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Licensed daycares in 23221 — Richmond, VA
There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23221, with a combined licensed capacity of 349 children. Together they have been cited for 24 violations across 34 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.71 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Richmond average of 0.70.
One provider has 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 (7 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (5). 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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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.
Questions to ask when you tour in 23221
Background checks is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
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