Daycares in Richmond, VA
All 28 licensed child care facilities in Richmond, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
28licensed daycares
3.4average safety rating
32%with a clean record
19with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert L. Taylor Childcare Center929 North 26th Street | 4.3★ | None | 112 |
| 2 | Smart Cookie Learning Center II3201 Broad Rock Blvd. | 4.3★ | None | 44 |
| 3 | St. James's Children's Center1205 W. Franklin Street | 4.3★ | None | 74 |
| 4 | The Friends' Association for Children1004 St. John Street | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 5 | The Sprout School at the Children's Museum of Richmond2626 West Broad Street | 4.3★ | None | 28 |
| 6 | The Sprout School on Bainbridge1101 Bainbridge Street | 4.3★ | None | 103 |
| 7 | Tuckaway-Ellwood House Child Development Center3319 Ellwood Avenue, & 3321 Ellwood Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 120 |
| 8 | Westhampton Day School6100 Patterson Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 230 |
| 9 | Woodville Church of the Nazarene2012 Selden Street | 4.3★ | None | 75 |
| 10 | Oak Grove Child Care Center II1606 E. 18th Street | 4.2★ | None | 132 |
| 11 | Blessings for You Child Care & Learning Center5405 Brook Road | 3.9★ | None | 77 |
| 12 | La Petite Academy - Church Road12484 Church Road | 3.9★ | None | 130 |
| 13 | Oak Grove Child Care Center2200 Fairfax Avenue | 3.8★ | 1 | 100 |
| 14 | Ms. Josephine Campbell2519 Mandy Lane | 3.8★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 15 | Ms. Donna Sandiford1924 Oak Hill Lane | 3.6★ | None | 12 |
| 16 | Westhampton Day School - Willow Lawn5311 Markel Road | 3.4★ | 5 · 3 high-risk | 20 |
| 17 | Tuckaway Child Development Center - West2125 Tuckaway Lane | 2.9★ | 9 · 7 high-risk | 59 |
| 18 | Love and Learn Child Care, LLC5168 Nine Mile Road | 2.9★ | 11 · 8 high-risk | 135 |
| 19 | Kids -N- Us Inc.4247 Creighton Road | 2.9★ | 11 · 10 high-risk | 88 |
| 20 | KinderCare Learning Center - Cedar Fork75 East Cedar Fork Road | 2.7★ | 17 · 2 high-risk | 99 |
| 21 | Love and Learn Child Care, LLC5207 Nine Mile Road | 2.7★ | 12 · 5 high-risk | 32 |
| 22 | Sowing Seeds Academy-New Market2630 New Market Road | 2.6★ | 4 · 8 high-risk | 138 |
| 23 | Tuckaway-Barony Child Development Center3351 Barony Crescent | 2.5★ | 4 · 8 high-risk | 379 |
| 24 | New Direction Childcare & Learning Center140 East Belt Boulevard | 2.5★ | 6 · 11 high-risk | 109 |
| 25 | Leave It To Beaver Child Care Center730 German School Road | 2.4★ | 10 · 11 high-risk | 60 |
| 26 | Foundations Learning Academy at Midlothian3700 Midlothian Turnpike | 2.1★ | 19 · 9 high-risk | 105 |
| 27 | Heaven Sent Child Care, LLC4897 and 4899 Finlay Street | 1.6★ | 8 · 15 high-risk | 70 |
| 28 | Country Day Care2312 Dickens Road | 1.4★ | 16 · 28 high-risk | 125 |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.