Child Care Licensing Contacts 

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Name Title Division Phone Email Cynthia Lara Director Child Care Licensing (803) 898-9024 cynthia.lara@dss.sc.gov Bob Howard Program Manager Child Care Licensing (803) 898-9028 bob.howard@dss.sc.gov Frank Maples Chief Fire Marshal Child Care Licensing (803) 898-9022 frank.maples@dss.sc.gov

Child Care Licensing 2638 Two Notch Road, Suite 217 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: (803) 898-9020 Toll-Free: (800) 556-7445 Fax: (803) 898-9029

Region I 

Counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg.

Linda Allen, Supervisor

Child Care Licensing
P.O. Box 5616
Greenville, SC 29606-5616
Telephone: (864) 250-5576 or toll-free (800) 637-8550
Fax: (864) 250-8044

Physical Address:
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive
Suite C-6
Greenville, SC 29607

Jackie Bridwell , Fire and Life Safety Inspector
Cell: (864) 982-2257
E-mail: jackie.bridwell@dss.sc.gov

Region II 

Counties: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, McCormick, Richland, Saluda, Union and York.

April McDaniel, Supervisor

Child Care Licensing
2638 Two Notch Road, Suite 220
Columbia, SC 29204
Telephone: (803) 898-9001 or toll-free (888) 202-1469
Fax: (803) 898-9002

Bill Heathman, Fire and Life Safety Inspector
Cell: (803) 201-4756
E-mail: bill.heathman@dss.sc.gov

Region III 

Counties: Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper and Orangeburg.

Abigail Steere-Williams, Supervisor

Child Care Licensing
3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite D-1
North Charleston, SC 29405
Telephone: (843) 953-9780 or toll-free (800) 260-0211
Fax: (843) 953-9787

Ralph Ford, Fire and Life Safety Inspector
Cell: (843) 323-1338
E-mail: ralph.ford@dss.sc.gov

Region IV 

Counties: Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter and Williamsburg.

Peggy Wilson, Supervisor 

Child Care Licensing
BTC-037, 181 East Evans Street
Florence, S. C. 29526
Telephone: (843) 661-6623 or toll-free (800) 464-9138
Fax: (843) 661-7504 

Don Toler, Fire and Life Safety Inspector
Cell: (843) 718-4100
E-mail: don.toler@dss.sc.gov