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Licensed daycares in 23451Virginia Beach, VA

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23451, with a combined licensed capacity of 1,290 children. Together they have been cited for 48 violations across 66 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.73 violations per inspection, which is above the Virginia Beach average of 0.55.

2 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 (17 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 12 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

First Presbyterian Church

Exempt · Capacity 95 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 300 36th Street · Last inspected Jun 12, 2025

0 violationsActive
Star Of The Sea Catholic Church

Exempt · Capacity 100 · Ages 3 yr – 12 yr · 309 15th Street

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.

The Friends School

Exempt · Capacity 160 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 1537 Laskin Road · Last inspected Sep 30, 2025

1 violationActive
Virginia Beach United Methodist Church

Exempt · Capacity 120 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 212 19TH Street · Last inspected Jun 13, 2025

1 violationActive
Children's Learning Paradise

Center · Capacity 59 · Ages 1 mo – 10 yr · 2-year license · 612 Fremac Drive · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Lynnhaven Colony Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 125 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Provisional license · 2217 West Great Neck Road · Last inspected May 14, 2026

11 violationsActive
The Ymca Of South Hampton Roads - Hilltop Family Ymca

Center · Capacity 134 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1536 Laskin Road · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

9 violationsActive
Organic Beginnings Montessori School

Center · Capacity 79 · Ages 16 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1701 Baltic Avenue · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 23451

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

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