Daycares in Columbia, SC
All 204 licensed child care facilities in Columbia, 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 →
204licensed daycares
4.2average safety rating
57%with a clean record
87with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richland County First Steps @ Ridgewood MBC5324 Ridgeway Street | 4.5★ | None | 47 |
| 2 | Angels Club CDC1 Creative Drive | 4.4★ | None | 104 |
| 3 | Belvedere Early Learning Center3700 Thurmond Street | 4.4★ | None | 54 |
| 4 | Beverly Fulton-Timmons527 Moresby Way | 4.4★ | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Creative Beginnings Christian Child Development8023 Irmo Dr. | 4.4★ | None | 98 |
| 6 | Divine Child Development Center2720 HardScrabble Road | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 40 |
| 7 | Education Express102 Columbia Northeast Drive | 4.4★ | None | 151 |
| 8 | Eliana Jimenez959 Yarrow Lane | 4.4★ | None | 5 |
| 9 | Heyward St. UMC Preschool2501 Heyward Street | 4.4★ | None | 80 |
| 10 | Juana Copes435 Westmoreland Road | 4.4★ | None | 5 |
| 11 | Lake Murray Montessori School312 Elders Pond | 4.4★ | None | 169 |
| 12 | Saint John Preschool3404 Beltline Blvd | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 140 |
| 13 | Southeast Child Development Center1540 Elmtree Road | 4.4★ | None | 143 |
| 14 | Spring Valley Presbyterian Church Preschool125 Sparkleberry Lane | 4.4★ | None | 93 |
| 15 | St. Andrews Head Start1400 St Andrews Road | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 160 |
| 16 | St. Joseph Catholic School3700 Devine Street | 4.4★ | None | 120 |
| 17 | St. Paul's Child Care Ministry1715 Bull Street | 4.4★ | None | 123 |
| 18 | The Montessori School of Columbia411 S. Maple St. | 4.4★ | None | 125 |
| 19 | Wakesia Sampson3521 Woodbury Drive | 4.4★ | None | 5 |
| 20 | Barbara Gail Gibson4012 Mildred Avenue | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 21 | Be Great Academy Center for Achievement1000 Lake Carolina Drive | 4.4★ | None | 78 |
| 22 | Donna Jackson4901 Monticello Road | 4.4★ | None | 12 |
| 23 | First Nazareth Child Development Center2351 Gervais Street | 4.4★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 103 |
| 24 | Incarnation Lutheran Church400 Byron Road | 4.4★ | None | 96 |
| 25 | Kids Garden Columbia4714 Forest Drive | 4.4★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 39 |
| 26 | Sunshine House748 Greenlawn Drive | 4.4★ | None | 100 |
| 27 | W.H.O.L.E Child Development Center2460 Barhamville Road | 4.4★ | None | 31 |
| 28 | Kradles 2 Krayons1051-B Sparkleberry Lane Ext | 4.4★ | None | 63 |
| 29 | St. John Neumann School721 Polo Road | 4.4★ | None | 100 |
| 30 | Shandon United Methodist Preschool and Kindergarten3407 Devine Street | 4.4★ | None | 256 |
| 31 | Success By Steps Early Learning Academy5616 Fairfield Road | 4.4★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 23 |
| 32 | Sunshine House104 Greystone Blvd. | 4.4★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 157 |
| 33 | Timmerman School2219 Atascadero Drive | 4.4★ | None | 373 |
| 34 | Shandon Weekday School607 Woodrow Street | 4.4★ | 2 · 5 high-risk | 413 |
| 35 | St. Peter's Catholic School1035 Hampton Street | 4.4★ | 1 · 4 high-risk | 172 |
| 36 | V.V. Reid School6005 David Street | 4.4★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 486 |
| 37 | Bright Horizon at USC1530 Wheat Street | 4.4★ | None | 285 |
| 38 | Chesterbrook Academy1050 Wildwood Centre Drive | 4.4★ | None | 270 |
| 39 | Global Invest Group LLC @ Spring Valley ELA9161 Two Notch Road | 4.4★ | 2 · 6 high-risk | 134 |
| 40 | Aleathea Williams14 Cogburn Court | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 41 | All About Faith Learning Center805 William Hardin | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 42 | Anges Florine Wilson-Gibbs413 Rockingham Road | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 43 | April Foster4813 Hamby Street | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 44 | Arthurtown Child Development Center223 Riley Street | 4.3★ | None | 94 |
| 45 | Asia Marlena Carree105 Hidden Pines Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 46 | Aundrea Brown9 River Birch Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 47 | Ayanna Morse149 Windridge Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 48 | Barbara Grant1529 Mayer Street | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 49 | Be Great - Norman Arnold1100 S. Holly St. | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 50 | Ben Lippen School3513 Hard Scrabble Road | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 51 | Ben Lippen School7401 Monticello Road | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 52 | Ben Lippen School500 Saint Andrews Road | 4.3★ | None | 62 |
| 53 | Boys & Girls Club (Mill Creek Elementary)925 Universal Drive | 4.3★ | None | 400 |
| 54 | Boys & Girls Club (Watkins Nance Elementary)2525 Barhamville Road | 4.3★ | None | 120 |
| 55 | Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands (Sandel Elementary)2700 Seminole Rd | 4.3★ | None | 340 |
| 56 | Breath of Life Academy for Tots825 Duke Ave | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 57 | Cadence Academy Preschool1130 Sparkleberry Lane | 4.3★ | None | 234 |
| 58 | Cadence Academy Preschool Harbison450 Columbiana Drive | 4.3★ | None | 339 |
| 59 | Carol Loraine Wright1022 Matchingham Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 60 | Carolyn Revere2840 Cliffside Circle | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 61 | Cathleen Williams Paxton1105 Valhalla Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 62 | Catrina Pinkston801 Cindy Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 63 | Center for Learning, Inc2729 Covenant Road | 4.3★ | None | 214 |
| 64 | Chandra Selby Randolph122 Big Game Loop | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 65 | Chicora Chevelle Lemon21 Kingbird Ct | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 66 | Children's Garden1135 Blue Ridge Terrace | 4.3★ | None | 121 |
| 67 | Cynthia Robinson2232 Wilkinson Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 68 | Cynthia Yvonne Woodard3021 Prestwick Circle | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 69 | Darlene Bush809 Wickham Lane | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 70 | Darylene H Gillie5125 Mauldin Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 71 | Dora Guzman505 Tyler Street | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 72 | Dream Catchers Learning2441 Atlas Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 73 | Epworth Early Intervention2900 Millwood Ave | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 74 | Evita Chestnut-George288 Indigo Springs | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 75 | Excel Academy9354 Two Notch Rd Ste. A | 4.3★ | None | 55 |
| 76 | Footprints Academy5900 Shakespeare Road | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 77 | Grace Academy5010 Monticello Road | 4.3★ | None | 77 |
| 78 | Gwendolyn Washington7633 Parkview Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 79 | Hammond School Extended Care854 Galway Lane | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 80 | Henrietta Gause214 Ashewicke Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 81 | Infinity Learning Academy919 True St.,Suite R | 4.3★ | None | 24 |
| 82 | Iris Davis1560 Rabon Farms Lane | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 83 | Jahnay Brice559 Kimpton Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 84 | Janet Hammett221 Falls Mill Lane | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 85 | Jasmine Felton2271 Wilkinson Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 86 | Jubilee Academy3390 Pine Belt Road | 4.3★ | None | 152 |
| 87 | Judy Ann Noble337 Babington Way | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 88 | Karen McDaniel327 Wildwood Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 89 | Katarsha Anderson1533 Legion Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 90 | Keturah Perry6440 Kemberly St. | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 91 | Keyatah Grant340 East Lake Trail | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 92 | Kiara Smith12 Dunnock Court | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 93 | Kiddie Academy of Columbia SC1955 Clemson Rd | 4.3★ | None | 226 |
| 94 | Kidz Zone Learning Center6917 Farrow Road | 4.3★ | None | 83 |
| 95 | Kilbourne Park Baptist Preschool4205 Kilbourne Road | 4.3★ | None | 223 |
| 96 | Kingdom Kids II10014_B Two Notch Road | 4.3★ | None | 158 |
| 97 | Kings Kids Palace Daycare1513 Leesburg Road | 4.3★ | None | 44 |
| 98 | Laquanda Williams2093 Wilkinson Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 99 | LaTasha Glover208 Moss Field Rd | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 100 | Lavernetta Gregg257 Piney Grove Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 101 | Leaders of Tomorrow CDC5309 North Main Street | 4.3★ | None | 43 |
| 102 | Learn 2 Lead Academy912 Hazelwood Rd | 4.3★ | None | 22 |
| 103 | Legacy Learners Academy1342 Omarest Dr. | 4.3★ | None | 43 |
| 104 | Lisa Martin3120 Lawrence Street | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 105 | Little Harvard Academy, LLC120 Commercial Drive | 4.3★ | None | 104 |
| 106 | Little Love Christian Academy6000 Colonial Drive | 4.3★ | None | 55 |
| 107 | Little One's Childcare Solution532 Koon Store Road | 4.3★ | None | 126 |
| 108 | Living Springs Lutheran Church Child Development Center4224 Hardscrabble Road | 4.3★ | None | 242 |
| 109 | Lollipop Lane Day Care Center4536 Trenholm Road | 4.3★ | None | 162 |
| 110 | Lots of Loven of Columbia1718 S. Beltline Blvd | 4.3★ | None | 93 |
| 111 | Lucinda Brown-Godbolt1005 Timrod Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 112 | Margielina Roldan500 Olde Springs Rd | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 113 | Maria Walker10 Woodlands Village Ct | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 114 | Marsha Denise Fields37 Arborgate Court | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 115 | Mary's Daycare1744 Decker Boulevard | 4.3★ | None | 16 |
| 116 | McGregor Presbyterian Preschool6505 St Andrews Road | 4.3★ | None | 271 |
| 117 | Michelle Monique Samuel134 Country Town Dr. | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 118 | Molding Minds Learning Center, LLC1833 Columbia College Dr | 4.3★ | None | 99 |
| 119 | Mommy's Time Out, LLC104 Hillpine Rd | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 120 | Montessori Early Learning Center, Inc.1101 Balsam Road | 4.3★ | None | 213 |
| 121 | Monumental Kids Academy1898 Calhoun Street,Suite 4 | 4.3★ | None | 21 |
| 122 | Moore Lovin' Childcare Center8252 Garners Ferry Road | 4.3★ | None | 69 |
| 123 | Nana's Little Elephant CDC Phase I/ Revision7303 Firelane Rd | 4.3★ | None | 90 |
| 124 | Neysa Passi80 Brighton Hill Rd,Apt 4314 | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 125 | North Trenholm Baptist Weekday Education6515 North Trenholm Road | 4.3★ | None | 238 |
| 126 | Pamala W Mercer7425 Patricia Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 127 | Patricia A Kimue-White909 Bitternut Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 128 | Perfect Love Afterschool1504 Leesburg Road | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 129 | Pineview Learning Center1916 Pineview Road | 4.3★ | None | 193 |
| 130 | Prisma Health Childcare Center - Midlands400 Arbor Lake Dr. ,Suite 800B | 4.3★ | None | 464 |
| 131 | Regina Louise Ratliff121 Woodgate Dr | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 132 | Richland County First Steps - Virginia Wingard Site1500 Broad River | 4.3★ | None | 138 |
| 133 | Sade Hollis25 Windsor Cove | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 134 | Sarah Jane Scott1205 Flamingo Drive | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 135 | Seeds of Life Academy, LLC1732 Decker Blvd | 4.3★ | None | 18 |
| 136 | ShaDana Bowley111 Traditions Circle | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 137 | Shakeria Vaval210 Spring Valley Rd | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 138 | Shamica Haynes121 Durango Ave | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 139 | Sheila Shaw127 Lionsgate Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 140 | Shiquira Dukes258 Sorrel Tree Dr | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 141 | Shirley Ellison1722 Ripplerock Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 142 | St. Andrews Baptist Weekday Preschool230 Bush River Rd. | 4.3★ | None | 179 |
| 143 | St. Martin de Porres Catholic School2225 Hampton St | 4.3★ | None | 55 |
| 144 | Sunshine House Early Learning Center41 Helton Dr. | 4.3★ | None | 173 |
| 145 | Tameika Denise Whitfield477 Blue Garden Way | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 146 | Tamika Evans614 Valleybridge Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 147 | Tanya Hilton501 Halleck Lane | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 148 | Tarsha Frierson28 Warwick Court | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 149 | Teresa Turner411 Olde Springs Road | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 150 | The Quest Zone Afterschool7500 Spring Crest Dr | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 151 | Tru Luv Learning Center8113 Garners Ferry Rd | 4.3★ | None | 32 |
| 152 | Upward Educational Services302 Berkshire Drive | 4.3★ | None | 26 |
| 153 | Watch Me Sprout Learning & Afterschool Center900 Greenlawn Drive | 4.3★ | None | 132 |
| 154 | We Care Daycare LLC2126 Chestnut St. | 4.3★ | None | 72 |
| 155 | Willene Rogers7519 Parkview Drive | 4.3★ | None | 5 |
| 156 | Woodfield Enrichment Center2540 Kneece Road | 4.3★ | None | 166 |
| 157 | Asbury Kindergarten & Preschool1005 Asbury Drive | 4.3★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 100 |
| 158 | Betty Ann Garner3641 Falling Springs Rd,Apt A | 4.3★ | 1 | 5 |
| 159 | The Learning Experience104 Professional Park Road | 4.3★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 192 |
| 160 | Washington Street UMC CDC1401 Washington Street | 4.3★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 162 |
| 161 | Big Blue Marble Academy1517 Lake Murray Blvd | 4.3★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 255 |
| 162 | Boys & Girls Club (E.E. Taylor Elementary200 McRae Street | 4.3★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 160 |
| 163 | God's Promise Academy3001 Sigmund Circle | 4.3★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 24 |
| 164 | Sidney Tate105 Burberry Drive | 4.3★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 5 |
| 165 | Incarnation Lutheran Child Development Center3005 Devine Street | 4.3★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 125 |
| 166 | Nana's Little Elephant CDC/Phase II2601 River Drive | 4.3★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 79 |
| 167 | St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church ELC6408 Bridgewood Road | 4.3★ | 5 · 8 high-risk | 130 |
| 168 | Boys & Girls Club (Windsor Elementary)9800 Dunbarton Drive | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 280 |
| 169 | Eastminster Day School3200 Trenholm Road | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 622 |
| 170 | Little Peoples Learning Center4444 Bethel Church Road | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 179 |
| 171 | Seven Oaks Kids Academy150 Leisure Lane | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 141 |
| 172 | The Shining Stars Daycare, LLC1215 N. Brickyard Road | 4.2★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 48 |
| 173 | Class Act Learning Center5002 N. Main Street | 4.2★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 97 |
| 174 | Heathwood Hall3000 South Beltline Blvd. | 4.2★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 318 |
| 175 | Kinder Academy302 South Beltline Blvd. | 4.2★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 93 |
| 176 | Magnanimous Kids Learning Center209 Rice Creek Farms Rd | 4.2★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 84 |
| 177 | La Petite Academy2041 Clemson Road | 4.2★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 127 |
| 178 | Bright Horizons at Columbia Federal Child Development Center1835 Assembly Street Room 113 | 4.2★ | 3 · 2 high-risk | 135 |
| 179 | Kingdom Kids Child Development Center7004 Brookfield Road | 4.2★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 98 |
| 180 | Trinity Learning Center1100 Sumter Street | 4.2★ | 3 · 4 high-risk | 196 |
| 181 | Kinder Academy Too1603 Leesburg Road | 4.2★ | 7 · 4 high-risk | 103 |
| 182 | Rehoboth Child Development Center4642 Hard Scrabble Road | 4.2★ | 6 · 7 high-risk | 211 |
| 183 | Sunshine House2225 Decker Blvd. | 4.2★ | 8 · 9 high-risk | 192 |
| 184 | Early Beginnings Learning Center919 True Street, Unit D | 4.2★ | 1 · 11 high-risk | 48 |
| 185 | Latoyia Johnson531 Autumn Glen Road | 4.1★ | 1 | 5 |
| 186 | Carolina School for InquiryP.O.Box 2484 | 4.1★ | 5 · 4 high-risk | 41 |
| 187 | Hope Academy1301 Summit Parkway | 4.1★ | 6 · 7 high-risk | 206 |
| 188 | Sunshine House3011 Broad River Road | 4.0★ | 5 · 5 high-risk | 169 |
| 189 | Success By Steps Early Learning Academy2400 Two Notch Road | 3.9★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 56 |
| 190 | Be Great Academy- Killian2621 Clemson Road | 3.7★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 229 |
| 191 | Creative Learning Place7310 Nursery Road | 3.7★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 48 |
| 192 | Trenholm Road United Methodist Preschool/After-School Care3401 Trenholm Road | 3.7★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 420 |
| 193 | Dream Catcher Child Development, LLC1955 Legrand Road | 3.7★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 40 |
| 194 | St. Martin's Preschool5220 Clemson Avenue | 3.7★ | 1 · 3 high-risk | 269 |
| 195 | La Petite Academy7460 Garners Ferry Road | 3.7★ | 8 · 6 high-risk | 118 |
| 196 | Victory Learning Academy801 Pepper Street | 3.6★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 120 |
| 197 | Be Great Academy- Rice Creek4751 Hardscrabble Road | 3.6★ | 4 · 3 high-risk | 120 |
| 198 | Sunshine House1801 Clemson Road | 3.5★ | 19 · 15 high-risk | 185 |
| 199 | GIG Holding LLC @ New Hope Early Learing Academy1225 Piney Grove Road | 3.4★ | 6 · 6 high-risk | 139 |
| 200 | Big Blue Marble Killians Crossing100 Killians Crossing | 3.4★ | 9 · 8 high-risk | 273 |
| 201 | Cutler Jewish Day School5827 Trenholm Road | 3.4★ | 8 · 9 high-risk | 248 |
| 202 | Bright New Beginnings CDC, LLC6800 Shakespeare Road,Suite A | 3.2★ | 8 · 4 high-risk | 28 |
| 203 | Kathwood Preschool4900 Trenholm Rd | 3.1★ | 9 · 8 high-risk | 103 |
| 204 | Dream Catcher Child Development Center4114 A Hardscrabble Road | 2.7★ | 12 · 12 high-risk | 46 |
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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