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Infant & Baby Daycare in Charleston, SC

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $202 a week in Charleston County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants in Charleston
15
daycare centers
14
in-home daycare
1
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Charleston

Showing 1 to 15 of 15

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then by the youngest age on the state record, youngest first, then programs for babies and toddlers only and those that describe an infant room, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Child care centerInfants

    C.A.R.E. Academy

    4.5· 16 reviews

    2507 Ashley River Rd., Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy
    4 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  2. Child care centerInfants

    Cadence Academy Preschool

    4.0· 39 reviews

    1966 Magwood Dr., Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    8 state visits · 28 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  3. Child care centerInfants

    Cainhoy Children's Academy

    4.7· 49 reviews

    1005 Clements Crest Lane, Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    9 state visits · 20 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  7. Child care centerInfants

    Loving & Learning

    4.5· 8 reviews

    876 South Colony Drive, Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    7 state visits · 23 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  10. Home daycareInfants

    Marian L Smalls

    5.0· 4 reviews

    Charleston, SC 29412 · address shared with families

    Describes an infant roomTakes infants
    4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  13. Child care centerInfants

    Sunshine House #29

    4.2· 20 reviews

    2145 Nad Road, Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    10 state visits · 31 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  14. Child care centerInfants

    The Academy of Knowledge

    4.8· 16 reviews

    1818 Elsey Drive, Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsMeals provided
    6 state visits · 12 rules cited (3 yrs)
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  15. Child care centerInfants

    The Little Sage School

    5.0· 11 reviews

    1002 Wappoo Rd, Charleston, SC

    Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K
    5 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Charleston daycares whose South Carolina license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Charleston: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center in Charleston County, per week (2022)
$202
The Charleston County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $139 a week.
of visited South Carolina infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
16%
49 of the 306 South Carolina daycares that take infants and had a state visit. A citation means the inspector found a sleep rule not met on that visit, for example how or where babies nap. Each listing shows its own visits.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in South CarolinaDaycare cost in South Carolina, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Charleston

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the wait is and whether you can join before your baby is born.

  2. 2

    How many babies each caregiver has

    Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after and whether the same caregiver is there each day.

  3. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by South Carolina is on the listing's state record.

  4. 4

    Feeding and the daily log

    Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.

Nearby

Infant daycare in nearby towns

Johns Island3 · 8 miMount Pleasant16 · 8 miNorth Charleston7 · 9 miSummerville15 · 19 miBeaufort5 · 50 miBluffton4 · 65 miSumter5 · 81 miMyrtle Beach9 · 86 miConway4 · 90 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many Charleston daycares take infants?

15 Charleston daycares take infants, by the South Carolina record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost in Charleston?

Full-time infant care in Charleston County has a median of $202 a week at a center and $139 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Prices have risen since that survey, so ask each daycare for its current infant rate.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Since October 2023, 16% of visited South Carolina infant programs had one cited. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Charleston take?

The South Carolina license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 1 of the Charleston daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its South Carolina record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its South Carolina visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.