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Licensed daycares in 29585Pawleys Island, SC

There are 8 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29585 — 7 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 64 violations across 48 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.33 violations per inspection, which is above the Pawleys Island average of 0.72.

2 providers have 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 supervision (17 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (8). 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.

Compare all 8 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Focused On Fundamentals

Center · Capacity 47 · 13089 Ocean Hwy Unit D1 · Last inspected Nov 25, 2025

0 violationsActive
Lowcountry Preparatory School

Center · Capacity 17 · 300 Blue Stem Drive · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

St. Peter's Lutheran School

Center · Capacity 98 · 65 Crooked Oak Drive · Last inspected Apr 11, 2025

1 violationActive
Laura Lynn Pierce

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 262 Hill Drive · Last inspected Aug 12, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Montessori School Of Pawleys Island

Center · Capacity 171 · 236 Commerce Drive · Last inspected Jun 26, 2025

29 violationsActive
My Sunshine Child Development Center Of Pawley's Island

Center · Capacity 109 · 263 Commerce Drive Unit #206 · Last inspected Jun 15, 2026

18 violationsActive
Pawleys Island Christian Academy

Center · Capacity 148 · 10304 Ocean Hwy · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

8 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29585

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

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