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Licensed daycares in 24153Salem, VA

There are 21 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24153, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,608 children. Together they have been cited for 63 violations across 182 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.35 violations per inspection, which is below the Salem average of 0.43.

5 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 (14 citations), followed by background checks (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 21 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Bethel Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 100 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 1601 S. Colorado Street · Last inspected May 11, 2023

0 violationsActive
First United Methodist Church

Exempt · Capacity 100 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 125 W. Main Street · Last inspected Nov 16, 2023

0 violationsActive
Lakeside Baptist Church Ministries

Exempt · Capacity 375 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 447 Dalewood Avenue · Last inspected Jul 6, 2023

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Fort Lewis Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 115 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 4215 West Main Street · Last inspected Jul 17, 2025

1 violationActive
Noah-Christian Community Center, Inc.

Exempt · Capacity 10 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 402 S. Colorado Street · Last inspected Jan 30, 2024

1 violationActive
Young Men's Christian Assoc Of Va's Blue Ridge- Masons Cove

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 4 yr – 12 yr · Conditional license · 3370 Bradshaw Road · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive

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.

Honeytree Early Learning Center - Salem

Center · Capacity 160 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2111 Roanoke Blvd · Last inspected May 6, 2026

11 violationsActive
Honeytree Early Learning Center #4

Center · Capacity 238 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1980 Electric Road · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

8 violationsActive
Roanoke Valley Children's Academy

Center · Capacity 90 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 2-year license · 2040 Apperson Drive · Last inspected May 13, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24153

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

1

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

2

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

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