Daycares in Lancaster, SC

All 21 licensed child care facilities in Lancaster, 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 →

21licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

43%with a clean record

12with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Carolina Christian Academy1850 Kershaw Camden Highway	4.4★	None	200
2	Happy Times Child Care2235 McIlwain Road	4.4★	None	71
3	Angels "R" Us854 Rocky River Road	4.4★	None	56
4	Southside Early Childhood Center500 Hampton Road	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	443
5	Fresh Anointing Child Care2376 Airport Road	4.4★	3 · 4 high-risk	92
6	Brianna Shropshire1043 S. Woodland Drive	4.3★	None	5
7	Kingdom Learning Center1276 Old Landsford Road	4.3★	None	—
8	Lancaster County First Steps Head Start - Brooklyn Springs site1637 Billings Dr.	4.3★	None	17
9	Lancaster County First Steps Head Start - McDonald Green site2763 Lynwood Dr.	4.3★	None	20
10	Lancaster County First Steps Head Start-Clinton Site110 Clinton School Rd	4.3★	None	17
11	Lancaster County First Steps Head Start-Erwin Site1477 Locustwood Ave	4.3★	None	20
12	Little Fox Academy101 Colonial Avenue	4.3★	None	126
13	MARY ELLA SPRINGS6916 Louis Springs Road	4.3★	None	6
14	Trinity Sheffield113 Wylie Park Rd	4.3★	None	5
15	Alpha & Omega Child Development313 Moore Street	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	45
16	Greater New Hope Child Development CTR1401 Old Landfords Road	4.3★	2 · 3 high-risk	110
17	Tender Hearts Academy2318 Cane Mill Road	4.3★	1 · 2 high-risk	80
18	Blossom Academy101-105 N. York Street	4.3★	10 · 19 high-risk	100
19	Cogito Academy - Lancaster133 S Potter Rd,Mobile 143-145	4.2★	3 · 1 high-risk	40
20	A Step Above CDC1854 W. Meeting Street	4.2★	3 · 6 high-risk	146
21	Buford Child Development Center dba 2LRWLI1699 N. Rocky River Road	3.4★	16 · 12 high-risk	220

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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