classroom out of ratio with two teachers and 26 children mix age starting at 1 year old. A ratio of (1:6) for one year old is required. Licensing Specialist stay in the classroom until the child care personnel arrived at the facility and take some of the children to the original classrooms to bring the classroom back to ratio. T.A. Licensed child care facilities must comply with Rules 65C-22.001, 65C-22.007, 65C22.008, and 65C-22.010, F.A.C. 2.3 Ratios The staff-to-child ratio, as established in Section 402.305(4), F. ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 03 - Ratio Sufficient
- Official code
- 03-01
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- The facility did not have 35 square feet of usable floor space per child for the number of children observed in care. The facility had a capacity of [22] based on 35 square feet and [26] children were observed in care. CCF Handbook , Section 3.4.2, D (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Physical Environment [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- Licensing Specialist observed a classroom with room capacity for 22, and at the time of the inspection 26 children were observed in the classroom. Licensing Specialist stay in the classroom until one more child care personnel came and moved some of the children to another classroom to bring back the room capacity. T.A. Each room routinely used as a classroom must provide the minimum 35 square footage of usable indoor floor space per child. Licensed child care facilities must comply with Rules 65C-22.001, 65C-22.007, 65C22.008, and 65C-22.010, F.A.C.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 15 - Licensed Capacity
- Official code
- 15-03
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- A ratio of [1] child care personnel for [11] children is required. A ratio of [1] child care personnel for [17] children was observed. s.402.305(4), F.S. (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) General Requirements [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist observed a 2-years-old children classroom with a ratio 1:17. Provider bring the classroom back up to ratio adding one mor child care personnel. T.A. Licensed child care facilities must comply with Rules 65C-22.001, 65C-22.007, 65C22.008, and 65C-22.010, F.A.C 0-12 Months (1:4) 1 Teacher, 4 Infants, 2 Years (1:11), 2 Teachers, 18 Children, 3 Years (1:15), 1 Teacher, 15 Children, 4 Years (1:20), 1 Teacher, 14 Children, 4 Years (1:20), 1 Teacher, 14 Children,
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 03 - Ratio Sufficient
- Official code
- 03-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The play equipment was not maintained in a safe or sanitary condition for the children to use in that [ The equipment had rust.]. CCF Handbook, Section 3.12, B and F (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Sanitation and Equipment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist observed that one of the equipment on the outdoor playground area had rust exposed to the children in the main platform and hand bars. T.A. All playground equipment must be securely anchored, unless portable or stationary by design, in good repair, maintained in safe and sanitary condition, and placed to ensure safe use by the children. Maintenance must include inspections conducted every month of all supports above and below the ground and of all connectors and moving parts. Documentation of maintenance inspections must be maintained for 12 months.
- Correction status
- Due by March 12, 2026
More details
- Report section
- SANITATION AND EQUIPMENT - 32 - Outdoor Equipment
- Official code
- 32-03
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Emergency preparedness
- Report finding
- The facility did not have a current and approved annual fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.2, A Physical Environment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist spoke with provider this afternoon in the phone and sent an email requesting the new current approved Fire Inspection Report for compliance, but Provider mentioned to Licensing specialist that currently is not an approved Fire Inspection for the facility. T.A. Unless statutorily exempted, all child care facilities must conform to state standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, Chapter 69A- 36, F.A.C., Uniform Standards for Life Safety and Fire Prevention in Child Care Facilities. A copy of the current and approved annual fire inspection report completed by a certified fire inspector must be on file with the licensing authority. If the program is grante ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by July 7, 2026
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 23 - Fire Drills & Emergency Preparedness
- Official code
- 23-02
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 (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3)
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist reviewing child care personnel file encountered that not all Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. Due to the lack of Test availability time frame extended to complete the Training. T.A. 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 Januar ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by February 3, 2026
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-01
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The facilitys outdoor play area contained litter, nails, glass or other hazards that posed a low potential for harm to children. CCF Handbook, Section 3.5, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Physical Environment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist reviewing the outdoor playground observed that two carpets on the ground are separate not connecting together and a black plastic house coming out of the ground causing a trip hazard for the children. T.A. The outdoor play area must be clean and free from litter, nails, glass and other hazards.
- Correction status
- Due by July 10, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 17 - Outdoor Play Area/Fencing
- Official code
- 17-01
Medium concern: Emergency preparedness
- Report finding
- The facility did not have a current and approved annual fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.2, A (Section 2.1 - Health and Safety, Page 3) Physical Environment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist observed that the facility did not have a current and approved annual fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. T.A. Unless statutorily exempted, all child care facilities must conform to state standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, Chapter 69A-36, F.A.C., Uniform Standards for Life Safety and Fire Prevention in Child Care Facilities. A copy of the current and approved annual fire inspection report completed by a certified fire inspector must be on file with the licensing authority. If the program is granted a fire inspection exemption by the local fire inspection office, the exemption must be documented and maintained on file at the progr ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by January 6, 2026
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 23 - Fire Drills & Emergency Preparedness
- Official code
- 23-02
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Child Care personnel, who were not in compliance with training requirements when they left the industry, did not complete required training and any new mandated training before returning to the industry. CCF Handbook, Section 4.3, B (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Training [SR]
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist reviewing child care personnel file encountered that not all child care personnel complete the training. Time frame extended to complete the training exams due to lack of availability. T.A. In the event an individual leaves the child care industry not in compliance with the training requirements and returns to the industry either at the same or a different child care facility, he or she must comply with the training requirements described in this section, as well as any new training requirements that may have been added during the gap in employment in the child care industry prior to re- employment.
- Correction status
- Due by April 29, 2025
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-05
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
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 [distracted adult brochure was not sign by the parent/legal guardian during the month of April.]. CCF Handbook, Section 7.3, C.5.
- Correction / follow-up note
- FSC observe at the time of the inspection, the distracted adult brochure was not sign by the parent/legal guardian during the month of April. T.A. Annually, during the months of April and September, the child care facility must provide parents with information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child at the facility and instead leave them in the adults vehicle upon arrival at the adults destination.CF/PI 175-12 brochure, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(x), F.A.C. and may be obtained from the departments website at www.myflfamilies.com. (13 of 102) childrens enrollment/health records were reviewed for compliance. Files revie ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Due by July 16, 2024
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 43 - Enrollment Information
- Official code
- 43-10
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The personnel/ volunteer (ten hours or more per month) record did not include a CF-FSP 5337 Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements form signed annually. CCF Handbook, Section 7.4, C (Section 19.4, number 3) Record Keeping [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- FSC observed at the time of inspection, was not have on file the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements form signed annually. Provider, provide to staff the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements form to be signed for the staff at the time of inspection. All ( 15 ) child care personnel records in the system were reviewed of which ( 9 ) were updated for compliance. 4 new personnel were hired since the last inspection as per the director.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 44 - Personnel Records
- Official code
- 44-04
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- A complete CF-FSP Form 5131, Background Screening and Personnel File Requirements, was not on file for all employees. CCF Handbook, Section 7.4.1, A (Section 19.5, number 2) Record Keeping [SR]
- Inspector notes
- FSC observed at the time of inspection from 5131 background screening and personnel file requirements was not on file. Provider complete the Form 5131, Background Screening and Personnel File Requirements for the employees at the time of the inspection. T.A. Each personnel record must have a completed CF-FSP Form 5131, Background Screening and Personnel File Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 65C-22.001(7)(b), F.A.C.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 45 - Background Screening Documents
- Official code
- 45-01
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- The Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character was not completed at the time of initial screening or upon change in employers. CCF Handbook, Section 7.4.1, B
- Inspector notes
- FSC observed at the time of the inspection Attestation of Good Moral Character was not on file for all the staff. Provider got the Attestation of Good Moral Character form to sign by the staff at the time of inspection. T.A. CF Form 1649A, Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(a), F.A.C., must be completed for all child care personnel at the time of initial screening or upon change in employers. CF Form 1649A may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 45 - Background Screening Documents
- Official code
- 45-06
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- A minimum distance of 18'' was not maintained between each napping/sleeping space. CCF Handbook, Section 3.6.2, C Physical Environment [SR]
- Inspector notes
- FSC observed child's napping or sleeping space does not maintain the minimum distance in between bedding. T.A. A minimum of 18 inches must be maintained around individual napping and sleeping spaces.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - 19 - Nap/Sleep Space Requirements
- Official code
- 19-02
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
- Report comments
- FSC observe employee/contractor roster does not include all the child care personnel. Provider update the employee/contractor roster at the time of inspection. T.A. 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
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The ground cover or other protective surface under the [Outdoor playground is lack of mulch,] was not maintained. CCF Handbook, Section 3.12, D Sanitation and Equipment [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- FSC observed at the time of the inspection, outdoor playground is lack of mulch. T.A. . Permanent or stationary playground equipment must have a fall/use zone that extends a minimum of 6 feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment. All types of ground cover must be maintained to provide resilience and reduce the incidence of injuries to children in the event of falls. If the ground cover in place is loose ground cover (such as, but not limited to: mulch, shredded rubber chips, or sand) a minimum of 6 inches in depth is required in the use zone.
- Correction status
- Due by November 14, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SANITATION AND EQUIPMENT - 32 - Outdoor Equipment
- Official code
- 32-07
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
- Inspector notes
- FSC observed at the time of inspection one child care personnel training is not completed during the 12 months period. T.A. 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. The begin training timeframes begin at the time of employment in the child care industry. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in the child care industry in any licensed Florida child care facility.
- Correction status
- Due by December 18, 2023
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-01
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
Can you explain the steps you take to ensure that staff-to-child ratios are consistently maintained throughout the day?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from recent inspections in early 2026 show instances where classrooms were observed with more children than the required staff-to-child ratios allowed. This question helps parents understand the current oversight processes used to prevent such occurrences.
- Context
- The facility corrected these issues at the time of the inspections.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your process for verifying that all new staff members have completed their background screening and required personnel documentation before they begin working with children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from 2024 noted that certain background screening documents and personnel records were not on file for all employees. Asking this helps parents understand how the center currently manages and verifies staff compliance records.
- Context
- These records were completed at the time of the inspection.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you conduct routine maintenance checks on your outdoor playground equipment to ensure it remains in good condition?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from 2023, 2025, and 2026 indicate multiple findings regarding the maintenance of outdoor play areas, including concerns about rust and ground cover. This question allows the director to explain their current maintenance schedule and safety protocols.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps do you take to ensure that all staff members stay current with their required child care training and certifications?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from 2023 and 2025 show that some staff members had not completed their required introductory training within the expected timeframes. This question helps parents understand how the center tracks and ensures staff training compliance.
Related violations
General question
How do you communicate with families about daily routines and any changes in classroom assignments or staffing?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Consistent communication helps parents feel confident in the care their children receive and ensures they are informed about the daily environment. This question helps parents understand how the center keeps families engaged and updated on operational practices.