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Licensed daycares in 29154Sumter, SC

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29154 — 10 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 83 violations across 84 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.99 violations per inspection, which is below the Sumter average of 1.83.

3 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 (18 citations), followed by health and medication (13). 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 14 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

3 providers.

Cheryl Whetsel

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 170 Hidden Bay Drive · Last inspected Sep 17, 2025

0 violationsActive
Dream Big Academic Academy

Center · Capacity 49 · 1217 Peach Orchard Rd · Last inspected Apr 28, 2026

0 violationsActive
Stateburg Head Start

Center · Capacity 40 · 200 North King Highway · Last inspected Mar 18, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Bethel Child Care And Learning Center

Center · Capacity 91 · 2401 Bethel Church Road · Last inspected Aug 21, 2025

1 violationActive
Itsy Bitsy Steps Learning Center Llc

Center · Capacity 61 · 873 Kingsbury Drive · Last inspected Jun 11, 2025

1 violationActive
Rozitta Wise

Family day home · Capacity 5 · 2183 Kingsbury Drive · Last inspected Sep 22, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Kids First Academy

Center · Capacity 224 · 1250 Peach Orchard Road · Last inspected May 22, 2026

33 violationsActive
Round The Clock Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 100 · 2180 Peach Orchard Road · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

20 violationsActive
Palmetto Academic Learning Station

Center · Capacity 82 · 2041/2045 Wedgefield Rd · Last inspected Jun 30, 2025

12 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29154

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. 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 log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

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

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