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The state of child care in South Carolina
A synthesis of everything Childcare Alerts tracks about South Carolina child care — scale, quality, compliance, ownership, access, and news — from public records. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Who runs child care in South Carolina
How South Carolina's licensed providers break down by ownership — independent vs. the national chains, and the private-equity firms or public companies behind them. About 2% are PE-owned or public chains.
■ Independent (89%) · ■ Government (6%) · ■ Private equity (2%) · ■ Family/Franchise (2%) · ■ Public (0%) · ■ Nonprofit (0%)
Largest chains here: The Sunshine House (37) · La Petite Academy (12, PE) · Cadence Education (12, PE) · The Goddard School (11, PE) · The Learning Experience (8, PE) · KinderCare (7)
Access
Counties with the fewest licensed providers in South Carolina — a rough map of where families have the least choice.
Allendale (2 providers) · Calhoun (2 providers) · Mccormick (3 providers) · Bamberg (6 providers) · Lee (6 providers) · Saluda (7 providers)
In the news
- State website shows child care facility records to publicWMBF · 2026-08-26
- How Daycare Voucher Cuts Are Impacting Families Zeekr (ZspvYupGyC)Mshale · 2026-08-26
- Four daycare employees arrested after abuse investigation, deputies reportWYFF · 2026-08-26
- Children's Place celebrates Therapeutic Child Care graduatesPost and Courier · 2026-08-24
- NDR 2026: Monthly childcare fees to fall by more than half to $150 by 2030, infant care fees to drop to $300Yahoo News Singapore · 2026-08-23
Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public South Carolina child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.