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Licensed daycares in 24333Galax, VA

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24333 — 8 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 34 violations across 116 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.29 violations per inspection, which is above the Galax average of 0.16.

3 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 (8 citations), followed by physical safety (7). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Fairview Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 125 · Ages 1 mo – 10 yr · 3543 Skyline Highway, Fairview Church Child Care · Last inspected Oct 15, 2025

0 violationsActive
Liddle Tykes Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 82 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 59 Melrose Lane · Last inspected Mar 31, 2026

0 violationsActive
Ms. Dana Brown

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 6 mo – 12 yr · 3-year license · 301 Partridge Street · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ms. Janie Harper

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 200 Parkwood Drive · Last inspected May 14, 2026

1 violationActive
First Baptist Church Galax

Exempt · Capacity 68 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 1024 East Stuart Drive, First Baptist Church Preschool · Last inspected Oct 15, 2025

2 violationsActive
Igniting Futures Academy

Center · Capacity 25 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 125 Rosenwald Felts Drive · Last inspected Feb 4, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Wenter Brown

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 113 Windsor Drive · Last inspected May 14, 2026

7 violationsActive
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Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 125 Rosenwald-Felts Drive · Last inspected Feb 4, 2026

5 violationsActive
Ms. Melissa Mullins

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 104 Greenhaven Drive · Last inspected Jan 6, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24333

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

1

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

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

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

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