Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.8
- Local median
- 0.25
Bernal, Julia Mercedes (DBA) Semillitas Family Day Care
3200 66th Way N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
- License:
- F06PI0025
- Type:
- Family Day Care Home
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care, Night Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 12:00AM to 11:59PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 8
- License expiration:
- December 11, 2026
Typical cost: $1,213 - $1,274 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$1,213 - $1,274/mo
Median daily rate: $56.00 - $58.80
Official Florida Division of Early Learning Pinellas County data.
Not this provider’s price.
Inspection snapshot
Questions worth asking
The available records raise questions worth asking before enrolling.
Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionApril 2, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 2, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Bernal, Julia Mercedes (DBA) Semillitas Family Day Care from April 26, 2023 through April 2, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with 18 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on October 7, 2025 and involved staff training, with a due date of October 14, 2025.
Attendance accountability was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from October 9, 2025 through April 2, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 18
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 1
3 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 8 local median in 33710
Compared to 13 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 10%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 30%
- Local median
- 20%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.31
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 2 inspections, with 7 recorded violations.
October 9, 2023October 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
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The operators certification for infant and child CPR was no longer current.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please renew your CPR certificate as soon as possible and send the new certificate to your licensing specialist.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 04 - CPR Certificate: I.B.
- Official code
- 04-01
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The substitutes certification for pediatric CPR was no longer current.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please renew both substitutes' (Gloria C. and Ligia R.) CPR certificates as soon as possible and send the new certificates to your licensing specialist. This violation will result in administrative action being taken.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 04 - CPR Certificate: I.B.
- Official code
- 04-02
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The operators first aid was no longer current.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please renew your first aid certificate as soon as possible and send the new certificate to your licensing specialist.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 05 - First Aid Certificate: I.B.
- Official code
- 05-01
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The substitutes first aid was no longer current.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Please renew both substitutes' (Gloria C. and Ligia R.) first aid certificates as soon as possible and send the new certificates to your licensing specialist. This violation will result in administrative action being taken.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 05 - First Aid Certificate: I.B.
- Official code
- 05-02
No recorded violations in this report
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 substitutes certification for pediatric CPR was no longer current. (Section 12.4 number 1)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Send an updated card when completed. The provider expires 4/25. The sub Gloria Cox expired 4/23
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 04 - CPR Certificate: I.B. [SR]
- Official code
- 04-02
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The substitutes first aid was no longer current. (Section 9, number 10)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Send an updated card when completed. The provider expires 4/25. The sub Gloria Cox expired 4/23
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 05 - First Aid Certificate: I.B. [SR]
- Official code
- 05-02
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The 10 hours of annual in-service training had not been completed by the operator between July 1-June 30 annually.These training hours were for the fiscal year that ended [7/1/22-6/30/23] when 10 hours of training was the requirement. (Section 17.6, number 1)
- Report comments
- Complete required training. Be sure to add it to your training record form.
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 06 - Training Dates/Hours: I.B. [SR]
- Official code
- 06-03
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The family child care home 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 [6 of 6 children not in compliance. ]. (Section 18.2, number 9)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Discussed creating one signature list that parents can sign after receiving brochure. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A. [SR]
- Official code
- 09-05
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The home 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 [6 of 6 children not in compliance].
- Correction / follow-up note
- Discussed creating one signature list that parents can sign after receiving brochure. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A. [SR]
- Official code
- 09-10
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Daily attendance was not maintained to account for all children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Two children were not signed out of care on Friday, 10/6/23. This violation resulted in administrative action. Discussed with the provider that she must document attendance if the parent does not sign the children in and out. The provider to begin taking attendance herself. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 14 - Daily Attendance: II.A. [SR]
- Official code
- 14-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- A resilient surface was not provided beneath and within the fall zone of the [the wood climber. ]. (Section 10.2, number 3)
- Correction / follow-up note
- The plan is to take down the climber. Please keep children off until it is completed. Send a photo when completed.
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 41 - Equipment Maintenance: IV.D. [SR]
- Official code
- 41-02
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Outdoor play areas and equipment were not inspected prior to usage for basic health and safety and/or problems noted were not corrected before used by children and/or daily inspection documentation was not maintained for 12 months.
- Correction / follow-up note
- There outdoor daily checklist has not been completed. Submit a completed form for two weeks.
- Correction status
- Due by October 23, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 41 - Equipment Maintenance: IV.D. [SR]
- Official code
- 41-08
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Indoor 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 documentation was not maintained for 12 months.
- Correction / follow-up note
- There outdoor daily checklist has not been completed. Submit a completed form for two weeks. The form was reviewed with the provider.
- Correction status
- Due by October 16, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 51 - Clean/General Good Order: IV.I [SR]
- Official code
- 51-17
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The DH Form 680, Florida Certification of Immunization, was no longer current for the child(ren) enrolled.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Obtain an updated form for the child noted on the confidential page. Not Monitored Comments No current medications.
- Correction status
- Due by May 10, 2023
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 12 - Immunization Certificate: II.A.
- Official code
- 12-03
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Daily attendance was not maintained to account for all children in care.
- Report comments
- Two children present were not marked in attendance today or 4/24/23. The provider will keep the sign in sheets closer to the front door. This brings this area into complaince.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 14 - Daily Attendance: II.A.
- Official code
- 14-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- A written record of fire drills was incomplete and did not include the following [drills were not documented for 11/23,12/23,1/23,/2/23 or 3/23].
- Inspector notes
- The Log documentation was discussed and will be updated. * A fire drill was observed. 2 staff and 6 children participated. It took 1:30 to evacuate. Proper procedures were followed.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 21 - Fire Drills: III.A.
- Official code
- 21-03
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The family child care home had electrical outlets, located indoors, that did not have protective covers in use.
- Correction / follow-up note
- The outlet covers in the bathroom near the sink were added during the inspection. This brings this area into compliance.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 35 - Safety Plugs: IV A.
- Official code
- 35-01
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Furnishings, toys, equipment or plumbing were not clean, safe and maintained in good repair and posed a threat to the health, safety or well-being of the children in care in that [a tall wood book shelf full of toys and equipment is not secure. Also the window blind cord was observed laying in the crib with an infant].
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit proof that the shelf is secured or removed from the play area. The window blind cord was removed, and the staff will be more observant. Submit a plan to ensure that the window blind cord will not be within reach of children.
- Correction status
- Due by May 10, 2023
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 51 - Clean/General Good Order: IV.I
- Official code
- 51-10
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 do you manage daily attendance tracking to ensure every child is accounted for during drop-off and pick-up?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an October 2023 inspection report noted an issue with maintaining daily attendance records for children in care.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your process for ensuring that all staff members and substitutes keep their CPR and first aid certifications up to date?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- The available inspection records show that staff training documentation, specifically regarding CPR and first aid certifications, has been a repeated topic of discussion in reports from 2023 and 2025.
- Context
- A later clean inspection was recorded in April 2026.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Could you walk me through how you conduct and document your daily health and safety checks for the indoor and outdoor play areas?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from October 2023 indicated that documentation for daily safety inspections of play areas was not being maintained as required.
Related violations
General question
How do you communicate with parents regarding daily routines and any changes to the schedule?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Understanding how a provider shares information helps families feel confident about the daily care and supervision their children receive.
General question
What is your approach to professional development and ongoing training for your team?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Asking about training practices provides insight into how the center supports staff growth and maintains high standards of care.