Daycares in Aiken, SC
All 23 licensed child care facilities in Aiken, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
23licensed daycares
3.6average safety rating
30%with a clean record
16with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acelero Learning Aiken Early Learning Center203 Beaufort St., NE | 4.3★ | None | 151 |
| 2 | Children's Place, Inc.155 Prosperity Ln | 4.3★ | None | 197 |
| 3 | First Presbyterian Preschool224 Barnwell Ave | 4.3★ | None | 182 |
| 4 | Lauren Price612 Springfield Church Rd. | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | St. John's MC SEED104 Newberry Street NW | 4.3★ | None | 148 |
| 6 | St. Mary Help of Christians Preschool118 York St. Southeast | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 7 | Town Creek Christian Academy250 Town Creek Road | 4.3★ | None | 219 |
| 8 | Mead Hall Episcopal School129 Pendleton Street SW | 4.1★ | None | 97 |
| 9 | Karolyn Segres607 Boardman Road | 4.1★ | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Melissa Yolanda Murray222 Cherokee Street SE | 4.1★ | None | 6 |
| 11 | Millbrook Baptist Church Child Development176 E. Pine Log Road | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 289 |
| 12 | Second Baptist Christian Prep School353 Laurens Street. N. W. | 3.9★ | None | 100 |
| 13 | USC Aiken Children's Center471 University Parkway | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 73 |
| 14 | Betty's Creative Corner 929929 Doughtery Road | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 53 |
| 15 | Miracle Childcare Center LLC1267 Edgefield Hwy. | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 35 |
| 16 | Family Affair Child Care, LLC163 Fabian Drive | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 149 |
| 17 | Megiddo KidStation1461 Gregg Highway NW | 3.7★ | None | 40 |
| 18 | Aiken's First Baptist Church Preschool120 Chesterfield Street. | 3.4★ | 1 · 5 high-risk | 285 |
| 19 | Sunshine House '05175 Fabian Drive | 2.8★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 142 |
| 20 | Sunshine House '571950 South Centennial Avenue | 2.7★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 173 |
| 21 | South Aiken Baptist Church Early Learning Center980 Dougherty Road | 2.2★ | 4 · 7 high-risk | 162 |
| 22 | Horse Creek Academy1200 Toole Beck Road | 1.8★ | 6 · 10 high-risk | 282 |
| 23 | Sunshine House '59109 Summerwood Way | 1.7★ | 8 · 10 high-risk | 146 |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.