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Licensed daycares in 24501Lynchburg, VA

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24501 — 13 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 61 violations across 129 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.47 violations per inspection, which is below the Lynchburg average of 0.57.

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 health and medication (16 citations), followed by recordkeeping (12). 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 15 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Christian Chapel

Exempt · Capacity 44 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2347 Holiday Street

0 violationsActive
New Covenant Schools

Center · Capacity 30 · Ages 4 yr – 6 yr · 122 Fleetwood Drive

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Bright Hope, Inc./Change Me Ministries & Fellowship

Exempt · Capacity 39 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2310 Fort Avenue · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

2 violationsActive
Montessori Children's House Llc

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1400-B Lakeside Drive · Last inspected Jan 23, 2026

2 violationsActive
Prayer Of Faith Temple

Exempt · Capacity 75 · Ages 6 mo – 12 yr · 3100 Hill Street · Last inspected Oct 22, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Rhema's "Gentle Care" Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 321 Alleghany Avenue · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

10 violationsActive
Teachable Moments Preschool Llc

Center · Capacity 86 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 2-year license · 1915 Thomson Drive · Last inspected May 18, 2026

10 violationsActive
Aslan Castle Elc

Center · Capacity 104 · Ages 2 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2919 Confederate Avenue · Last inspected Jan 13, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24501

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

1

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

2

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

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