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Licensed daycares in 24219Big Stone Gap, VA

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24219, with a combined licensed capacity of 112 children. Together they have been cited for 11 violations across 25 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.44 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Big Stone Gap average of 0.51.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is background checks (2 citations), followed by health and medication (2). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 3 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Kids Central, Inc. @ Big Stone Gap Center For Early Learning

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 2-year license · 309 E. 5th Street North · Last inspected Feb 12, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

King's Christian Academy, Inc

Exempt · Capacity 32 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 14 E 11th Street N, King's Christian Academy Early Learning · Last inspected Dec 1, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Little Bear Daycare & Learning Center

Center · Capacity 48 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · Provisional license · 2416 4th Ave. E. · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

10 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24219

Background checks is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on Virginia records

Virginia does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Virginia does publish complaint outcomes. Virginia also issues licenses for different terms; a one-year or conditional license often signals recent compliance concerns, while a three-year license reflects a strong record. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error