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Licensed daycares in 29142Santee, SC

There are 3 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29142 — 2 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 32 violations across 20 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.60 violations per inspection, which is above the Santee average of 0.46.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (6 citations), followed by recordkeeping (6). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Mary Lee Oliver

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 233 Fargo Drive · Last inspected Mar 30, 2026

0 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

2 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Wright's Day Care Center

Center · Capacity 172 · 1821 Bonner Avenue · Last inspected Mar 24, 2026

26 violationsActive
Ocab Santee Head Start Center

Center · Capacity 40 · 180 Cantey Dr. · Last inspected Mar 31, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29142

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by recordkeeping. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

3

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

A note on South Carolina records

South Carolina does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from South Carolina Department of Social Services, Division of Early Care and Education on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error