Home Virginia Richmond ZIP 23226

Licensed daycares in 23226Richmond, VA

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23226 — 17 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 56 violations across 97 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.58 violations per inspection, which is above the Richmond average of 0.45.

8 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 (13 citations), followed by recordkeeping (13). 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 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

First Presbyterian Church

Exempt · Capacity 170 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 4602 Cary Street Road · Last inspected Oct 29, 2025

0 violationsActive
Monument Heights Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 50 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 5716 Monument Avenue

0 violationsActive
Rakia Shelton

Family day home · Capacity 4 · Ages 2 yr – 8 yr · 6602 Monument Avenue · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Epiphany Lutheran Church

Exempt · Capacity 90 · Ages 11 mo – 6 yr · 1400 Horsepen Road · Last inspected Dec 16, 2025

1 violationActive
Skipwith Academy (#50)

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 7344 Townes Road · Last inspected Apr 22, 2026

1 violationActive
Bon Secours Family Center @ Smh

Center · Capacity 153 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1403 Maple Avenue · Last inspected May 20, 2026

3 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.

Westhampton Day School

Center · Capacity 230 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 6100 Patterson Avenue · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

9 violationsActive
Lilly Grace Llc

Center · Capacity 28 · Ages 1 mo – 2 yr · Provisional license · 1908 West Club Lane · Last inspected Jun 23, 2026

8 violationsActive
Dogwood Preschool

Center · Capacity 110 · Ages 16 mo – 6 yr · 2-year license · 6000 Grove Avenue · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 23226

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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