Daycares in North Charleston, SC

All 56 licensed child care facilities in North Charleston, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

56licensed daycares
3.0average safety rating
27%with a clean record
41with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1Amanda Hullinger5453 Kings River Drive4.3None6
2Andrametia White8019 Hyannis Ct4.3None6
3Annette Sloan3701 Stone Mill Court4.3None6
4Ashley Swilley6601 Bent Creek Drive4.3None6
5Casa dei Girasoli Montessori School8600 Dorchester Rd,Bldg 3004.3None60
6Clementine Lambright7731 Desmond Ave4.3None6
7Ellen Rico5334 Natures Color Ln4.3None6
8Faith Cathedral Academy2730 Gordon St4.3None31
9In God's Care First Step Learning Center5101 Ashley Phosphate Rd,Suite 1394.3None31
10Margaret Goode5437 Kings River Dr4.3None6
11Ovetta Montgomery -Dennis5315 Smokey st.4.3None6
12Riverpointe Christian Academy-North8310 Dorchester Road4.3None202
13Shaniece Ancrum358A Dorchester Manor Blvd4.3None5
14Verniece McKinnon7829 High Maple Circle4.3None5
15We Care For Children, CDC4319 Rivers Ave4.3None210
16Sheree Marie Roseboro7673 Fayetteville Rd4.216
17Brenda Meacham6635 Bent Creek Drive4.226
18Mary Brown7804 Expedition Drive4.226
19The Oaks Children's Academy8695 Dorchester Road4.1None122
20Meeting Street Elementary at Burns3750 Dorchester Road4.1None80
21Owens Christian Academy3377 Ridgeway Street4.01 · 1 high-risk100
22Carol Jenkins Tolton3427 Creola Road4.02 · 1 high-risk6
23Kidzville Academy1455 Remount Road Suite J3.8None27
24Yvette E Jones7645 Barclay Avenue3.84 · 2 high-risk6
25Cathedral Academy3790 Ashley Phosphate Rd.3.71 · 3 high-risk409
26The Academy at El-Shaddai4708 Durant Avenue3.7None40
27Northside Baptist Church Day Care Center7800 Northside Drive3.31 · 6 high-risk138
28D4 Early Learning Center @ N. Charleston Elementary School4291 Durant Ave3.12 · 2 high-risk68
29New Beginnings Child Care Center II2561 Midland Park Road3.14 · 2 high-risk42
30Kingdom Treasures Child Development Center3680 Meeting Street Road3.03 · 4 high-risk73
31North Charleston Elementary Kaleidoscope4921 Durant Ave3.04 · 3 high-risk180
32Academy Kingdom CCC2005 Stokes Avenue2.94 · 4 high-risk127
33Hursey Kaleidoscope3910 Verde Ave2.83 · 3 high-risk455
34Stall Early Learning Center Head Start3625 Ashley Phosphate Road2.84 · 3 high-risk37
35North Charleston Creative Arts Kaleidoscope5200 Lackawanna Blvd2.26 · 5 high-risk340
36T-T's Just Like Home Care8600 Dorchester Rd,Suite 2052.17 · 4 high-risk49
37The Butterfly Academy5311 Parkshire Way2.17 · 7 high-risk40
38Charleston Center3685 Rivers Ave,Suite 3011.96 · 6 high-risk43
39Meeting Street Elementary @ Brentwood2685 Leeds Avenue1.98 · 6 high-risk80
40Loving and Learning Child Care Center5353 Park Forest Parkway1.98 · 7 high-risk214
41Nia Infant and Toddler Child Development Center2004 & 2007 Helm Avenue1.88 · 8 high-risk35
42In God's Care Learning Center5101 Ashley Phosphate Rd. Suite 142/1431.84 · 11 high-risk85
43Colvin's Cuddly Care Child Care Center4174 Dorchester Road1.78 · 11 high-risk35
44Lambs Kaleidoscope6800 Dorchester Rd1.610 · 11 high-risk200
45KinderCare8730 Dorchester Road1.613 · 12 high-risk290
46Sunshine House # 604008 Salt Pointe Parkway1.517 · 13 high-risk180
47Coastal Academy - North Charleston4570 Great Oak Drive1.515 · 18 high-risk100
48Mary Ford Elementary Kaleidoscope Afterschool Program3180 Thomasina McPherson Boulevard1.516 · 21 high-risk160
49W.B. Goodwin Elementary School Head Start5501 Dorchester Rd.1.516 · 22 high-risk109
50Children's Learning Zone Center3316 Ashley Phosphate Road Suite 131.510 · 25 high-risk159
51Carolina CORE Development Center1920 Reynolds Ave.1.422 · 16 high-risk40
52Above and Beyond Child Development Center7951 Dorchester Rd1.418 · 21 high-risk119
53Toddlers Academy & Preschool4146 Rivers Avenue1.421 · 28 high-risk94
54La Petite Academy3608 Ashley Phosphate Rd.1.423 · 25 high-risk114
55Mary Ford HS & EHS3180 Thomasina McPherison Blvd1.332 · 33 high-risk189
56Sunshine House #288180 Dorchester Road1.329 · 31 high-risk114

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.