Daycares in Charleston, SC
All 94 licensed child care facilities in Charleston, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
94licensed daycares
2.6average safety rating
7%with a clean record
87with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Catholic School888A King St. | 4.3★ | None | 42 |
| 2 | Holy Spirit Island School299 Seven Farms Drive | 4.3★ | None | 97 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Ancrum1810 Dillway Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 4 | Marian L Smalls1404 Witter Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | New Beginnings Childcare Center2598 Otranto Rd | 4.3★ | None | 34 |
| 6 | The Chalkboard Preschool, LLC1919 Clifton St | 4.3★ | None | 59 |
| 7 | The Oaks Children's Academy2707 Ida Mor Drive | 4.3★ | None | 75 |
| 8 | Loraine Doctor7504 Rock St | 4.2★ | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Avis E Miles931 Battery Ave. | 4.2★ | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Second Presbyterian Preschool and Kindergarten342 Meeting St. | 4.1★ | None | 103 |
| 11 | Devona Gilliard8869 Gable Street | 4.1★ | None | 6 |
| 12 | Kimberly Robinson29 Maple Street | 4.1★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 13 | Mason Preparatory School56 Halsey Blvd | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 40 |
| 14 | Mitchell Elementary Kaleidoscope2 Perry street | 4.0★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 120 |
| 15 | AC Corcoran Kaleidoscope8585 Vistavia road | 3.9★ | None | 333 |
| 16 | Redeemer Children's Center714 Riverdale Drive | 3.9★ | None | 128 |
| 17 | Carla Champion1944 Sol Legare Rd | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 18 | Daniel Island Academy300 Seven Farms Drive | 3.8★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 412 |
| 19 | C.A.R.E. Academy2507 Ashley River Rd. | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 73 |
| 20 | Memminger Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program20 Beaufain Street | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 340 |
| 21 | Michelle A Meggett1211 5th Avenue | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 12 |
| 22 | First Baptist School of Charleston48 Meeting Street | 3.8★ | None | 81 |
| 23 | Lue Ann Junious1213 Harcourt Lane | 3.8★ | None | 6 |
| 24 | Addlestone Hebrew Academy1675 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd. | 3.7★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 199 |
| 25 | Be Great Academy- Meeting Street Charleston642 Meeting Street | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 139 |
| 26 | Poplar Christian Learning Academy1483 Remount Rd | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 31 |
| 27 | Meeting Street Academy642 Meeting Street | 3.7★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 120 |
| 28 | Stiles Point Elem AfterSchool Kaleidoscope Program883-A Mikell Drive | 3.7★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 180 |
| 29 | James Island Christian School Early Education15 Crosscreek Drive | 3.6★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 118 |
| 30 | Sundrops Montessori - Daniel Island2391 Clements Ferry Road | 3.4★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 148 |
| 31 | Mt Sinai Christian Learning Center602 Riverland Drive | 3.1★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 69 |
| 32 | Smart Cookies Early Childhood Center1717 Savannah Hwy | 3.0★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 84 |
| 33 | Charleston Progressive Academy382 Meeting Street | 3.0★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 50 |
| 34 | HVPC Early Care and Education Program900 Harbor View Road | 3.0★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 127 |
| 35 | Montessori Fountainhead School278-A Meeting Street | 2.9★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 50 |
| 36 | James Island Elementary Head Start1872 Grimball Road | 2.9★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 40 |
| 37 | Ashley Hall / Judith Webber Ross172 Rutledge Avenue | 2.9★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 206 |
| 38 | Charleston Progressive Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program382 Meeting Street | 2.9★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 180 |
| 39 | Coastal Blooms Learning Academy LLC405 -B Jessen Lane | 2.8★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 50 |
| 40 | N.E. Miles Early Childhood Development Center91 Wentworth Street | 2.8★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 93 |
| 41 | Smart Cookies Preschool1643-A & 1637 Savannah Hwy | 2.7★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 103 |
| 42 | Harbor View Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program1576 Harbor View Road | 2.7★ | 3 · 5 high-risk | 120 |
| 43 | James Island Elem AfterSchool Kaleidoscope Program1872 Grimball Road | 2.7★ | 3 · 6 high-risk | 120 |
| 44 | New Israel Reformed Episcopal Development Center69 and 79 Simons Street | 2.6★ | 4 · 7 high-risk | 146 |
| 45 | Midland Park Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program2415 Midland Park Road | 2.5★ | 3 · 7 high-risk | 262 |
| 46 | James Island Presbyterian Child Care Center1632 Fort Johnson Rd. | 2.4★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 146 |
| 47 | The O'Quinn School-PGPS,Inc.1567 Harbor View Road | 2.1★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 364 |
| 48 | West Ashley High CCP4060 W. Wildcat Blvd. | 2.1★ | 4 · 5 high-risk | 20 |
| 49 | St. James Day School1872 Camp Road | 2.1★ | 5 · 7 high-risk | 60 |
| 50 | James Simons Elementary School741 King Street | 2.0★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 260 |
| 51 | Charles Webb Center1611 Evergreen Street | 2.0★ | 6 · 6 high-risk | 115 |
| 52 | Crescent Child Development Center2168 Dunlap Street | 2.0★ | 5 · 8 high-risk | 98 |
| 53 | Carolina Bay Child Development Center2927 Savannah Hwy | 2.0★ | 5 · 9 high-risk | 97 |
| 54 | Oak Grove Montessori537 Savannah Highway | 1.9★ | 8 · 8 high-risk | 26 |
| 55 | Coastal Academy of Otranto2102 Otranto Road | 1.9★ | 4 · 8 high-risk | 95 |
| 56 | The Rainbow Connection Academy2115 NAD Rd | 1.9★ | 6 · 9 high-risk | 26 |
| 57 | Foster’s Child Care & Development Center, Inc.2260 Otranto Road | 1.9★ | 7 · 7 high-risk | 72 |
| 58 | Sundrops Montessori School Palmetto Campus88 Simons Street | 1.9★ | 8 · 6 high-risk | 136 |
| 59 | The Academy of Knowledge1818 Elsey Drive | 1.9★ | 8 · 10 high-risk | 49 |
| 60 | Murray LaSaine Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program691 Riverland Drive | 1.8★ | 7 · 6 high-risk | 120 |
| 61 | West Ashley Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program1401 Ashley River Road | 1.8★ | 11 · 10 high-risk | 99 |
| 62 | Loving & Learning Education Center958 Folly Rd | 1.8★ | 9 · 13 high-risk | 203 |
| 63 | Live Oak Little School Incorporated James Island1300 Fort Johnson Road | 1.7★ | 8 · 10 high-risk | 141 |
| 64 | Audacy Creative Arts Preschool814 Elsey Drive | 1.7★ | 6 · 12 high-risk | 164 |
| 65 | Drayton Hall Elem Afterschool3183 Ashley River Road | 1.7★ | 10 · 10 high-risk | 120 |
| 66 | The Little Sage School LLC1002 Wappoo Rd | 1.7★ | 10 · 11 high-risk | 157 |
| 67 | Roper Learning Center16 Farmfield Ave | 1.7★ | 7 · 13 high-risk | 241 |
| 68 | Messy Monkeys Child Care Center2487 Ashley River Rd #8 | 1.7★ | 14 · 13 high-risk | 89 |
| 69 | Charles Towne Montessori School56 Leinbach Drive | 1.7★ | 11 · 15 high-risk | 256 |
| 70 | Oakland Elementary Kaleidoscope Program505 Arlington Drive | 1.6★ | 13 · 11 high-risk | 140 |
| 71 | Clements Ferry KinderCare2001 Clements Ferry Rd | 1.6★ | 11 · 13 high-risk | 239 |
| 72 | Frog Academy Preschool & Daycare2761 Tricom St. | 1.6★ | 12 · 10 high-risk | 123 |
| 73 | Preschool Learning Center at OGEC1225 Orange Branch Road | 1.6★ | 11 · 10 high-risk | 40 |
| 74 | Lowcountry Children's Co-Op1528 Folly Rd | 1.6★ | 12 · 10 high-risk | 84 |
| 75 | Cainhoy Children's Academy1005 Clements Crest Lane | 1.6★ | 6 · 19 high-risk | 252 |
| 76 | First African Evangelical Church Day Care1020 King Street | 1.6★ | 8 · 20 high-risk | 70 |
| 77 | Ashley River Kaleidoscope1871 Wallace School road | 1.5★ | 15 · 14 high-risk | 340 |
| 78 | Springfield Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program2130 Pinehurst Avenue | 1.5★ | 11 · 15 high-risk | 200 |
| 79 | Blessed Sacrament Catholic School7 St. Teresa Drive | 1.5★ | 11 · 19 high-risk | 80 |
| 80 | North Charleston Methodist Church Learning Center1125 E. Montague Avenue | 1.5★ | 15 · 20 high-risk | 224 |
| 81 | Carousel Early Childhood Center1083 Jenkins Road | 1.5★ | 15 · 18 high-risk | 116 |
| 82 | Stono Park Elem AfterSchool Program314 Huntley Drive | 1.4★ | 17 · 15 high-risk | 202 |
| 83 | Loving & Learning876 South Colony Drive | 1.4★ | 19 · 22 high-risk | 202 |
| 84 | Sunshine House #292145 NAD Road | 1.4★ | 20 · 26 high-risk | 106 |
| 85 | Trinity Montessori School1293 Orange Grove Rd. | 1.4★ | 16 · 26 high-risk | 216 |
| 86 | Cadence Academy Preschool1966 Magwood Dr. | 1.4★ | 16 · 26 high-risk | 321 |
| 87 | Preschool Playhouse LLC5750-B Rivers Avenue | 1.4★ | 18 · 31 high-risk | 64 |
| 88 | Poplar Christian Learning Academy II2522 Nazarene Street | 1.3★ | 27 · 24 high-risk | 45 |
| 89 | Midland Park Primary School Head Start2415 Midland Park Rd. | 1.3★ | 20 · 29 high-risk | 459 |
| 90 | Kids Garden61 Windemere Blvd | 1.3★ | 27 · 32 high-risk | 100 |
| 91 | La Petite Academy902 Nabors Drive | 1.3★ | 32 · 28 high-risk | 106 |
| 92 | La Petite Academy2523 Ashley River Road | 1.3★ | 31 · 32 high-risk | 148 |
| 93 | Playhouse Day Care Kindergarten, Inc.1534 Orange Grove Road | 1.2★ | 30 · 36 high-risk | 60 |
| 94 | Big Blue Marble Academy726 Folly Rd | 1.2★ | 27 · 53 high-risk | 171 |
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.