Daycares in Salem, SD

All 4 licensed child care facilities in Salem, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in South Dakota: about $629/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in South Dakota →

4licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

0%with a clean record

4with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	THE CRAYON BOX III321 E Brown Ave	4.4★	1	20
2	THE CRAYON BOX II311 E Brown Ave	4.4★	2	20
3	THE CRAYON BOX I301 E Brown Ave	4.4★	2	20
4	McCook Central After School Program200 E Essex Ave	4.3★	4	32

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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