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.

Typical cost in South Carolina: about $761/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in South Carolina →

23licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

30%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Mead Hall Episcopal School129 Pendleton Street SW	4.4★	None	97
2	Millbrook Baptist Church Child Development176 E. Pine Log Road	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	289
3	Betty's Creative Corner 929929 Doughtery Road	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	53
4	Melissa Yolanda Murray222 Cherokee Street SE	4.4★	None	6
5	Miracle Childcare Center LLC1267 Edgefield Hwy.	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	35
6	Second Baptist Christian Prep School353 Laurens Street. N. W.	4.4★	None	100
7	Megiddo KidStation1461 Gregg Highway NW	4.4★	None	40
8	Aiken's First Baptist Church Preschool120 Chesterfield Street.	4.4★	1 · 5 high-risk	285
9	South Aiken Baptist Church Early Learning Center980 Dougherty Road	4.4★	2 · 7 high-risk	162
10	Acelero Learning Aiken Early Learning Center203 Beaufort St., NE	4.3★	None	151
11	Children's Place, Inc.155 Prosperity Ln	4.3★	None	197
12	First Presbyterian Preschool224 Barnwell Ave	4.3★	None	182
13	Lauren Price612 Springfield Church Rd.	4.3★	None	6
14	St. John's MC SEED104 Newberry Street NW	4.3★	None	148
15	St. Mary Help of Christians Preschool118 York St. Southeast	4.3★	None	100
16	Town Creek Christian Academy250 Town Creek Road	4.3★	None	219
17	Family Affair Child Care, LLC163 Fabian Drive	4.3★	2 · 1 high-risk	149
18	Karolyn Segres607 Boardman Road	4.3★	2	6
19	USC Aiken Children's Center471 University Parkway	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	73
20	Sunshine House '05175 Fabian Drive	4.2★	2 · 4 high-risk	142
21	Sunshine House '571950 South Centennial Avenue	4.1★	3 · 4 high-risk	173
22	Horse Creek Academy1200 Toole Beck Road	4.1★	6 · 10 high-risk	282
23	Sunshine House '59109 Summerwood Way	4.0★	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.

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