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Licensed daycares in 23324Chesapeake, VA

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 23324 — 15 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 78 violations across 136 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.57 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Chesapeake average of 0.65.

3 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 (24 citations), followed by recordkeeping (24). 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 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Bethany Baptist Church

Exempt · Capacity 120 · Ages 2 yr – 5 yr · 2587 Campostella Rd. · Last inspected Jun 16, 2026

0 violationsActive
Gates Of Heaven C.O.G.I.C.

Exempt · Capacity 62 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2203 Wingfield Avenue · Last inspected Apr 8, 2025

0 violationsActive
Michelle Snipes

Family day home · Capacity 4 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1001 Bethel Rd · Last inspected Jun 18, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Chesapeake Christian Center

Exempt · Capacity 84 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 300 Liberty Street · Last inspected Jan 30, 2026

2 violationsActive
Impact Um Church

Exempt · Capacity 76 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 1200 Chesapeake Ave · Last inspected Dec 3, 2025

2 violationsActive
Sabrina Davis

Center · 1470 Oliver Ave · Last inspected May 6, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Buzy Zee's Early Childhood Center

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 6 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2709 Campostella Road, #E · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

10 violationsActive
In Loving Hands Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 26 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Provisional license · 1098 Cascade Boulevard · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

9 violationsActive
Children's Harbor - Chesapeake

Center · Capacity 150 · Ages 16 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 2400 Strawberry Lane · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

7 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 23324

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

1

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

2

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

3

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

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