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Licensed daycares in 29472Ridgeville, SC

There are 5 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29472 — 2 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 12 violations across 18 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.67 violations per inspection, which is above the Ridgeville 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 recordkeeping (3 citations), followed by background checks (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 5 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Rosemary Simmons-Brown

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 341 Coburn Town Road · Last inspected Feb 15, 2024

0 violationsActive
Sanquan Govan

Family day home · Capacity 5 · 133 Edistodane Ln

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Barbara Smalls

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 1630 Summers Dr. · Last inspected Jun 30, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

The Playpen Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 52 · 1256 Old Gilliard Road Unit 1 · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

5 violationsActive
Clay Hill Elementary Head Start

Center · Capacity 20 · 387 S. Railroad Avenue · Last inspected Apr 8, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29472

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

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