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Licensed daycares in 29501Florence, SC

There are 55 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29501 — 34 licensed centers and 21 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 212 violations across 277 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.77 violations per inspection, which is above the Florence average of 0.40.

21 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 physical safety (26 citations), followed by recordkeeping (22). 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 55 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

21 providers.

Barbara Cherry

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 2951 Palmetto Heights

0 violationsActive
Briggs Elementary

Center · 1012 Congaree Dr · Last inspected Apr 21, 2026

0 violationsActive
Candace Pompey

Family day home · Capacity 5 · 3507 Tropicana Way · Last inspected Aug 28, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Angel's Inn

Center · Capacity 126 · 2030 N. Cashua Drive · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

1 violationActive
Charlie Brown Day Care And Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · 1800 Gregg Avenue · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

1 violationActive
Cradle To Crayons Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 74 · 3900 Pine Needles Road · Last inspected Jul 23, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

La Petite Academy

Center · Capacity 110 · 3501 Pineneedles Road · Last inspected Sep 18, 2025

41 violationsActive
Little Creations Learning Center

Center · Capacity 37 · 3128 S. Cashua Drive · Last inspected Dec 15, 2025

41 violationsActive
First Presbyterian Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 369 · 700 Park Avenue · Last inspected Mar 10, 2026

20 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29501

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

1

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

2

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

3

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

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