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Licensed daycares in 29671Pickens, SC

There are 6 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 29671 — 5 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 29 violations across 40 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.72 violations per inspection, which is above the Pickens average of 0.06.

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 physical safety (9 citations), followed by supervision (3). 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.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Pickens Elementary School

Center · 567 Hampton Avenue · Last inspected Mar 26, 2026

0 violationsActive
Reece Mill Road Head Start Center

Center · Capacity 80 · 201 Reece Mill Road · Last inspected Oct 1, 2025

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.

Melissa Ann Day

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 175 Anthony Rd. · Last inspected Feb 26, 2026

1 violationActive
Pickens Presbyterian Church Child Development Ctr.

Center · Capacity 168 · 338 West Cedar Rock St. · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

2 violationsActive
Preschool @ Holly Springs Center

Center · Capacity 155 · 120 Holly Springs Road · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Carousel Of Learning

Center · Capacity 163 · 138 Rosemond Street · Last inspected Jun 3, 2026

24 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 29671

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

1

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

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