Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.71
- Local median
- 0.35
Bonita Springs YMCA The Suwyn Early Learning Center
27220 Kent Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
- License:
- C20LE0219
- Type:
- Child Care Facility
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 12, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, VPK, Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:30AM to 6:00PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 181
- License expiration:
- August 17, 2026
Typical cost: $997 - $1,343 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$997 - $1,343/mo
Median daily rate: $46.00 - $62.00
Official Florida Division of Early Learning Lee County data.
Not this provider’s price.
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 inspectionMarch 31, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJanuary 20, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 17 available inspections for Bonita Springs YMCA The Suwyn Early Learning Center from March 22, 2023 through March 31, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 12 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on March 31, 2026 and involved staff training, with a due date of September 23, 2026.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 17
- Recorded violations
- 12
- Higher-concern violations
- 4
- Repeated topics
- 3
5 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
17 total inspections vs 10 local median in 34135
Compared to 19 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 24%
- Local median
- 12%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 47%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 1.37
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 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
July 25, 2023December 17, 2025March 31, 2026Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 16, 2024November 4, 2024Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
December 12, 2024December 17, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The director responsible for the daily operation of the program did not have an active Director Credential. CCF Handbook, Section 4.7
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist determined that Director left employment on 3/20/2026 and that the Daycare currently has no Director. Licensing Specialist gave technical assistance to the acting person in charge: a Facility must have a Credentialed Active Director for the daily operation of the Program. An active Director must be in place and hired by due date.
- Correction status
- Due by September 23, 2026
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 34 - Credentialed Staff
- Official code
- 34-04
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The facility owner failed to notify the licensing authority within five working days of when the facility lost the credentialed director or when there was a change of director. CCF Handbook, Section 4.7, D. 1 and 2
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist was not notified (3/20/2026) withing 5 working days that the Facility lost the credentialed Director. Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance: the Licensing Specialist must be notified within 5 working days of the Director no longer working at the facility.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 34 - Credentialed Staff
- Official code
- 34-07
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child care personnel working in the food preparation area did not wear proper head covering. CCF Handbook, Section 3.9.1, B Food and Nutrition [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Licensing Specialist inspected kitchen and observed cook preparing food (strawberries) and not wearing a head covering. Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance to the Provider: Head Covering must be worn by cook in kitchen at all times. Licensing Specialist observed Cook putting on Head covering.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 24 - Food Preparation Area
- Official code
- 24-13
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The facility did not have documentation to show child care personnel had begun the introductory training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry. CCF Handbook, Section 4.1
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist reviewed DCF Training Transcript for 1 staff member with an employee stary date of 5/28/2025 ( over 90 days) who did not begin the Introduction Course. Licensing Specialist provided technical assistance to the Provider: employees must start the introduction course within 90 days of employment start date by completing a class in part 1 or part 2. The staff member must complete a class by the due date for the facility to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by January 14, 2026
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-03
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- An employment history verification was not documented and on file. CCF Handbook, Section 5.1, D (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Record Keeping [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- Licensing Specialist Reviewed 7 new staff records without having Employee History Verification completed. Licensing Specialist provided technical assistnce to the Director: Emplyment History Verification must be completed and documented with at least 3 attempts to obtain it and documented prior to the employment start date for all employers the staff member worked at in the last 5 years. The Employment History History Verification must be completed and documnted and provided to the Licensing Specialist by the due date for the daycare to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by August 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 45 - Background Screening Documents
- Official code
- 45-04
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Supervision of children in the [TWO AND THREE year old class] group was inadequate in that [biting each other]. CCF Handbook, Section 2.4 General Requirements [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based on a sampling of childrens files from the two and three-year classrooms. From November 2024 until January 2025 there have been 16 biting accidents. In most of the situations the young children were fighting over toys and the situation escalated to a physical response of the child (bite). These situations could have been prevented by teacher supervision. Licensing provided technical assistance thus it was completed at the time of inspection, children must be supervised at all times inside or outside the facility. Please obtain resources to train teachers about biting children so these behaviors stop.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 04 - Supervision
- Official code
- 04-01
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
- Licensing Specialist reviewed 3 children records with No Immunization Record. Provided technical assistance: children records must have Immunization Record within 30 days of enrollment in their facility record for non-school age children. The Immunization Records must be provided by the due date for the facility to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by January 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 41 - Immunization Records
- Official code
- 41-01
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 Record Keeping [SR]
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist review 5 children records with immunization records that expired. Provided technical assistance: Immunization Records must be current and not expired. The updated and current Immunization records must be provided by the due date for the facility to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by January 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 41 - Immunization Records
- Official code
- 41-02
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child(ren) did not have a Student Health Examination/DH (Form 3040), or an equivalent health statement on file within 30 days of enrollment. CCF Handbook, Section 7.2, C Record Keeping [SR]
- Report comments
- Licensing Specialist reviewed 4 children records with No Student Health Examination. Provided technical assistance: A current Student Health Examination (valid for 2 years from date of examination) must be completed and in a child's record. The Student Examination Record must be provided by the due date for the facility to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by January 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 42 - Student Health and Records
- Official code
- 42-01
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. CCF Handbook, Section 8.2, C Enforcement [SR]
- Inspector notes
- Reported by parent on 10/30/2024, that she observed the teacher in his two Year Classroom grab her son by the arm and forcibly put him in a chair. Owner/Director/Staff Responsible Comments During the time of inspection, the Provider advised the Licensing Specialist they did not have any additional comments, questions, or concerns they wanted to include on the inspection. ____________________________________________ Inspected by: Tod Mathews 11/04/2024 ____________________________________________ Received by: Laura Price 11/04/2024
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 47 - Access/Child Safety
- Official code
- 47-01
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Child care personnel did not comply with the facility's written disciplinary and expulsion policies. CCF Handbook, Section 2.8, B General Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- On 04/16/2024, it was reported during interviews of staff that staff member had squirted one year-olds in the classroom in the face with a spray bottle to wake them up and had spanked her own child in the classroom in front of children and staff. Provided technical assistance to the Director: Facility must follow their written Disciplinary Policy at all times.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 11 - Child Discipline
- Official code
- 11-03
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The facility did not have documentation to show child care personnel had begun the introductory training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry. CCF Handbook, Section 4.1
- Report comments
- Reviewed training system for 1 staff member who has not completed a class to begin the introduction course within 90 days. Provided technical assistance to the Director: A class must be completed in part 1 or part 2 within 90 days of their employment start date. A class must be completed by the due date for the facility to be in compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by August 22, 2023
More details
- Report section
- TRAINING - 33 - Training Requirements
- Official code
- 33-03
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
What is the current process for verifying the employment history of new staff members before they begin working with children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an inspection in 2025 indicate that employment history verifications were not documented for new staff. Asking about this process helps clarify how the center ensures all personnel meet hiring requirements.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center monitor classroom interactions to ensure that staff are using positive guidance techniques with the children?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records show multiple findings related to child guidance and staff interactions in 2024. This question allows the director to explain the current training and supervision practices used to maintain a positive environment.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps are taken to ensure that children are actively supervised during play to prevent conflicts and keep everyone safe?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from early 2025 noted concerns regarding supervision during incidents between children. This question helps parents understand the current strategies used to maintain active supervision in the classrooms.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Can you describe the center's current procedure for ensuring that all staff are up to date on their required training and certifications?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show repeated findings regarding staff training and credentialing requirements between 2023 and 2026. Asking about this process helps parents understand how the center tracks and maintains compliance with professional development standards.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How does the center manage student health and immunization records to ensure all documentation remains current for every child?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from 2024 and 2025 indicate that some student health and immunization records were missing or expired. This question helps parents understand the administrative process for keeping these essential health files up to date.
Related violations