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Licensed daycares in 24251Gate City, VA

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24251, with a combined licensed capacity of 76 children. Together they have been cited for 8 violations across 18 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.44 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Gate City average of 0.51.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (3 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.

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1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Scott County Public School Head Start - Shoemaker #4

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 218 Shoemaker Drive · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

2 violationsActive
Scott County Public School Head Start-Shoemaker #1 And #2

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 231 Bishop Street · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

3 violationsActive
Shoemaker Early Head Start 1 And 2

Center · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 3 yr · 2-year license · 227 Bishop Street · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

3 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24251

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

1

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

2

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

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

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