Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.4
- Local median
- 1.38
Gwinn Family Day Care Home
1847 Oakland Park Dr, Lake Wales, FL 33898
- License:
- F10PO0982
- Type:
- Family Day Care Home
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 12, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, After School, Before School, Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care, Night Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:00AM to 6:00AM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 10
- License expiration:
- September 20, 2026
Typical cost: $1,083 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$1,083/mo
Median daily rate: $50.00 (non-Gold Seal only)
Official Florida Division of Early Learning Polk 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 inspectionFebruary 25, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 25, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for Gwinn Family Day Care Home from March 14, 2023 through February 25, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with 14 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on October 27, 2025 and involved staff training, with a due date of November 26, 2025.
Attendance accountability was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 14
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 3
3 in last 12 months
11 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 12.5 local median in Lake Wales
Compared to 32 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 10%
- Local median
- 20%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 48%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 3
- Local average
- 3.56
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 5 recorded violations.
September 9, 2024March 6, 2025September 15, 2025Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 9, 2024September 15, 2025Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 15, 2025October 27, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- All child care personnel who completed DCF training did not complete additional DEL-approved health and safety training by required date. (Section 3.2.A.1 and 3.2C Training Requirements, Page 7) Staffing Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the reinspection the substitute had not taken the proper course for the Division of Early Learning for the requirements for Health, Safety, And Nutrition. The provider was advised to ensure that the course is under this list and not the DCF courses to resolve the noncompliance.
- Correction status
- Due by November 26, 2025
More details
- Report section
- STAFFING REQUIREMENTS - 07 - Staff Training
- Official code
- 07-15
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Operator failed to maintain a current Employee/Contractor Roster for substitutes, employees or household members in the Clearinghouse. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 4.1, L (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Staffing Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, no one was listed / attached to the employee roster in the Clearinghouse. Technical assistance provided to link the provider, substitute, and all household members to the Clearinghouse by entering the Clearinghouse and attaching each person's screening by pressing add at the bottom portion of the screening.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- STAFFING REQUIREMENTS - 06 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 06-10
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- All child care personnel who completed DCF training did not complete additional DEL-approved health and safety training by required date. (Section 3.2.A.1 and 3.2C Training Requirements, Page 7) Staffing Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- The substitute does not have the required additional department of early learning training and is a SR provider. All current SR child care personnel was supposed to complete two new health and safety courses (Health and Nutrition in the School Readiness Program and Safety Practices in the School Readiness Program) by June 30, 2024. Technical assistance Please login to DCF training website and the Florida Early Childhood Professional Development Registry and have the substitute complete the above forementioned training courses in parenthesis.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- STAFFING REQUIREMENTS - 07 - Staff Training
- Official code
- 07-15
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- A health and safety deficiency having a low potential for harm to the children in care was observed. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.5, B (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the provider was advised that the classroom area is cluttered with toys, electrical equipment and things covered up. The provider needs to declutter the classroom back area that leads to the playground. Also, technical assistance to remove the treadmill that is in the living room where the child in care was during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 13 - Indoor Play Areas
- Official code
- 13-03
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- 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. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the physical daily inspection log was last dated December. Technical assistance that the physical inspection log must be done daily for indoor and outdoor and kept for 12 months.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 13 - Indoor Play Areas
- Official code
- 13-07
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The outdoor play area that required fencing was not safe and adequate in that [parts of the fence was leaning and had screw sticking out. ]. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.6, F (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, there are areas where the fence is leaning and not secured, the fencing has a hole in the upper area, and there are screws sticking out that need to be fully screwed in. Technical assistance provided to ensure that the fence is secured, not learning and has no holes and is continuous and attached all the way around.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 14 - Outdoor Time, Fencing and Play Area Requirements
- Official code
- 14-09
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Toys, equipment and/or furnishings were not safe in that [the hula hoops are broken. The rocking outdoor green toy equipment was observed with water and leaves, a pail of stagnant water, and a chair was observed cracked on the playground. ].FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.10, C (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the outdoor play equipment was not in good condition. The hula hoops were broken and a yellow pail was filled with stagnant water as well as the green rocking play equipment had water and leaves. There was a broken chair with a crack in it on the playground. Technical assistance to remove the broken hula hoops, chair with a crack in it, remove the pail filled with water and clean the green rocking equipment, also continue to monitor other equipment that is faded and might crack overtime.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 18 - Toys, Furnishings, Equipment and Plumbing
- Official code
- 18-05
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- The surface of the diaper changing area was not impermeable. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.18 (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Inspector notes
- At the time of the inspection, the diaper changing table was observed warped and the surface is peeling. Technical assistance provided that the diaper changing table must be in good repair.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 23 - Diapering Area Clean and Sanitized
- Official code
- 23-01
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- The home does not have documentation for all child care personnel on the required annual refresher education of the homes exposure plan. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.23 (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the provider and substitute did not have the required annual refresher education of the home's exposure plan in the file. The provider was advised that a plan must formed and done every year as a refresher.
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 28 - Communicable Disease Control
- Official code
- 28-11
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Daily attendance was not maintained to account for all children in care. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 8.4, A and B (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Children's Records [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of the inspection, the child enrolled and that was present during the inspection did not have an attendance record for September. The provider acknowledged she had not done it yet for the month of September for any of the children enrolled. Technical assistance that attendance logs need to be maintained daily. The provider has 5 children and all 5 files were checked
- Correction status
- Due by October 14, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 33 - Enrollment Information/Daily Attendance
- Official code
- 33-06
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 [No documentaiton was in the file and provider did not give it to the parents/guardians. ].FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 8.3, G (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Children's Records [SR]
- Correction / follow-up note
- At the time of the inspection, the provider did not have a distracted driver brochure and/or documentation of providers/guardians receiving it during the month of April of 2025. Technical assistance to provide the form by the end of September 30, 2025. ENFORCEMENT
- Correction status
- Due by September 30, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 33 - Enrollment Information/Daily Attendance
- Official code
- 33-10
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- During the homes licensure year, the operator failed to conduct a minimum of one drill for each procedure outlined in the emergency preparedness plan. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.22, B Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of inspection, Licensing Specialist determined that the Operator failed to complete emergency preparedness drill (lock down) during the previous licensing year. Technical assistance was provided to ensure that emergency preparedness drills (lock down and inclement weather) at least one time a licensing year. Fire drills conducted on 10/16/24, 11/13/24, 12/6/24, 1/9/25, and 2/5/25. Emergency preparedness drills conducted 12/6/24 (inclement weather), 1/9/25 (inclement weather), and 2/5/25 (inclement weather). Technical assistance was provided to ensure that only one drill is conducted a day.
- Correction status
- Due by March 16, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 27 - Fire Drills/Emergency Preparedness
- Official code
- 27-07
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- During the licensure year, the operator failed to conduct monthly fire drills utilizing the approved fire alarm system or smoke detector at various dates and times when children are in care. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.21, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of inspection, Licensing Specialist determined that the Operator failed to complete a fire drill in the months of (December 2023 and August 2024). Technical assistance was provided that a fire drill must be conducted monthly at various dates and times when children are in care. Fire drills conducted on 10/16/23, 11/13/23, 1/3/24, 2/5/24, 3/4/24, 4/2/24, 5/4/24, 6/3/24, and 7/6/24. • A fire drill was conducted today in the presence of licensing agency. • Emergency preparedness drills conducted 10/16/23 (inclement weather), 11/13/23 (inclement weather), 2/5/24 (inclement weather), 4/2/24 (inclement weather) and 6/6/24 (inclement weather). • Technical assistance was ... [truncated]
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 27 - Fire Drills/Emergency Preparedness
- Official code
- 27-01
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Daily attendance records were not maintained for 12 months and/ or available for licensing to review. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 8.4, D (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Children's Records [SR]
- Report comments
- At the time of inspection, Operator failed to maintain the daily attendance records for the month of August 2024. Technical assistance was advised that to ensure that attendance rosters are maintained for 12 months. Operator advised 7 children are enrolled, Licensing Specialist reviewed all file. • ENFORCEMENT
- Correction status
- Due by October 9, 2024
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 33 - Enrollment Information/Daily Attendance
- Official code
- 33-11
No recorded violations in this report
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 explain the current process for ensuring daily attendance is accurately recorded and maintained for all children in your care?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an inspection in September 2025 show that daily attendance logs were not maintained for all children present. This question helps confirm that the provider has a reliable system in place to track who is in the building each day.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps do you take to verify that all staff and household members are properly linked to the background screening roster?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from September 2025 noted that the required employee roster was not correctly maintained in the background screening system. Asking this helps clarify how the provider manages these important staffing requirements.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that all staff members stay up-to-date with their required health and safety training courses?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records from late 2025 show that staff training requirements were a recurring topic. This question allows the provider to explain their current process for tracking and completing necessary professional development.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your routine for inspecting indoor and outdoor play areas to ensure they remain safe and in good repair?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from multiple inspections between 2024 and 2025 indicate that maintaining play areas and equipment has been a repeated area of focus. This question helps parents understand how the provider maintains a safe environment for daily play.
Related violations
General question
How do you keep families informed about your emergency preparedness plans and the types of safety drills you conduct?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Understanding how a provider prepares for emergencies helps parents feel confident in the center's ability to handle unexpected situations. This question provides insight into the provider's communication style and commitment to safety routines.