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Licensed daycares in 22963Palmyra, VA

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 22963 — 7 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 45 violations across 63 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.71 violations per inspection, which is above the Palmyra average of 0.20.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (15 citations), followed by recordkeeping (9). 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 8 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Effort Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 250 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 7820 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy · Last inspected Dec 4, 2025

1 violationActive
The Light Academy Inc.

Exempt · Capacity 100 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 479 Cunningham Road · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

1 violationActive
Payne's Precious Angels Christian Daycare Center

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 2 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 11509 James Madison Highway · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Child Connections Development Center, Inc.

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 110 Crofton Place · Last inspected Jun 23, 2026

19 violationsActive
Life's Precious Angels Childcare Center Corp.

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2987 Lake Monticello Road · Last inspected Nov 12, 2025

7 violationsActive
Natural Steps Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 140 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 64 Toby Way · Last inspected Mar 5, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 22963

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