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Liddle Tykes Child Development Center

A child day center in Galax, Virginia 24333

59 Melrose Lane, Galax, Virginia 24333. (276) 236-3421.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 14 visits on record, nothing cited. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

27 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 29, 2026.

0 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

When those deficiencies happened

14 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

0 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

May 25, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • 8VAC20-780-510-L

    “Based on observation, medications were not locked. Evidence: There was a bottle of children’s Motrin and a bottle of equate pain reliever in the upper cabinet in the toddler room.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-L.

Dec 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • 8VAC20-780-40-M

    The inspectors’ words, 96 words

    “Based on observation, the center failed to maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60 A 8. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. Evidence: 1. The center had a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60 A 8, but it was not kept confidential in each room.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-40-M.

May 5, 2022: complaint inspection1 deficiency

  • 8VAC20-780-340-A

    “Based on interviews and record review, the center did not always ensure the children’s care, protection and guidance. Evidence: 1. Child #1 (age 9) was scratched and bruised during the before-school care by child #2 (age 11). 2. Staff #1 and staff #2 did not protect child #1 from being injured.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-340-A. From a complaint.

All 27 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 29, 2026Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Sep 29, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 9, 2026Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 31, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Oct 14, 2025Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Oct 14, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Oct 14, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Jul 16, 2025Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Jun 3, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jun 3, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Dec 9, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Dec 9, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Apr 10, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Apr 10, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Oct 23, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Oct 23, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Jul 10, 2023Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 10, 2023Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
May 25, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
May 23, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Dec 5, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Dec 5, 2022Inspection1 violation cited
May 5, 2022Complaint inspection1 violation cited
Apr 7, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Apr 7, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Oct 29, 2021Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Oct 29, 2021InspectionNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Dec 9, 2027.
  • A current subsidy provider.
  • Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 82 children.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Has Virginia acted against it?

  • 7 complaint inspections on record.
  • No complaint allegations published with findings.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Who does the caring?

  • Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 14 child care providers in Carroll County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 0.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

11 of the 14 in Carroll County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Liddle Tykes Child Development Center This child care provider0
Wenter Brown15
ACE Adventure Club3
Pipers Gap Childcare25
First United Methodist Church2
Noah’s Ark Daycare Center, Inc4
Ms. Debra Hooven3
Ms. Sarah Cox14
Rooftop of Virginia CAP-Hillsville Head Start Center3
Little Treasures Learning Center2
Liddle Adventures Learning Academy6
Sky View Missionary Baptist Church0

What the record doesn’t say

  • Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
  • Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
  • Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
  • A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
  • Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
  • Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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