Daycares in Chester, SC
All 17 licensed child care facilities in Chester, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
17licensed daycares
4.1average safety rating
59%with a clean record
7with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angels Helping Hands After School Care Center LLC1631 J A Cockran Bypass,Suite C | 4.3★ | None | 28 |
| 2 | Be Great - Chester Park835 Lancaster Hwy | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 3 | Catherine Reid125 Harris Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 4 | Felicia McCaskill548 Carolina Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | First Baptist Church102 Church Street | 4.3★ | None | 48 |
| 6 | Jennifer Edwards1732 Millen Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Michael Hughes1103 Golden Maple Lane | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 8 | North Chester Head Start2135 Quinn Road | 4.3★ | None | 21 |
| 9 | Tammie Johnson Jacobs1183 Oakwood Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 10 | Vivian Goldsborough101 Branch St | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 11 | A World of Kids Day Care836 Elks Road | 4.2★ | None | 17 |
| 12 | Richburg Child Development Center2833 Lancaster Highway | 4.2★ | 1 | 91 |
| 13 | Hawthorne Christian Academy (First Free Will Baptist Church)790 Hawthorne Road | 4.1★ | None | 173 |
| 14 | Suzanne Gregory844 Redwood Lane | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 15 | Horizons Christian Academy729 Village Drive | 3.9★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 164 |
| 16 | The Learning Tree CDC626 McHord Street | 3.7★ | None | 32 |
| 17 | The Arms of Love Academy1850 JA Cochra By-Pass | 2.0★ | 4 · 5 high-risk | 116 |
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.