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Daycares in South Carolina

Child care centers and home daycares in South Carolina, 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
2,292
towns
234
take infants
311
accept subsidy
31

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

South Carolina

Largest towns in South Carolina

Columbia202 daycaresFlorence115 daycaresGreenville106 daycaresCharleston94 daycaresSummerville78 daycaresSumter58 daycaresRock Hill56 daycaresSpartanburg56 daycaresNorth Charleston55 daycaresLexington41 daycaresAnderson39 daycaresMyrtle Beach39 daycares

Programs

Programs in South Carolina

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 infants311
Child care centers1,604
Accept subsidy31
In-home daycares688
Christian & church daycares293
Montessori schools68
Preschools & pre-K338
Early morning daycare361
Part-time daycare103
Drop-in daycare38
Bilingual daycare20
Head Start179

The South Carolina state record

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in South Carolina.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2023
Cited rules
Each cited rule, in the state's own wording
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the South Carolina state records

South Carolina

Cost, inspections and ratios in South Carolina

Daycare cost in South CarolinaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat South Carolina inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in South CarolinaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for South CarolinaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 234 South Carolina towns, A to Z

A8 towns
B17 towns
C23 towns
D6 towns
E9 towns
F5 towns
G15 towns
H14 towns
I3 towns
J7 towns
K2 towns
L21 towns
M15 towns
N9 towns
O3 towns
P17 towns
R12 towns
S22 towns
T6 towns
U1 town
V2 towns
W15 towns
Y2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

North Carolina6,565 daycaresGeorgia6,150 daycares

Questions

Questions about daycare in South Carolina

How many daycares are in South Carolina?

2,292 daycares are listed across 234 South Carolina towns: 1,604 child care centers and 688 home daycares.

Who licenses daycares in South Carolina?

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education licenses daycares in South Carolina. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.

How many South Carolina daycares take infants?

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

How many South Carolina daycares accept child care subsidies?

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