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Licensed daycares in 29407Charleston, SC

There are 26 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29407 — 22 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 352 violations across 164 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.15 violations per inspection, which is above the Charleston average of 0.16.

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 caregiver-to-child ratio (51 citations), followed by supervision (49). 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 26 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Jacqueline Ancrum

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 1810 Dillway Street · Last inspected Jul 8, 2025

0 violationsActive
The Oaks Children's Academy

Center · Capacity 75 · 2707 Ida Mor Drive · Last inspected May 19, 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.

Addlestone Hebrew Academy

Center · Capacity 199 · 1675 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd. · Last inspected May 7, 2026

2 violationsActive
Loraine Doctor

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 7504 Rock St · Last inspected May 19, 2026

2 violationsActive
Michelle A Meggett

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 1211 5th Avenue · Last inspected May 4, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Playhouse Day Care Kindergarten, Inc.

Center · Capacity 60 · 1534 Orange Grove Road · Last inspected May 21, 2026

42 violationsActive
Kids Garden

Center · Capacity 100 · 61 Windemere Blvd · Last inspected Jun 19, 2026

34 violationsActive
Trinity Montessori School

Center · Capacity 216 · 1293 Orange Grove Rd. · Last inspected Dec 3, 2025

31 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29407

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

1

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

2

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

3

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

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