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Licensed daycares in 29801Aiken, SC

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29801 — 11 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 20 violations across 70 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.29 violations per inspection, which is below the Aiken average of 0.44.

6 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 (5 citations), followed by nutrition (2). 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 13 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Acelero Learning Aiken Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 151 · 203 Beaufort St., NE · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

0 violationsActive
Children's Place, Inc.

Center · Capacity 197 · 155 Prosperity Ln · Last inspected Mar 31, 2026

0 violationsActive
First Presbyterian Preschool

Center · Capacity 182 · 224 Barnwell Ave · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Mead Hall Episcopal School

Center · Capacity 97 · 129 Pendleton Street SW · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

1 violationActive
Usc Aiken Children's Center

Center · Capacity 73 · 471 University Parkway · Last inspected May 6, 2026

1 violationActive
Melissa Yolanda Murray

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 222 Cherokee Street SE · Last inspected Feb 23, 2026

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.

Aiken's First Baptist Church Preschool

Center · Capacity 285 · 120 Chesterfield Street. · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

6 violationsActive
Megiddo Kidstation

Center · Capacity 40 · 1461 Gregg Highway NW · Last inspected May 4, 2026

5 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29801

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by recordkeeping. 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

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

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

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