All About Faith Learning Center
4.0· 8 reviews
805 William Hardin, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants
4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
Infant care
Infant & Baby Daycare in Columbia, SC
Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $202 a week in Richland County (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.
- daycares that take infants in Columbia
- 27
- daycare centers
- 26
- in-home daycare
- 1
All daycares that take infants in Columbia
Showing 1 to 27 of 27
Bright Horizons at Columbia Federal Child Development Center
3.7· 14 reviews1835 Assembly Street Room 113, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K4 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Cadence Academy Preschool
3.4· 52 reviews1130 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K4 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Chesterbrook Academy Columbia
4.2· 81 reviews1050 Wildwood Centre Drive, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K4 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)Creative Learning Place
5.0· 13 reviews7310 Nursery Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K7 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)Eastminster Day School
4.0· 4 reviews3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants2 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)Eliana Jimenez
5.0· 7 reviewsColumbia, SC 29223 · address shared with families
Describes an infant roomTakes infants3 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Hope Academy
3.4· 10 reviews1301 Summit Parkway, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsAccepts subsidy12 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)Jubilee Academy
3390 Pine Belt Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Kiddie Academy of Columbia SC
3.8· 12 reviews1955 Clemson Rd, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Mommy's Time Out
4.3· 24 reviews104 Hillpine Rd, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Shandon United Methodist Preschool and Kindergarten
5.0· 1 review3407 Devine Street, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPosts tuition4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)Shandon Weekday School
5.0· 2 reviews607 Woodrow Street, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K5 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)St. Andrews Baptist Weekday Preschool
5.0· 12 reviews230 Bush River Rd., Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)St. Martin's Preschool
4.9· 7 reviews5220 Clemson Avenue, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K8 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church ELC
5.0· 5 reviews6408 Bridgewood Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K9 state visits · 6 rules cited (3 yrs)St. Paul's Child Care Ministry
4.2· 5 reviews1715 Bull Street, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants3 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House
4.3· 57 reviews104 Greystone Blvd., Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K16 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House
4.0· 72 reviews1801 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K14 state visits · 22 rules cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House
4.4· 63 reviews748 Greenlawn Drive, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K10 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House
4.4· 76 reviews3011 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K8 state visits · 8 rules cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House
3.8· 61 reviews2225 Decker Blvd., Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K17 state visits · 11 rules cited (3 yrs)Sunshine House Early Learning Center
5.0· 21 reviews41 Helton Dr., Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K2 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)The Learning Experience
4.7· 31 reviews104 Professional Park Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K7 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)Trenholm Road United Methodist Preschool/After-School Care
3401 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants3 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)Washington Street UMC CDC
3.7· 6 reviews1401 Washington Street, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infants9 state visits · 1 rule cited (3 yrs)Watch Me Sprout Learning & Afterschool Center
3.6· 5 reviews900 Greenlawn Drive, Columbia, SC
Describes an infant roomTakes infantsPre-K4 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
How this list is made: Columbia 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 Columbia: costs and safe-sleep inspections
- Infant care at a center in Richland County, per week (2022)
- $202
- The Richland 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.
Before you enroll
Choosing infant care in Columbia
- 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
How many babies each caregiver has
Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after and whether the same caregiver is there each day.
- 3
Safe sleep
Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by South Carolina is on the listing's state record.
- 4
Feeding and the daily log
Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.
More in this area
More daycare in Columbia
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Questions
Questions
How many Columbia daycares take infants?
27 Columbia 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 Columbia?
Full-time infant care in Richland 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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.