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Licensed daycares in 24273Norton, VA

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 24273, with a combined licensed capacity of 268 children. Together they have been cited for 13 violations across 26 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.50 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Norton average of 0.44.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is physical safety (6 citations), followed by background checks (2). 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

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

Kids Central, Inc.@Esserville Center For Early Learning

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 1 mo – 5 yr · 2-year license · 5341 Esserville Road · Last inspected May 14, 2026

3 violationsActive
Kids Central, Incorporated @ Parker D Mullins Center For Early L

Center · Capacity 18 · Ages 1 mo – 4 yr · 2-year license · 5335 Esserville Road · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

3 violationsActive
Norton Christian Church

Exempt · Capacity 45 · Ages 16 mo – 5 yr · 1341 Park Avenue NW, EduCare Preschool · Last inspected Sep 24, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Ballad Health Center For Early Learning - Norton

Center · Capacity 130 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2-year license · 1424 Park Avenue NW · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 24273

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

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