Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.71
- Local median
- 0.13
Mercy Family Child Care Inc.
988 NW 2nd St, Miami, FL 33128
- License:
- L11MD0438
- Type:
- Large Family Child Care Home
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 10, 2026
Additional info
- Programs and services:
- School Readiness, After School, Before School, Food Served, Full Day, Infant Care
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 7:00AM to 6:30PM; Sat-Sun: Closed
- Capacity:
- 12
- License expiration:
- January 2, 2027
Typical cost: $953 - $1,192 (Under 1)
Child’s age
$953 - $1,192/mo
Median daily rate: $44.00 - $55.00
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 29, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 16, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for Mercy Family Child Care Inc. from April 20, 2023 through June 29, 2026.
Eight inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 29, 2026 and involved background screening, with a due date of July 28, 2026.
That higher-concern topic showed up in five inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 14
- Recorded violations
- 10
- Higher-concern violations
- 6
- Repeated topics
- 2
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 8 local median in Miami
Compared to 45 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 13%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.29
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Background screening
Appeared across 4 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
June 6, 2024December 12, 2024January 2, 2025June 29, 2026Staff training
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
December 27, 2023March 7, 2024May 15, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
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 Large Family [SR]
- Report comments
- 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
- Correction status
- Due by July 28, 2026
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 07 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 07-10
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
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 Large Family [SR]
- Report comments
- 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) "Employer/owner/operator must add an end date within 5 days of termination for individuals on the Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse when employment terminates, or a household member is no longer residing in the home." Provider failed to update clearinghouse roster within 5 days of individual termination date.
- Correction status
- Due by January 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 07 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 07-10
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) Large Family [SR]
- Report comments
- 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) "Employer/owner/operator must add an end date within 5 days of termination for individuals on the Employee/Contractor Roster in the Clearinghouse when employment terminates, or a household member is no longer residing in the home." Provider failed to update clearinghouse roster within 5 days of individual termination date.
- Correction status
- Due by January 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 07 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 07-10
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- All parts of the home, including furnishings, equipment and plumbing were not kept: [ in good repair]. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.10, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Health Requirements [SR]
- Report comments
- All parts of the home, including furnishings, equipment and plumbing were not kept: [...] . FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 7.10, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) All parts of the home, both indoors and outdoors; including the furnishings, equipment, toys and plumbing shall be kept clean, and sanitary, free from hazards, in an orderly condition and in good repair at all times.
- Correction status
- Due by January 12, 2025
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 19 - Toys, Furnishings, Equipment and Plumbing
- Official code
- 19-01
No recorded violations in this report
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
- Report comments
- Handbook, Section 4.1, L: Operator failed to maintain a current Employee/Contractor Roster for substitutes, employees or household members in the Clearinghouse. FSC (Family Service Counselor) reviewed providers roster and it was determined that provider failed to maintain an updated roster.
- Correction status
- Due by July 6, 2024
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 07 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 07-10
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- 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 child care facility must provide parents/guardians of the children enrolled in the facility with information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child at the facility and insteadleave 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 . ]. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 8.3, G
- Report comments
- FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 8.3, G: 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. Counselor reviewed 10_10 student files, one or more students were missing the distracted adult forms. ENFORCEMENT
- Correction status
- Due by July 6, 2024
More details
- Report section
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS - 34 - Enrollment Information/ Daily Attendance
- Official code
- 34-11
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as documented on the department's training transcript. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 5.3.1, A
- Report comments
- 08-16 The employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as documented on the department's training transcript. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 5.3.1, A Counselor reviewed child care personnel transcript, 30 clock-hour family child care training has not been completed.
- Correction status
- Due by June 17, 2024
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 08 - Staff Training
- Official code
- 08-16
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as documented on the department's training transcript. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 5.3.1, A
- Inspector notes
- Counselor observed the employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour family child care training. Employee listed on the confidential page will need to complete the training. Technical assistance provided ensuring that all personnel complete the required training
- Correction status
- Due by May 10, 2024
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 08 - Staff Training
- Official code
- 08-16
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- The employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as documented on the department's training transcript. FDCH/LFCCH Handbook, Section 5.3.1, A
- Inspector notes
- Counselor observed the employee did not complete the 30 clock-hour family child care training. Employee listed on the confidential page will need to complete the training. Technical assistance provided ensuring that all personnel complete the required training.
- Correction status
- Due by February 27, 2024
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 08 - Staff Training
- Official code
- 08-16
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Required background screening was missing for: [ juvenile family members 12 and older (an FDLE check)]. 402.313(3) F.S. Large Family [SR]
- Inspector notes
- FSC observed Background Screening missing for juvenile household member. Per Florida Statute, "Child care personnel in family day care homes shall be subject to the applicable screening provisions contained in ss. 402.305(2) and 402.3055. For purposes of screening in family day care homes, the term includes any member over the age of 12 years of a family day care home operators family, or persons over the age of 12 years residing with the operator in the family day care home. Members of the operators family, or persons residing with the operator, who are between the ages of 12 years and 18 years shall not be required to be fingerprinted, but shall be screened for delinquency records."
- Correction status
- Due by July 20, 2023
More details
- Report section
- LICENSED FAMILY - 07 - Background Screening Requirements
- Official code
- 07-02
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 process for keeping the staff and contractor roster updated in the state's background screening system?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from an inspection in June 2026 indicate that the roster for employees and contractors was not fully current. Asking about the current process helps clarify how the center ensures these records remain accurate and up to date.
- Context
- The finding was noted in June 2026 with a correction due date of July 28, 2026.
Related violations
Finding-specific
How do you ensure that all required safety forms, such as those regarding distracted driving, are provided to and signed by parents?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- An official inspection report from June 2024 noted that documentation for distracted adult forms was missing for some student files. Asking about this process helps confirm that the center now maintains complete records for all enrolled families.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What steps does the center take to ensure all staff members complete their required training hours on schedule?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Available inspection records show multiple instances between 2023 and 2024 where staff training documentation was incomplete. This question provides insight into how the center tracks and manages staff professional development requirements.
Related violations
Finding-specific
What is your routine for inspecting the facility to ensure that all equipment and furnishings are kept in good repair?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Public records from a December 2024 inspection identified a need for better maintenance of facility equipment. This question helps parents understand the center's approach to ongoing facility upkeep and safety checks.
Related violations
General question
How do you communicate with parents regarding daily routines and any changes to center policies?
Why ask this
- Why ask this
- Establishing clear communication channels is essential for parents to feel confident in the daily care and supervision of their children. This question helps families understand how the center keeps them informed about operational practices.