Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.75
- Local median
- 0.94
Perkins, Christine
700 Hull St S, Gulfport, FL 33707
- License:
- F06PI0494
- Type:
- Family Day Care Home
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 9, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- Drop In, Food Served, Full Day, Half Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:00AM to 6:00PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 6
- License expiration:
- February 2, 2027
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 inspectionMay 22, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 22, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 12 available inspections for Perkins, Christine from January 23, 2023 through May 22, 2026.
Six inspections recorded violations, with 21 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on December 2, 2025 and involved equipment or readiness.
Attendance accountability was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Two later inspections, from January 9, 2026 through May 22, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 12
- Recorded violations
- 21
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 5
4 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
12 total inspections vs 12 local median in 33707
Compared to 16 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 8%
- Local median
- 32%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 41%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 5
- Local average
- 1.94
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 4 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
November 30, 2023May 28, 2024May 13, 2025December 2, 2025Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
November 30, 2023May 13, 2025December 2, 2025Recordkeeping
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
November 30, 2023May 13, 2025December 2, 2025Staff training
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
November 30, 2023November 7, 2024December 2, 2025Facility condition
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 30, 2023December 2, 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 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 [24-25] when 10 hours of training was the requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Licensing observed 8 hours of in-service. Submit 2 hours of in-service hours.
- Correction status
- Due by December 9, 2025
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 06 - Training Dates/Hours: I.B.
- Official code
- 06-03
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 [the provider did not have a parent sign the distracted driver in Sept. 2025].
- Inspector notes
- Provider stated she will ensure that distracted driver is signed in the month of April and Sept.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A.
- Official code
- 09-10
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
- Submit current immunization.
- Correction status
- Due by December 16, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 12 - Immunization Certificate: II.A.
- Official code
- 12-03
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
- Corrected at visit. The provider hung the indoor/outdoor form on her refrigertor to remind her to document daily.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 41 - Equipment Maintenance: IV.D.
- 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.
- Inspector notes
- The provider stated she will hang the indoor/outdoor check list on her frigerator to help her remember to document it. She also stated that she does check the indoor/outdoor premises daily she just forgets to document the form.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 51 - Clean/General Good Order: IV.I
- Official code
- 51-17
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The enrollment form used by the operator was incomplete and/or did not include all required information as required on form F-0030 (04/2018)
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit a completed enrollment form with at least on emergency contact.
- Correction status
- Due by May 20, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A.
- Official code
- 09-02
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 [Distracted driver was not signed by all parents in April].
- Report comments
- Provider will have the distracted driver brochure in each folder ready for the parents to sign for Sept.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A.
- Official code
- 09-10
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.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Submit current physical for the child listed on the supplemental page.
- Correction status
- Due by May 20, 2025
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 11 - Physical Examination: II. A.
- Official code
- 11-01
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The fire extinguisher did not have a current certificate.
- Report comments
- Fire extinguisher expire on 12-24 and was retagged on 1-25. Fire extinguisher expires 1-26
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 27 - Fire Extinguisher: IV.A.
- Official code
- 27-02
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- A refrigerator was observed without a thermometer or with a thermometer showing a temperature reading greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Report comments
- Replace broken thermometer in refrigerator. The freezer had a working thermometer (0 degrees) licensing specialist put the freezer thermometer in the refrigerator and it was 40 degrees.
- Correction status
- Due by May 20, 2025
More details
- Report section
- FOOD AND NUTRITION - 58 - Meal Patterns/Nutrition Practices: VI.
- Official code
- 58-28
No recorded violations in this report
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 [23-24] when 10 hours of training was the requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Licensing specialist observed 3 hours of in-service for 23-24. Submit 7 more in-service hours.
- Correction status
- Due by November 28, 2024
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 06 - Training Dates/Hours: I.B.
- Official code
- 06-03
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Daily attendance was not maintained to account for all children in care.
- Report comments
- Provider will ensure that she is double checking that parents are signing their child in and out. The parents arrived at the same time and were talking Ms. Perkins thinks that they forgot about signing their child in.
- 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 [the month of April was not documented].
- Report comments
- Provider will ensure fire drills are conducted monthly and documented.
- 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: 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 [2023] when 10 hours of training was the requirement.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Corrected at visit. Provider took her 10 hours of in-service in July 2023.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- PERSONNEL - 06 - Training Dates/Hours: I.B.
- 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 [The flu brochure was not signed in the month of August or September].
- Report comments
- Licensing specialist gave the provider a form to use to help keep track of the dates the the brochure needs to be signed.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A.
- 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 [The distracted driver was not signed in the month of September].
- Report comments
- Licensing specialist gave the provider a form to use to help keep track of the dates the the brochures need to be signed.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- RECORD KEEPING - 09 - Identification/Enrollment: II.A.
- Official code
- 09-10
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The family child care home does not have documentation for all child care personnel on the required annual refresher education of the homes exposure plan.
- Report comments
- Provider signed the exposure control plan at time of visit. PHYSICAL PLANT: IV.A.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 22 - Communicable Disease Control: III.B.
- Official code
- 22-12
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.
- Inspector notes
- Provider stated she will put the daily outdoor checklist with her attendance to remind her to document the form. The provider stated she does do a walk through of the home daily.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 41 - Equipment Maintenance: IV.D.
- 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.
- Inspector notes
- The provider stated she will put the daily indoor checklist with her attendance to ensure it gets documented daily.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 51 - Clean/General Good Order: IV.I
- Official code
- 51-17
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.
- Inspector notes
- Provider stated she was confused and was doing the checklist monthly. She does have the daily form and it is hung with the all her other logs to document daily.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 41 - Equipment Maintenance: IV.D.
- 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.
- Inspector notes
- Provider stated she was confused and was doing the checklist monthly. She does have the daily form and it is hung with the all her other logs to document daily.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION - 51 - Clean/General Good Order: IV.I
- Official code
- 51-17
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
Could you walk me through your current process for inspecting and documenting the safety of your outdoor play equipment?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records show that documentation for daily outdoor equipment safety inspections has been inconsistent in recent reports. This question helps clarify how the provider ensures these checks are consistently performed and recorded for the safety of the children.
- Context
- The provider indicated at the time of the inspection that they would use a reminder system to maintain this documentation.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you manage and track immunization records to ensure they remain current for all children in your care?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report noted an instance where a child's immunization certificate was not current. Asking about the tracking process helps parents understand how the provider stays organized with health documentation.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your routine for performing and documenting daily safety checks of the indoor play areas?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records show that daily documentation for indoor play area safety checks has been a repeated topic. This question allows the provider to explain their current practice for ensuring these safety requirements are met daily.
- Context
- The provider stated during the inspection that they would use a visual reminder to ensure this documentation is completed.
Related violations
Finding-specific
Could you describe how you track your annual professional development and training hours?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records indicate that annual in-service training requirements have been a recurring topic in recent inspections. This question helps parents understand how the provider ensures all required training is completed on time.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that all required safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, is maintained and certified on schedule?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report noted an issue with a fire extinguisher certificate. This question helps parents understand the provider's system for keeping safety equipment compliant and up to date.
Related violations