Piper Ivy Preschool
72 Lambs Lane, Stanardsville, VA
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Madison Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Madison, Virginia. It is licensed by the state, for up to 120 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care and before-school care. It says it provides meals.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety made 12 visits in the last 3 years and cited 9 rules across 4 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| MondayToday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| Sunday | Not listed |
Programs
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: Six weeks to five years old; before and after care to age twelve |
|---|---|
| Programs | After-school care and before-school care |
| Daily life | USDA food program (CACFP); Meals provided |
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 120 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Madison Learning Center has not listed its tuition.
State record
12 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 21, 2026: 4 rules cited
Rules cited on 6 of 12 visits · 9 rules in all
For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. Infant #8's hands were not washed after eating a bottle.”
8VAC20-780-510-G
“Medication shall be labeled with the child's name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given. Medication for child #5 was not labeled with the dosage amount and time or times to be given.”
8VAC20-780-440-H
“Cribs shall meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards at the time they were manufactured. Cribs manufactured prior to June 28, 2011 do not meet the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission at the time they were manufactured. The center has been using a crib manufactured in May 2011.”
8VAC20-780-440-K
“Crib sides shall be up and the fastenings secured when a child is in the crib. In the infant room, child #5 (age 6 months) was in a crib and the crib side was not up and secure.”
8VAC20-780-40-E Complaint related: Yes
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The center’s discipline policy states ?at no time will any staff member or volunteer of MLC use any form of corporal punishment, including but not limited to shaking, spanking, slapping, pinching, pushing, humiliating, threatening, biting, or hair pulling.? On February 24, 2025, staff #1 did not follow the center’s discipline policy that prohibits slapping. Child #1 (age 2 years) was slapped on the hand, when the child went to reach for something the teacher didn?t want the child to have.”
8VAC20-780-410-1 Complaint related: Yes
“The following acts are forbidden: physical punishment and striking a child. On February 24, 2025, staff #1 slapped child #1 (age 2 years) on the hand.”
8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. Staff #2 did not wash hands before or after changing a child's diaper.”
8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Staff #2 used the staff's hand to lift the lid to the trash can to dispose of a soiled diaper.”
8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. Staff #2 did not wash hands before or after changing a child's diaper.”
8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Staff #2 used the staff's hand to lift the lid to the trash can to dispose of a soiled diaper.”
8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on a review of incident reports and interview, the center failed to ensure that written records of children's serious and minor injuries contained all the required information. Evidence: 1. The incident report for child #6 did not contain documentation of how the parent was notified. 2. The incident report for child #7 did not contain documentation of the date and time when parents were notified. 3. Administration confirmed the information was missing from the incident reports.”
8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on a review of incident reports and interview, the center failed to ensure that written records of children's serious and minor injuries contained all the required information. Evidence: 1. The incident report for child #6 did not contain documentation of how the parent was notified. 2. The incident report for child #7 did not contain documentation of the date and time when parents were notified. 3. Administration confirmed the information was missing from the incident reports.”
8VAC20-780-280-B
“Repeat Violation Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water and Febreeze. The label on bleach and Febreeze state "keep out of reach of children" and "caution."”
8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In classroom 3, there were several walls with areas containing chipped and peeling paint. 2. In classroom 6, there was chipped and peeling paint approximately 5 inches long along the back wall.”
8VAC20-780-280-B
“Repeat Violation Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water and Febreeze. The label on bleach and Febreeze state "keep out of reach of children" and "caution."”
8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In classroom 3, there were several walls with areas containing chipped and peeling paint. 2. In classroom 6, there was chipped and peeling paint approximately 5 inches long along the back wall.”
8VAC20-780-510-G
“Based on observation, the center failed to label each medication with the child's name, the dosage amount, and the time to be given. Evidence: A bottle of children's Motrin and Fever All was not labeled with the child's name, dosage amount, and the time to be given.”
8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water. Documentation of diaper changes showed the last diaper change occurred at 1:58pm and staff confirmed the time. The unlocked cabinet containing the bleach water was observed at 2:10pm.”
8VAC20-780-510-G
“Based on observation, the center failed to label each medication with the child's name, the dosage amount, and the time to be given. Evidence: A bottle of children's Motrin and Fever All was not labeled with the child's name, dosage amount, and the time to be given.”
8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water. Documentation of diaper changes showed the last diaper change occurred at 1:58pm and staff confirmed the time. The unlocked cabinet containing the bleach water was observed at 2:10pm.”
8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on review of staff records and discussion with the director, one staff member's record did not contain an updated negative tuberculosis (TB) screening within two years of the most recent screening. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff Member #8 contained an updated negative TB screening dated 03/16/2022. The date of the TB screening prior to that was 03/05/2020. 2. The director confirmed the staff member obtained the TB screening late.”
8VAC20-780-130-A
“Based on the review of children's records and confirmation from the director, one child's record did not contain an immunization record signed by a physician at the time of enrollment. Evidence: 1. The record for Child #3 contained an immunization record dated 05/08/2018 that was not signed or stamped by a physician documenting that the child was adequately immunized for the child's age. Date of enrollment for the child was 05/18/2018. 2. The director confirmed that there was no proof the immunization record had been reviewed by a physician.”
8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on review of staff records and discussion with the director, one staff member's record did not contain an updated negative tuberculosis (TB) screening within two years of the most recent screening. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff Member #8 contained an updated negative TB screening dated 03/16/2022. The date of the TB screening prior to that was 03/05/2020. 2. The director confirmed the staff member obtained the TB screening late.”
8VAC20-780-130-A
“Based on the review of children's records and confirmation from the director, one child's record did not contain an immunization record signed by a physician at the time of enrollment. Evidence: 1. The record for Child #3 contained an immunization record dated 05/08/2018 that was not signed or stamped by a physician documenting that the child was adequately immunized for the child's age. Date of enrollment for the child was 05/18/2018. 2. The director confirmed that there was no proof the immunization record had been reviewed by a physician.”
8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on review of staff records and confirmation from the director, the center failed to obtain completed central registry findings within 30 days of employment for two staff members. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #3 contained a completed search of the central registry dated 10/28/2021. Date of hire for Staff #3 was 08/18/2021. 2. The record for Staff #6 did not contain a completed search of the central registry . Date of hire for Staff #6 was 11/04/2021. The director stated that the request for the search was mailed on 11/15/2021. 3. The director confirmed that she was unable to get the requests for the central registry search sent off for the two new staff with 7 days of hire”
8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on review of staff records and confirmation from the director, the center failed to obtain completed central registry findings within 30 days of employment for two staff members. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #3 contained a completed search of the central registry dated 10/28/2021. Date of hire for Staff #3 was 08/18/2021. 2. The record for Staff #6 did not contain a completed search of the central registry . Date of hire for Staff #6 was 11/04/2021. The director stated that the request for the search was mailed on 11/15/2021. 3. The director confirmed that she was unable to get the requests for the central registry search sent off for the two new staff with 7 days of hire”
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FAQ
Yes. Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists it as licensed and operating.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists the most recent visit on April 21, 2026, with 4 rules cited. It lists 12 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 9 rules across 6 of 12 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
120, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (540) 738-2617 to ask.
(540) 738-2617.
634 South Main Street, Madison, VA 22727. The nearest other daycare we list is Skyline CAP, Inc. - Madison Preschool Program, 1 miles away.