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Drop-In Daycare in Columbia, SC

Daycares that offer drop-in care in Columbia, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares that offer drop-in care in Columbia
5
daycare centers
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take infants
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Columbia

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Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  3. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Sunshine House

    4.3· 57 reviews

    104 Greystone Blvd., Columbia, SC

    Takes infantsPre-KMeals provided
    16 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
  4. Child care centerDrop-in care

    Sunshine House

    3.8· 61 reviews

    2225 Decker Blvd., Columbia, SC

    Takes infantsPre-KMeals provided
    17 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
    CallDirections
How this list is made: Columbia daycares that say they offer drop-in care. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Columbia

Full-time infant care in Richland County has a median of $202 a week at a center and $139 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 18% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$202
Home daycare$139

Toddler

Center$188
Home daycare$139

Preschool

Center$184
Home daycare$134

Richland County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Using drop-in care in Columbia

  1. 1

    Register before you need it

    Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.

  2. 2

    Ask how to book

    Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.

  3. 3

    Ask how it charges

    Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.

  4. 4

    Visit once first

    A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.

Nearby

Drop-in daycare in nearby towns

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Questions

Questions

How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Columbia?

5 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Columbia. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

What is drop-in daycare?

Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.

Are these daycares licensed in South Carolina?

Every listing here comes from the South Carolina child care license records.