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Licensed daycares in 29169 — West Columbia, SC
There are 19 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29169 — 16 licensed centers and 3 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 76 violations across 132 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.58 violations per inspection, which is above the West Columbia average of 0.41.
8 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 (11 citations), followed by health and medication (9). 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 19 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
8 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
6 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
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.
Questions to ask when you tour in 29169
Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. 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 log medication administration, and who verifies it?
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