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442 Daycare Centers in Delaware

Browse 442 daycare centers across Delaware. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Delaware

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Delaware can make the decision-making process smoother.

Delaware has about 442 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Delaware. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Delaware

There are 442 daycares in Delaware: 20 headstart facilities, 38 before/after school centers, 8 religious facility daycares, and 376 childcare and preschool centers.

Daycare Type	Total
Childcare & Pre-school	376
Headstart Programs	20
Religious / Church Based Daycare	8
Before or After School	38

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🎨 Preschools 43 ✝️ Christian Daycare 8 🎒 After School Programs 8 🌱 Montessori 7

All Daycare Centers in Delaware

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Pediatric Health Choice At The Childrens Secret Garden

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 717 Hatchery Road, Dover, DE
Phone: (302) 730-1717

Lil Red Hen Nursery School INC.

Child Daycare & Preschools

Lil Red Hen Nursery School receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring environment and staff responsiveness, while a smaller number report serious concerns about child supervision, hygiene, health protocols, and staff attentiveness. The facility is credited for strong security measures and creative teaching approaches, but criticized for inadequate monitoring and sanitation practices.

ID verification for securitystaff treats families with care and

Address: 400 North Bi State Boulevard, Delmar, DE
Phone: (302) 846-2777

Bellevue Learning Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Parents consistently praise Bellevue Learning Center for its safe, nurturing environment and dedicated staff who help children develop leadership and important life skills. The center offers diverse programming including after-school activities, summer camps, gardening classes, and community events. Multiple reviewers highlight positive impacts on their children's growth and confidence.

Dedicated and caring staffsafe and nurturing environmentleadership skill development

Address: 510 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 762-1391

Holly Oak Child Care Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 1511 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 798-7020

Newark Christian Child Care

Child Daycare & Preschools

Newark Christian Childcare receives mixed reviews with strong praise from most parents for cleanliness, organization, and friendly staff, but serious safety concerns have been raised by at least one parent regarding food allergy mishandling. The center appears well-maintained and staff are generally described as wonderful, though customer service has been criticized by one reviewer.

Clean facilityorganizedwonderful and amazing staff

Address: 680 South Chapel Street, Newark, DE
Phone: (302) 369-3000

Little Stars - Kirkwood Highway

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 5702 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 995-2920

Ljs Playpen Academy

Child Daycare & Preschools

LJS Playpen Academy has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff's dedication, child safety, and educational outcomes, with some families having multi-generational relationships with the center. However, negative reviewers report serious concerns including unprofessional staff, unsanitary conditions, health issues (rashes), undelivered paid activities, lack of actual transportation despite advertised services, and inappropriate staff behavior.

Dedicated staffchild safety prioritizededucational progress

Address: 2601 Carter Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 764-5853

Police Athletic League Of Wilmington Child Care Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Parents consistently praise the Police Athletic League of Wilmington Child Care Center for its clean facilities, friendly and caring staff, and diverse programming. The center offers affordable summer camps, after-school care, sports activities, and a safe, engaging environment for children and youth of various ages.

Clean facilities and bathroomsfriendly and pleasant staffaffordable pricing

Address: 3707 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 764-6170

Ollies Imagination Station

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 10024 Woodland Ferry Road, Laurel, DE
Phone: (302) 853-0619

St. Michaels School And Nursery

Child Daycare & Preschools

St. Michaels School and Nursery has mixed reviews with significant concerns about special needs care. While one parent praised their handling of dietary restrictions, multiple parents reported inadequate support for children with autism and developmental delays, staff inconsistency, safety issues, and poor communication.

Specialized dietary careattentive to medical needssome staff described as exceptional caregivers

Address: 700 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 656-3389

Little Folks Too Child Development Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Little Folks Too receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents (6 five-star reviews) praise the warm, nurturing staff, strong educational preparation, and long-term family relationships. However, three one-star reviews cite unprofessional behavior from director April, bullying among staff, inadequate child hygiene practices, and lack of concern for both employees and children.

Warm and nurturing atmosphereprofessional and caring staffage-appropriate learning op

Address: 1320 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 652-1238

Tutor Time Childcare Learning Center - Newark

Child Daycare & Preschools

Parents consistently praise Tutor Time for its caring, attentive staff and supportive learning environment. Multiple reviewers highlight strong communication through apps and live-feed cameras, structured educational programming, and genuine care for children's development. Families report high satisfaction across infant, toddler, and preschool programs, with many returning for summer camps.

Loving and attentive staffexcellent communication via app and camerasstructured education and curriculum

Address: 491 South Harmony Road, Newark, DE
Phone: (302) 292-3529

Bethesda Child Development Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Bethesda Child Development Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with 9 five-star reviews praising the qualified staff, engaging curriculum, and safe environment. One parent withdrew their child due to recent management changes and increased church involvement in school operations. Parents consistently report their children are well-prepared for kindergarten and excited to attend.

Hands-on and caring staffqualified and certified teacherss

Address: 116 East Main Street, Middletown, DE
Phone: (302) 378-8435

Little Scholars Learning Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 2511 West 4th Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 656-8785

Happy Kids Academy

Child Daycare & Preschools

Happy Kids Academy receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, with parents praising caring staff, strong leadership, and a secure facility. However, the center faced serious incidents including an attempted kidnapping and an assault by staff member, which the administration addressed swiftly by firing the employee and reporting to authorities. Most parents view the facility's transparent response and enhanced security measures favorably, though one parent expresses concern abo

Address: 273 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE
Phone: (302) 369-6929

Bear Early Education Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Bear Early Education Center receives mostly positive feedback, with parents praising caring staff, safe learning environment, and strong teacher-child relationships. However, recent reviews highlight concerns about staff turnover and inconsistent pickup procedures that have raised safety questions.

Caring and educated staffsafe environmentstrong student-to-teacher ratios

Address: 2884 Summit Bridge Road, Bear, DE
Phone: (302) 836-5000

Carters Child Care And Learning Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 2110 Northeast Boulevard, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 762-2000

Hope House Knowledge Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Hope House Knowledge Center receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff as family-like, the cleanliness, and friendly atmosphere with some families attending for 6+ years. Negative reviews cite serious concerns including poor sanitation, health outbreaks (hand-foot-mouth, bed bugs, roaches), lack of support for children with autism, and alleged director dishonesty about violations and investigations.

Friendly and caring stafffamily-like environmentaffordable pricing

Address: 2814 West 2nd Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 407-3404

Dovers Childrens Village

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 726 Woodcrest Drive, Dover, DE
Phone: (302) 672-6476

Milford Early Learning Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Milford Early Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the attentive and caring staff, strong developmental learning programs, safe facilities, and positive emotional experiences for their children. One reviewer noted they were initially skeptical based on previous negative reviews but were pleasantly surprised after visiting.

attentive and caring teachersdevelopmental learning and educational activitiessafe facilities with secure fencing

Address: 901 North Dupont Highway, Milford, DE
Phone: (302) 422-6667

Delaware State University Early Childhood Laboratory School

Before or After School Daycare

Reviews are largely positive with a 3.8/5 rating, though most submissions appear to be university reviews rather than Early Childhood Laboratory School reviews. One parent reported an initially cumbersome onboarding process but praised the serene environment and welcoming students. The facility appears well-maintained and has been updated.

Serene environmentwelcoming staff and studentswell-kept campus

Address: 1200 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE
Phone: (302) 857-6731

Dovers Childrens Village Too

Child Daycare & Preschools

Dover's Children Village Too receives highly polarized reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents and serious health/safety concerns from others. Positive reviewers highlight caring staff, good communication, theme activities, and their children's development. Negative reviewers report failures in illness notification protocols, allowing sick children and staff to attend, inadequate sanitation practices, and potential discriminatory enrollment practices.

caring and professional staffgood teacher-parent communicationlearning-focused curriculum

Address: 1298 Mckee Road, Dover, DE
Phone: (302) 674-8142

Jjs Learning Experience LLC.

Child Daycare & Preschools

JJS Learning Experience receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from long-term families who praise the caring staff, structured curriculum, and owner involvement. Parents report significant developmental progress, family engagement events, and a nurturing environment. One negative review raised concerns about staff supervision practices outside the facility.

Caring and dedicated staffactive curriculum with measurable learning outcomesowner presence and involvem

Address: 17001 South Dupont Highway, Harrington, DE
Phone: (302) 398-9000

Concord Preschool And Child Care

Child Daycare & Preschools

Concord Preschool receives mostly positive reviews praising warm, caring teachers who help children adjust well and succeed academically, with several parents noting their children were accepted into gifted programs. However, two negative reviews cite concerns about afternoon staffing consisting primarily of high school students, director availability, and unprofessional behavior from some staff members.

Warm and friendly staffstrong academics and learning programschildren adjust quickly

Address: 1800 Fairfax Boulevard, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 654-9629

Toddlers Tech INC.

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 2704 West 4th Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 655-4487

Little People College Child Development Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Little People College receives highly polarized reviews with four 5-star ratings and three 1-star ratings. Positive reviewers praise staff consistency, affordable pricing, child development outcomes, and a home-like environment. Negative reviewers criticize unprofessional staff behavior, lack of educational progress, and dismissal of parent concerns.

Staff consistency and kindnessaffordable pricinghome-like environment

Address: 3507 Old Capitol Trail, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 998-4929

Nemours Child Development Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 1920 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 651-4666

Kool Kids Learning Center

Child Daycare & Preschools

KOOL KIDS LEARNING CENTER receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about management. While some parents praise caring staff and a clean facility, multiple recent reviews report serious issues including disrespectful treatment from ownership/leadership, contractual disputes, unsafe practices, and lack of accountability for child safety incidents.

Caring and loving staffexperienced teachersclean facility

Address: 2215 North Washington Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 543-7314

Creative Beginnings Learning Center II

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 3 Paoletti Drive, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 633-4575

Wesley Play Care

Child Daycare & Preschools

Address: 209 South State Street, Dover, DE
Phone: (302) 678-8987

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Frequently asked questions

There are 442 all daycares across Delaware. Browse by city to find options near you.

All licensed daycare facilities in Delaware are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Delaware's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.

When comparing daycare options in Delaware, consider:

Licensing status and inspection history
Staff-to-child ratios (Delaware sets minimum requirements by age group)
Staff qualifications and training
Safety measures and facility cleanliness
Parent reviews and Google ratings
Curriculum and daily schedule
Location, hours, and cost

Daycare costs in Delaware vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.