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Licensed daycares in 23224Richmond, VA

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23224 — 17 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 79 violations across 183 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.43 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Richmond average of 0.50.

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 (20 citations), followed by recordkeeping (20). 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 20 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Oak Grove Child Care Center Ii

Center · Capacity 132 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1606 E. 18th Street · Last inspected May 12, 2026

0 violationsActive
The Circle Preschool Program

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 2-year license · 1101 Bainbridge Street · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Bringing God's Word To Life Ministries

Exempt · Capacity 70 · Ages 3 yr – 17 yr · 4823 Bryce Lane · Last inspected Jan 30, 2025

1 violationActive
Thrive Learning Center East, Llc

Center · Capacity 37 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Conditional license · 3118 Cofer Road · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

1 violationActive
Young Men's Christian Association Of Greater Richmond - Cardinal

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 4 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1745 Catalina Drive · Last inspected May 18, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Foundations Learning Academy At Midlothian

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 3700 Midlothian Turnpike · Last inspected Apr 6, 2026

8 violationsActive
The Sprout School On Bainbridge

Center · Capacity 103 · Ages 2 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1101 Bainbridge Street · Last inspected Jun 30, 2026

8 violationsActive
New Direction Childcare & Learning Center

Center · Capacity 109 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 140 East Belt Boulevard · Last inspected Apr 28, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 23224

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