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Licensed daycares in 29209 — Columbia, SC
There are 26 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29209 — 19 licensed centers and 7 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 41 violations across 117 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.35 violations per inspection, which is below the Columbia average of 0.52.
16 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 (12 citations), followed by physical safety (4). 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
16 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
7 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
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.
Questions to ask when you tour in 29209
Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
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