Daycares in Myrtle Beach, SC

All 40 licensed child care facilities in Myrtle Beach, 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 →

40licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

20%with a clean record

32with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Tender Years Daycare Center2531 Forestbrook Road	4.5★	None	131
2	Creative Beginnings CDC of Carolina Forest131 Gateway Road	4.4★	None	293
3	Kiddie Park Learning Center402 16 th Avenue South	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	60
4	Palmetto Preschool - Market Common3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	4.4★	1 · 2 high-risk	341
5	Risen Christ Christian Academy CDC10595 Hwy 17 N (North Kings Hwy)	4.4★	3 · 3 high-risk	153
6	Imagination Station CDC2103 Cromley Circle	4.4★	2 · 7 high-risk	113
7	Trinity Presbyterian Church-Trinity Y2K Childcare Program2061 Glenn's Bay Road	4.4★	4 · 4 high-risk	99
8	Calvary Christian School4511 Dick Pond Road	4.4★	7 · 7 high-risk	119
9	The Learning Station-Forestbrook4301 Panther Parkway	4.4★	6 · 10 high-risk	204
10	Beach Family Worship Cente133 Hwy 707 Connector	4.3★	None	—
11	Celebration Presbyterian Preschool2300 Carolina Forest Blvd.	4.3★	None	76
12	Creative Beginnings Child Development Center4047 Holmestown Road	4.3★	None	338
13	Nelli Grigoryan2148 Haystack Way	4.3★	None	5
14	Oxford Children's Academy675 Highway 17 (US-17 Bus) South	4.3★	None	120
15	Palmetto Preschool - Carolina Forest110 Village Center Blvd	4.3★	None	233
16	Sunrise Childcare & Preschool LLC4020 Socastee Blvd	4.3★	None	160
17	The Learning Tree Day School2061 Glenn's Bay Road	4.3★	None	99
18	Kimberly Wright1677 Diamond Lane	4.3★	1	5
19	Tamara L Burns3846 Williamson Circle	4.3★	1	6
20	Connect Kids LLC3887 Renee Drive	4.3★	3 · 2 high-risk	110
21	Cutie Pies, Inc.163 Winningham Lane	4.3★	2 · 3 high-risk	74
22	First Presbyterian Church Growing Tree Preschool & Kindergarten3810 Robert Grissom Parkway	4.3★	3 · 3 high-risk	200
23	Sunrise Children's Academy, LLC217 Physician's Ct. Main Bldg.	4.3★	2 · 2 high-risk	148
24	The Learning Station-McCormick3480 McCormick Road	4.3★	2 · 4 high-risk	90
25	Cutie Pies Inc.712 S. Poplar Drive	4.3★	3 · 4 high-risk	84
26	Cadence Academy Preschool109 W. Perry Road	4.3★	6 · 7 high-risk	224
27	Coastal Kids Academy of SC3762 Claypond Road	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	91
28	Brightside Learning Academy LLC306 Highway 15	4.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	121
29	Surfside Methodist Children's Center800 13th Avenue North	4.2★	2 · 2 high-risk	90
30	St. Philip Lutheran Preschool6200 North Kings Hwy	4.2★	3 · 4 high-risk	120
31	Small Wonders PLC3758 Pampas Drive	4.2★	3 · 4 high-risk	160
32	Learn N Play Childcare3723 Forestbrook Road,Unit A	4.2★	11 · 10 high-risk	69
33	Cutie Pies Inc328 Williams Street	4.2★	11 · 17 high-risk	65
34	First Methodist Church Child Development Ministries904 65th Avenue North	4.1★	9 · 16 high-risk	208
35	Kids Paradise CDC4716 Hwy 17 Bypass South	4.0★	14 · 18 high-risk	164
36	Carolina Forest Child Development and Learning Center214 Ronnie Court	3.9★	9 · 9 high-risk	165
37	My Sunshine Child Development Center3631 Socastee Blvd	3.7★	10 · 11 high-risk	67
38	Chabad Academy2803 North Oak Street	2.9★	6 · 4 high-risk	129
39	The Learning Center7300 North Kings Hwy.	2.8★	6 · 6 high-risk	194
40	Myrtle Beach Head Start Center1000 Dunbar Street	2.8★	10 · 7 high-risk	56

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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