Home Virginia Dumfries ZIP 22026

Licensed daycares in 22026Dumfries, VA

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 22026 — 11 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 53 violations across 142 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.37 violations per inspection, which is below the Dumfries average of 0.45.

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 background checks (20 citations), followed by health and medication (12). 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 14 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Alphabest At Pattie Elementary

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 16125 Dumfries Road · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

0 violationsActive
Alphabest At Williams Elementary

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 3100 Panther Pride Drive · Last inspected Mar 16, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Alphabest At Dumfries Elementary

Center · Capacity 45 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 3990 Cameron Street · Last inspected Jun 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Alphabest At Swans Creek Elementary

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 17700 Wayside Drive · Last inspected Mar 16, 2026

1 violationActive
General Heiser Boys & Girls Club-Bright Futures B&A School Progr

Center · 17565 Old Stage Coach Road · Last inspected Sep 23, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

La Petite Academy - Dumfries

Center · Capacity 154 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 17040 Richmond Highway · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

9 violationsActive
Blue Ribbon Results Academy, Dumfries Campus

Center · Capacity 66 · Ages 2 yr – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1006 Williamstown Drive · Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

7 violationsActive
Ms. Trevor Carter

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 10 yr · 1-year license · 17185 Sea Skiff Way · Last inspected Apr 2, 2026

7 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 22026

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

1

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

2

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

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