Daycares in West Columbia, SC
All 31 licensed child care facilities in West Columbia, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
31licensed daycares
3.9average safety rating
52%with a clean record
15with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspire Early Learning Academy1103 B. Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 20 |
| 2 | Be Great Academy (Springdale Elementary)361 Wattling Rd | 4.3★ | None | 174 |
| 3 | Be Great Academy- Saluda River1520 Duke St | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 4 | Edge Christian Academy3222 Platts Springs Rd | 4.3★ | None | 160 |
| 5 | Geraldine Kinley1652 Batchelor Street | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 6 | Janasia Lashay Gillings172 Adams Terrace Ct | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 7 | Kids Stuff Learning Center, LLC813 Springdale Rd | 4.3★ | None | 92 |
| 8 | Kimberly Ross240 St. David Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 9 | Lakesha Domaneck440 Dunbar Road | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 10 | Lesley Bennet Mathias1717 Pine Lake Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 11 | Lexington Medical Center Child Development Center430 Hulon Lane | 4.3★ | None | 302 |
| 12 | Lisa N Braeckelaere2705 Bensmin Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 13 | Pam Tasker171 Pebble Creek Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 14 | Platt Springs Learning Center Head Start1309 Platt Springs Road | 4.3★ | None | 142 |
| 15 | Providence Presbyterian Child Development Center1112 Hummingbird Drive | 4.3★ | None | 278 |
| 16 | Red Apple Preschool633 B Avenue | 4.3★ | None | 71 |
| 17 | Linda LaTorre1038 Dawson Drive | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 18 | Edge Christian Child Care1120 Silstar Road | 4.2★ | None | 87 |
| 19 | Turner Child Development Center1122 Monticello Street | 4.2★ | None | 116 |
| 20 | Sunshine House2882 Emanuel Church Road | 4.1★ | None | 118 |
| 21 | A & A Learning Center838 Center Street | 4.1★ | None | 39 |
| 22 | Hi-Ideals Mini School2233 Leaphart Road | 4.0★ | 2 | 64 |
| 23 | Midlands Total Childcare, LLC3907 Edmund Highway | 4.0★ | None | 80 |
| 24 | Brookland Academy Child Development Center1054 Sunset Blvd | 3.9★ | None | 379 |
| 25 | Grace Early Learning Center416 Denham Avenue | 3.8★ | None | 389 |
| 26 | Love and Laughter Day Care, Inc.3211 Leaphart Road | 3.6★ | None | 90 |
| 27 | Northside Christian Academy742 Kitti Wake Drive | 3.2★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 323 |
| 28 | 5 Star Academy Learning Center725 Raleigh Street | 2.9★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 125 |
| 29 | Success By Steps Early Learning Academy1440-A Charleston Highway | 2.9★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 99 |
| 30 | La Petite Academy4027 Platt Springs Road | 1.8★ | 7 · 12 high-risk | 166 |
| 31 | Big Blue Marble Academy-153912 Leaphart Road | 1.4★ | 18 · 17 high-risk | 182 |
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.