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Licensed daycares in 29206Columbia, SC

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29206, with a combined licensed capacity of 2,215 children. Together they have been cited for 50 violations across 90 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.56 violations per inspection, which is below the Columbia average of 1.83.

5 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 (5). 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 13 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

5 providers.

Kilbourne Park Baptist Preschool

Center · Capacity 223 · 4205 Kilbourne Road · Last inspected Nov 5, 2025

0 violationsActive
Lollipop Lane Day Care Center

Center · Capacity 187 · 4536 Trenholm Road · Last inspected Nov 4, 2025

0 violationsActive
Mary's Daycare

Center · Capacity 16 · 1744 Decker Boulevard · Last inspected Feb 17, 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.

Little Peoples Learning Center

Center · Capacity 179 · 4444 Bethel Church Road · Last inspected May 5, 2026

1 violationActive
Kids Garden Columbia

Center · Capacity 39 · 4714 Forest Drive · Last inspected Feb 11, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Sunshine House

Center · Capacity 192 · 2225 Decker Blvd. · Last inspected May 27, 2026

10 violationsActive
St. Michael And All Angels' Episcopal Church Elc

Center · Capacity 130 · 6408 Bridgewood Road · Last inspected Nov 5, 2025

10 violationsActive
Kathwood Preschool

Center · Capacity 103 · 4900 Trenholm Rd · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

9 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29206

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