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Licensed daycares in 24201Bristol, VA

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24201 — 12 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 47 violations across 110 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.43 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Bristol average of 0.48.

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 background checks (12 citations), followed by recordkeeping (12). 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 14 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Apple Academy Of Central Presbyterian Church

Center · Capacity 100 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 331 Euclid Avenue · Last inspected Jan 29, 2026

1 violationActive
Lolita Smith

Center · 1116 Highland Avenue · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

1 violationActive
North Bristol Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 65 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · 146 Church Street, North Bristol Christian Preschool · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

1 violationActive

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.

The Nurtury

Center · Capacity 63 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1206 Lawrence Avenue · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

11 violationsActive
Melissa Chapman

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1410 McKinley Avenue · Last inspected Jul 2, 2026

7 violationsActive
Children Inc. - Bristol

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1458 Mary Street · Last inspected Jun 5, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24201

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