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Daycares in Virginia

Child care centers and home daycares in Virginia, town by town, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where the state publishes it, its inspection record. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares listed
4,997
towns
394
take infants
2,378
accept subsidy
2,729

Map of Virginia: each dot is a town with daycares, sized by how many are listed

Virginia

Largest towns in Virginia

Alexandria358 daycaresRichmond219 daycaresVirginia Beach188 daycaresWoodbridge144 daycaresArlington139 daycaresChesapeake138 daycaresNorfolk136 daycaresFairfax127 daycaresSpringfield125 daycaresFalls Church114 daycaresRoanoke102 daycaresAshburn91 daycares

Programs

Programs in Virginia

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
Take infants2,378
Child care centers3,469
Accept subsidy2,729
In-home daycares1,528
Christian & church daycares907
Montessori schools265
Preschools & pre-K4,133
24-hour daycare73
Night daycare348
Early morning daycare1,816
Weekend daycare78
Part-time daycare342
Drop-in daycare64
After-school care3,939
Bilingual daycare93
Head Start166

The Virginia state record

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2012
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Virginia state records

Virginia

Cost, inspections and ratios in Virginia

Daycare cost in VirginiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Virginia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in VirginiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for VirginiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 394 Virginia towns, A to Z

A21 towns
B35 towns
C43 towns
D17 towns
E7 towns
F22 towns
G17 towns
H25 towns
I4 towns
J1 town
K6 towns
L18 towns
M32 towns
N18 towns
O6 towns
P21 towns
Q1 town
R20 towns
S35 towns
T9 towns
U3 towns
V6 towns
W26 towns
Y1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland6,602 daycaresNorth Carolina6,565 daycaresTennessee3,955 daycaresKentucky2,445 daycaresWest Virginia1,183 daycaresDistrict of Columbia452 daycares

Questions

Questions about daycare in Virginia

How many daycares are in Virginia?

4,997 daycares are listed across 394 Virginia towns: 3,469 child care centers and 1,528 home daycares.

Who licenses daycares in Virginia?

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.

How many Virginia daycares take infants?

2,378, by the state record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

How many Virginia daycares accept child care subsidies?

2,729 are listed as accepting subsidies. Ask each one whether it has a subsidy spot open now.