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Licensed daycares in 29212 — Columbia, SC
There are 9 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29212 — 7 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 6 violations across 44 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.14 violations per inspection, which is below the Columbia average of 0.35.
6 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 (1 citation), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (1). 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 9 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
6 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
3 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 29212
Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
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