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Licensed daycares in 24651Tazewell, VA

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24651 — 4 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 23 violations across 49 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.47 violations per inspection, which is above the Tazewell average of 0.33.

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 physical safety (7 citations), followed by background checks (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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1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc. @ Carline Avenue

Center · Capacity 57 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2-year license · 374 Carline Avenue · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

2 violationsActive
Ms. Sarah Sheets

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 787 Fincastle Turnpike · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

3 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.

Live Laugh Learn Child Development Center Llc

Center · Capacity 24 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 144 Martingale Drive · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

7 violationsActive
Shining Stars Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 50 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1609 Fincastle Turnpike · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

6 violationsActive
Little Steps Learning Center

Center · Capacity 30 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2169 Fincastle Turnpike · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24651

Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

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