Daycares in Lake City, SC
All 25 licensed child care facilities in Lake City, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
25licensed daycares
3.8average safety rating
40%with a clean record
15with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherrie Burgess409 Bridgestone Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 2 | Delaphine Graham243 S Scurry Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 3 | Lake City Early Head Start Center118 Deep River Street | 4.3★ | None | 49 |
| 4 | Sandra Green406 S. Cameron Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | Shirley A Burgess541 London Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 6 | Tara Mcwhite32 Ronetha Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Terri Hannah548 Winky Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 8 | The Carolina Academy351 N. Country Club Road | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 9 | Vannassa Hannah535 Independence Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 10 | Whitney Singletary2352 I M Graham Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 11 | Lisa McFadden319 Ash Street | 4.2★ | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Kahlia Barnes1013 West Main Street | 4.2★ | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Alberta Gamble740 Gamble Lane | 4.1★ | None | 6 |
| 14 | Antoinette C Henneghan732 Gamble Lane | 4.1★ | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Kristy Taylor237 Graham Road | 4.1★ | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | Michelle Lynn Mcfadden137 Brown Street | 4.1★ | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | Renae Hannah300 Smith Street | 4.0★ | 7 | 6 |
| 18 | Ruby Cooper504 Freedom Avenue | 3.9★ | 8 | 6 |
| 19 | Lake City Presbyterian Community Child Care300 East Main Street | 3.8★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 40 |
| 20 | McFadden's Learning & Child Care Academy414 Morris Street | 3.8★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 25 |
| 21 | Lake City Head Start209 Graham Road | 2.8★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 179 |
| 22 | Cool Kids Academy4400 N Willamsburg County Hwy | 2.1★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 88 |
| 23 | Parental Care Learning Center LLC105 Executive Park | 2.0★ | 5 · 9 high-risk | 49 |
| 24 | Kountry Kids Child Development Center1240 S. Morris St. | 1.9★ | 6 · 7 high-risk | 54 |
| 25 | Skipper Learning Center112 West Thomas Street | 1.7★ | 7 · 14 high-risk | 41 |
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.