Daycares in Beaufort, SC

All 29 licensed child care facilities in Beaufort, 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 →

29licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

24%with a clean record

22with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Alpha Christian Development Center216 Grober Hill Rd.	4.4★	None	72
2	Hobbit Hill Academy at BMH5 Verdier Bluff Rd.	4.4★	2 · 1 high-risk	109
3	Mossy Oaks Kindergarten Preschool2218 Mossy Oaks Road	4.4★	None	65
4	Our Children Day Care15 Stanley Road	4.4★	14 · 9 high-risk	56
5	St. Peter's Catholic School70 Lady's Island Drive	4.4★	10 · 12 high-risk	140
6	Wee Care Child Development Center641 Parris Island Gateway	4.4★	6 · 10 high-risk	172
7	Beaufort Christian School378 Parris Island Gateway	4.3★	None	80
8	Beaufort Head Start1800 Prince St.	4.3★	None	60
9	Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry- Shanklin Club121 Morrall Dr	4.3★	None	80
10	Hobbit Hill Academy at Shell Point921 Magnolia Bluff Cir	4.3★	None	66
11	Joseph S. Shanklin Head Start121 Morrall Drive	4.3★	None	40
12	Love House Learning Academ423 Parris Island Gateway	4.3★	None	—
13	Mellissa Boone Ellis3081 Clydesdale Circle	4.3★	None	6
14	Arlene Burton2601 Harvey Road	4.3★	1	6
15	Thomasina Mack43 Mary Elizabeth Drive	4.3★	1	6
16	Nina Mikell27 Johnny Morrall Circle,Apt B4	4.3★	2	6
17	Beaufort Academy Kindergarten7 Fairfield Estate Road	4.3★	3 · 4 high-risk	80
18	The Savvy Apple Preschool790 Parris Island Gateway	4.3★	4 · 5 high-risk	87
19	Child Enrichment Center601 Charles Street	4.3★	6 · 10 high-risk	100
20	Felicia Ann Young54 Pine Grove Road	4.2★	2	6
21	Leroy H. Gilliard Head Start1410 Tailbird Road	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	94
22	The Honeytree Preschool, LLC2202 First Blvd	4.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	134
23	Melonie Quimbley48 Harding Street	4.2★	2 · 3 high-risk	12
24	Hobbit Hill Academy at Lady's Island5 Rue Du Bois	4.2★	8 · 7 high-risk	105
25	Life House Child Enrichment Station36 Faith Station	4.1★	4 · 13 high-risk	385
26	Peace of Mind Academy LLC128 Castle Rock Road	3.5★	5 · 4 high-risk	49
27	Hobbit Hill Academy at Celadon15 Celadon Drive	3.4★	11 · 9 high-risk	91
28	Valerie Jackson10 Brilliant Lane	3.0★	5 · 2 high-risk	6
29	Seaside Academy LLC13 Marshellen Dr	1.2★	59 · 45 high-risk	45

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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