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Licensed daycares in 22301Alexandria, VA

There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 22301 — 14 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 70 violations across 143 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.49 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Alexandria average of 0.46.

2 providers have 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 (17 citations), followed by health and medication (16). 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 16 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Discovery Time Learning Center

Center · Capacity 104 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1509 Leslie Avenue · Last inspected Mar 6, 2026

0 violationsActive
Discovery Time Stem And Daycare Of Alexandria, Llc

Center · Capacity 61 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Provisional license · 417 Hume Avenue · Last inspected May 14, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Exempt · Capacity 80 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 1608 Russell Rd · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive
Steve & Kate?S Camp - Alexandria

Center · Capacity 250 · Ages 4 yr – 12 yr · Conditional license · 2400 Russel Road · Last inspected Jun 15, 2026

1 violationActive
The Campagna Center - George Washington Early Childhood

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 2-year license · 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Ymca Alexandria

Center · Capacity 160 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 420 E. Monroe Ave · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

12 violationsActive
The Nest Academy

Center · Capacity 77 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2-year license · 2609 Mount Vernon Avenue · Last inspected May 6, 2026

8 violationsActive
Abracadabra Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 20 mo – 8 yr · 2-year license · 700 Commonwealth Avenue · Last inspected Jul 7, 2026

7 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 22301

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