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Licensed daycares in 24211Abingdon, VA

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24211 — 5 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 30 violations across 42 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.71 violations per inspection, which is above the Abingdon average of 0.43.

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 (7 citations), followed by recordkeeping (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.

Compare all 6 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Abingdon United Pentecostal Church

Exempt · Capacity 40 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 17535 Jeb Stuart Hwy, Abingdon United Children's Center · Last inspected Sep 11, 2025

1 violationActive
Boys & Girls Club Of The Mountain Empire - Watauga Elementary

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · Conditional license · 23181 Watauga Road · Last inspected Jul 6, 2026

1 violationActive
Abingdon Church Of Christ

Exempt · Capacity 40 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 19508 Dennison Drive, Abingdon Christian Academy · Last inspected Sep 12, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Blue Mountain Childcare

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 27018 Lee Hwy. · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

14 violationsActive
Ms. Valerie Cotten

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 26269 Watauga Road · Last inspected May 27, 2026

6 violationsActive
Painter Creek Church Of Christ

Exempt · Capacity 30 · Ages 0 mo – 6 yr · 24579 Green Spring Rd., Little Wonders Daycare · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24211

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