376 Child Daycare & Preschools in Delaware
Browse 376 child daycare & preschools 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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Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service quality. While some patrons praise the facility's amenities and friendly staff, multiple long-term members report unprofessional management, poor communication, rising costs, and reduced service hours. The daycare center itself receives no specific parent reviews.
- Address
- 2101 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 932-3946
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some praise the facilities and friendly staff, multiple long-term members report unprofessional behavior, poor communication, rising costs, and declining service quality.
- Address
- 795 Coxneck Road, New Castle, DE
- Phone
- (302) 832-6300
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some praise the facility amenities and staff friendliness, multiple long-term members report unprofessional management, poor communication, rising costs, and declining service quality.
- Address
- 1900 Westminster Drive, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 571-6970
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some praise the facility's amenities and friendly staff, multiple long-term members report unprofessional behavior, poor communication, unresponsive management, and frustration with rising costs and reduced services.
- Address
- 412 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 571-6970
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service quality. While some patrons praise the facility's amenities and friendly staff, multiple long-term members report unprofessional management, poor communication, rising costs, and declining service quality.
- Address
- 3401 Green Street, Claymont, DE
- Phone
- (302) 571-6970
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about customer service and management professionalism. While some patrons praise the facilities and friendly staff, multiple long-term members report poor communication, unresponsive management, unprofessional behavior, and dissatisfaction with rising costs and reduced services.
- Address
- 2815 Highlands Ln, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 571-6970
A Child's World receives mostly positive reviews praising staff care, educational activities, cleanliness, and child development. However, some parents report concerns about facility cleanliness, inadequate supervision, and poor communication responsiveness.
- Address
- 300 Bear Christiana Road, Bear, DE
- Phone
- (302) 322-9386
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some patrons praise the facility's amenities and friendly atmosphere, multiple reviews cite unprofessional staff, poor communication, potential discriminatory behavior, and rising costs without quality improvements.
- Address
- 16 Pleasant Place, New Castle, DE
- Phone
- (302) 250-5781
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some patrons praise the facility and amenities, multiple long-term members report unprofessional staff, poor communication, and rising costs without quality improvements.
- Address
- 4050 Wrangle Hill Road, Bear, DE
- Phone
- (302) 250-3409
Reviews for this YMCA location are mixed but predominantly negative. While some praise the friendly staff and facilities like the pool, the majority of reviews criticize poor management, unprofessional staff, rising costs, declining service quality, and inadequate customer service.
- Address
- 800 Marrows Road, Newark, DE
- Phone
- (302) 766-0840
DIS Daycare Center 2 receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Multiple parents praise the caring staff, smooth adjustment for children, and quality learning environment, while others report poor customer service and concerns about child care quality.
- Address
- 1725 West 7th Street, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 888-0350
This YMCA location receives mixed reviews. While some patrons praise the friendly staff and facilities like the pool, the majority of reviews express significant dissatisfaction with management professionalism, customer service responsiveness, rising costs, and reduced operating hours.
- Address
- 903 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE
- Phone
- (302) 323-2880
Reviews are mixed with significant concerns about management and customer service. While some patrons praise the facility's amenities and friendly atmosphere, multiple long-term members report unprofessional staff, poor communication, rising costs, and declining service quality.
- Address
- 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 766-2992
Precious Moments receives highly polarized reviews, with strong praise from some parents for bilingual education, attentiveness, Christian values, and flexible policies, but serious concerns from others regarding inadequate supervision, documentation inaccuracies, safety incidents, and neglect of infants and toddlers.
- Address
- 4607 South Du Pont Highway, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 632-7165
- Address
- 100 Campus Drive, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 857-1720
Destined for Greatness Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents about staff friendliness, educational focus, and long-term attendance, but serious concerns from other parents about staff bias toward neurodivergent children, medication administration failures, safety issues, and lack of communication.
- Address
- 24 East North Street, Smyrna, DE
- Phone
- (302) 514-9296
One Step Ahead has highly polarized reviews. Most parents (6 of 9) praise the staff's care, professionalism, and child development outcomes, with some families using the center for over a decade. However, a minority of parents report issues with management professionalism, staff conduct, payment inflexibility, and enrollment requirements.
- Address
- 432 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE
- Phone
- (302) 292-1162
- Address
- 400 West 9th Street, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 651-9304
THE GROWING PALACE III has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the new ownership, caring staff, structured curriculum, and hands-on management. Negative reviews cite cleanliness issues, staff rudeness, health and safety concerns including illness transmission, and inconsistent care quality.
- Address
- 111 Patriot Drive, Suite A-B, Middletown, DE
- Phone
- (302) 376-5553
Corporate Kids Learning Center in Dover, Delaware receives consistently high praise from parents. All 10 recent reviews are 5-star ratings highlighting excellent staff, strong communication, engaging activities, and caring classroom environments. Parents report feeling confident in the center's ability to handle concerns promptly.
- Address
- 605 South Bay Road, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 678-0688
EXPANDING OUR KIDS WORLD INC. receives highly polarized reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. Positive reviews praise the staff's caring approach, family-like atmosphere, and quality childcare. Negative reviews cite management issues, unprofessional director behavior, lack of incident reporting, unrealistic pickup policies, and concerns about food quality and child safety.
- Address
- 3460 South Dupont Boulevard, Smyrna, DE
- Phone
- (302) 659-0293
Parents consistently praise Kids-R-Us Learning Center for its clean, secure facility, caring staff, and strong early childhood development programs. Multiple families highlight the welcoming atmosphere, personalized attention to children, and effective preparation for kindergarten. The center offers modern conveniences like a mobile app for daily updates and green paperless systems.
- Address
- 425 Webbs Lane, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 678-1234
- Address
- 204 Georges Alley, Smyrna, DE
- Phone
- (302) 715-2040
- Address
- 207 North Union Street, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 777-2200
- Address
- 3401 Governor Printz Boulevard, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 764-9673
- Address
- 843 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE
- Phone
- (302) 838-2183
- Address
- 744 River Road, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 883-3103
Reviews are polarized with five 5-star ratings praising the caring environment, educational structure, and staff like Ms. Linda, versus four 1-star ratings citing director rudeness, unprofessionalism, health/safety concerns, and poor communication. One review notes new ownership as of September 2020 intended to improve the experience.
- Address
- 2400 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE
- Phone
- (302) 475-7080
- Address
- 1200 Northeast Boulevard, Wilmington, DE
- Phone
- (302) 229-0751
Tender Hearts Learning Center has highly polarized reviews. While a few parents praise the daycare and staff member Bev, the majority of reviewers report serious concerns about staff professionalism, rudeness toward children, and unprofessional operations including alleged physical discipline.
- Address
- 1339 South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE
- Phone
- (302) 674-2565
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