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Licensed daycares in 29414Charleston, SC

There are 10 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29414 — 9 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 157 violations across 94 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.67 violations per inspection, which is above the Charleston average of 1.42.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (32 citations), followed by health and medication (24). 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 10 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

C.A.R.E. Academy

Center · Capacity 73 · 2507 Ashley River Rd. · Last inspected Jan 15, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

La Petite Academy

Center · Capacity 148 · 2523 Ashley River Road · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

44 violationsActive
Cadence Academy Preschool

Center · Capacity 321 · 1966 Magwood Dr. · Last inspected Feb 6, 2026

34 violationsActive
Messy Monkeys Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 89 · 2487 Ashley River Rd #8 · Last inspected Feb 26, 2026

16 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29414

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

1

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

2

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

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