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Licensed daycares in 29406Charleston, SC

There are 17 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29406 — 16 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 212 violations across 142 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.49 violations per inspection, which is above the Charleston average of 1.19.

2 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 (35 citations), followed by physical safety (23). 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 17 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

New Beginnings Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 34 · 2598 Otranto Rd

0 violationsActive
The Chalkboard Preschool, Llc

Center · Capacity 59 · 1919 Clifton St

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Ac Corcoran Kaleidoscope

Center · Capacity 333 · 8585 Vistavia road · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

2 violationsActive
Devona Gilliard

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 8869 Gable Street · Last inspected Apr 24, 2026

2 violationsActive
Poplar Christian Learning Academy

Center · Capacity 31 · 1483 Remount Rd · Last inspected Oct 14, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Preschool Playhouse Llc

Center · Capacity 64 · 5750-B Rivers Avenue · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

40 violationsActive
Midland Park Primary School Head Start

Center · Capacity 459 · 2415 Midland Park Rd. · Last inspected Apr 21, 2026

33 violationsActive
Poplar Christian Learning Academy Ii

Center · Capacity 45 · 2522 Nazarene Street · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

32 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29406

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

1

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

2

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

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