Daycares in Sumter, SC

All 58 licensed child care facilities in Sumter, 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 →

58licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

34%with a clean record

38with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	Bethel Child Care and Learning Center2401 Bethel Church Road	4.5★	None	91
2	Downtown Prep100 Broad Street	4.4★	None	40
3	Itsy Bitsy Steps Learning Center LLC873 Kingsbury Drive	4.4★	None	61
4	JMBC Christian and Academic School415 Manning Avenue	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	223
5	Tracy Vaughn250 Sky Lane	4.4★	None	5
6	Wateree CAA Early Head Start Ctr-Fulton Rd315 West Fulton Street	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	88
7	Wateree CAA Early Head Start Ctr-Pike Rd180 S. Pike Rd East	4.4★	None	101
8	Simon Says Learning Center 348 Inglewood Drive	4.4★	2	116
9	Carolyn Cameron1420 Crown Dale Drive	4.4★	3	5
10	New Beginnings at Warth Child Care1960 McCrays Mill Road	4.4★	2 · 4 high-risk	170
11	Archway Academy #32049 McCrays Mill Road	4.4★	8 · 2 high-risk	240
12	Palmetto Academic Learning Station2041/2045 Wedgefield Rd	4.4★	4 · 11 high-risk	82
13	Vanessa's Playland3300 West Brewington Road	4.4★	8 · 10 high-risk	46
14	Grace Baptist Christian Childcare219 W Calhoun Street	4.4★	16 · 34 high-risk	287
15	Anchored In Faith Learning Center at Northside1004 N Main Street	4.3★	None	155
16	Angela Jean Becker2880 Old Field Road	4.3★	None	5
17	Blondell C Brunson88 E. Brewington Road	4.3★	None	6
18	Cheryl Whetsel170 Hidden Bay Drive	4.3★	None	6
19	Cynthia E Walzer25 Marion Avenue	4.3★	None	5
20	Darlene Wilson401 West Hampton Avenue	4.3★	None	5
21	Delphina Gordon1470 Woods St	4.3★	None	6
22	Doris Marie Gordon1360 Salterstown Road	4.3★	None	5
23	Dream Big Academic Academy1217 Peach Orchard Rd	4.3★	None	49
24	Dream Big Academic Academy #2508 East Calhoun Street Extension	4.3★	None	60
25	Maggie Mae Jenkins347 Bagnal Drive	4.3★	None	5
26	Mary Durant531 Woodfield Lane	4.3★	None	6
27	Melinda R Mckissick311 N. Salem Avenue	4.3★	None	12
28	Patricia Washington1684 Cabelas Place	4.3★	None	6
29	Raising A Village Academy560 & 562 South Pike West	4.3★	None	84
30	Shebra Davis1613 Ruger Drive	4.3★	None	5
31	South Sumter Head Start337-A Manning Avenue	4.3★	None	52
32	Stateburg Head Start200 North King Highway	4.3★	None	40
33	Sumter Christian School Day Care420 South Pike West	4.3★	None	116
34	Tabitha Matlock1933 Bishop Drive	4.3★	None	5
35	Debra Spain632A Boulevard Road	4.3★	1	5
36	Growing Hands And Feet Academy685-687 N. Guignard Drive	4.3★	1	89
37	Rozitta Wise2183 Kingsbury Drive	4.3★	1	5
38	Sarah Elizabeth Ankrom2373 Tall Oak Road	4.3★	1	5
39	Westside Christian Academy554 Pinewood Road	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	381
40	Simon Says Learning Center436 North Main Street	4.3★	2 · 2 high-risk	117
41	Archway Academy #6416 S Wise Drive	4.3★	3	174
42	Bright Future Learning Day Care1311 Peach Orchard Road	4.3★	4 · 4 high-risk	32
43	Palmetto Prep LLC5650 Sycamore St	4.3★	7 · 11 high-risk	76
44	Vanessa Palace LLC1360 S. Guignard Drive	4.3★	22 · 25 high-risk	63
45	Wilson Hall520 Wilson Hall Road	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	308
46	Rubye J. Johnson Head Start1155 North Lafayette Blvd	4.2★	4 · 3 high-risk	389
47	Love Covenant Church Child Development Center245 Oswego Highway	4.2★	5 · 5 high-risk	192
48	Round The Clock Child Care Center2180 Peach Orchard Road	3.7★	16 · 14 high-risk	100
49	Kid's Academy1921 Castle Rock Drive	3.7★	13 · 17 high-risk	206
50	Francelia Dukes3027 Queen Chapel Rd	3.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	5
51	Shoot for the Moon Academy 91805 Highway 15 South	3.5★	8 · 17 high-risk	204
52	The Clubhouse Learning Center II201 Alice Drive	3.4★	19 · 18 high-risk	164
53	Kids First Academy1250 Peach Orchard Road	3.4★	25 · 27 high-risk	224
54	Morris College Head Start100 W. College Street	3.0★	7 · 6 high-risk	25
55	Shoot for the Moon #151147 N. Guignard Drive,Suites 1 & 2	2.9★	8 · 7 high-risk	68
56	Bethesda Learning Center2730 Broad Street	2.7★	29 · 25 high-risk	99
57	Under The Son Christian Academy320 Miller Road	2.5★	37 · 26 high-risk	202
58	Swan Lake Academy LLC13 Barnett Drive	2.4★	10 · 24 high-risk	165

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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