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Licensed daycares in 22546Ruther Glen, VA

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 22546 — 10 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 55 violations across 113 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.49 violations per inspection, which is below the Ruther Glen average of 0.83.

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 health and medication (17 citations), followed by physical safety (10). 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 12 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

The Carmel School

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 9020 Jericho Rd. · Last inspected Jan 23, 2026

2 violationsActive
Wright's Chapel United Methodist Church

Exempt · Capacity 50 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 8063 Ladysmith Road · Last inspected Mar 24, 2026

2 violationsActive
Beary Fun Daycare & Preschool Llc

Center · Capacity 38 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 17470 Center Drive, Unit 4-A · Last inspected May 29, 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.

Carolyn Dandridge

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 12 mo – 12 yr · Provisional license · 12263 Bunya Lane · Last inspected Jun 25, 2026

9 violationsActive
Caroline Family Ymca

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 17422 Library Boulevard · Last inspected Apr 27, 2026

7 violationsActive
Countryside Children's Daycare Center, Inc. - Prosperity Way

Center · Capacity 184 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 8025 Prosperity Way · Last inspected May 11, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 22546

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

1

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

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