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Licensed daycares in 29203Columbia, SC

There are 27 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29203 — 16 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 33 violations across 122 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.27 violations per inspection, which is below the Columbia average of 0.52.

17 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 health and medication (7 citations), followed by supervision (7). 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 27 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

17 providers.

April Foster

Family day home · Capacity 5 · 4813 Hamby Street · Last inspected Aug 28, 2025

0 violationsActive
Barbara Grant

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 1529 Mayer Street · Last inspected Jan 13, 2025

0 violationsActive
Ben Lippen School

Center · Capacity 40 · 7401 Monticello Road · Last inspected Nov 14, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Betty Ann Garner

Family day home · Capacity 5 · 3641 Falling Springs Rd,Apt A · Last inspected Mar 3, 2026

1 violationActive
Saint John Preschool

Center · Capacity 140 · 3404 Beltline Blvd · Last inspected Jan 5, 2026

1 violationActive
Barbara Gail Gibson

Family day home · Capacity 12 · 4012 Mildred Avenue · Last inspected Dec 3, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Big Blue Marble Killians Crossing

Center · Capacity 273 · 100 Killians Crossing · Last inspected Apr 17, 2026

9 violationsActive
V.V. Reid School

Center · Capacity 486 · 6005 David Street · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

6 violationsActive
Success By Steps Early Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 23 · 5616 Fairfield Road · Last inspected Mar 17, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29203

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

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

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