Home › Daycares by City › DelawareDaycares in Delaware 1,249 licensed child care facilities across Delaware, each scored on one nationwide scale from the state's own licensing and inspection records — not ads. Pick a city to see its daycares ranked.
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1,249 licensed daycares
4.2 average safety rating
58% with a clean record
388 with high-risk findings
# City Licensed daycares Avg rating 1 Daycares in Wilmington, DE 319 4.2★ 2 Daycares in Newark, DE 145 4.2★ 3 Daycares in Dover, DE 110 4.2★ 4 Daycares in New Castle, DE 104 4.2★ 5 Daycares in Bear, DE 71 4.3★ 6 Daycares in Middletown, DE 69 4.3★ 7 Daycares in Seaford, DE 47 4.2★ 8 Daycares in Smyrna, DE 36 4.2★ 9 Daycares in Georgetown, DE 29 4.1★ 10 Daycares in Milford, DE 28 4.3★ 11 Daycares in Millsboro, DE 24 4.3★ 12 Daycares in Laurel, DE 22 4.3★ 13 Daycares in Townsend, DE 20 4.3★ 14 Daycares in Bridgeville, DE 20 4.1★ 15 Daycares in Claymont, DE 20 4.3★ 16 Daycares in Hockessin, DE 19 4.2★ 17 Daycares in Felton, DE 16 4.3★ 18 Daycares in Harrington, DE 14 4.0★ 19 Daycares in Lewes, DE 13 4.3★ 20 Daycares in Milton, DE 12 4.3★ 21 Daycares in Magnolia, DE 11 4.3★ 22 Daycares in Greenwood, DE 11 4.3★ 23 Daycares in Frankford, DE 11 4.2★ 24 Daycares in Camden Wyoming, DE 9 4.2★ 25 Daycares in Lincoln, DE 8 4.3★ 26 Daycares in Delmar, DE 6 4.3★ 27 Daycares in Clayton, DE 6 4.3★ 28 Daycares in Selbyville, DE 5 4.3★ 29 Daycares in Hartly, DE 5 4.2★ 30 Daycares in Rehoboth Beach, DE 5 4.0★ 31 Daycares in Camden, DE 5 4.3★ 32 Daycares in Frederica, DE 4 4.3★ 33 Daycares in Dagsboro, DE 4 3.9★ 34 Daycares in Ocean View, DE 3 4.1★ 35 Daycares in Ellendale, DE 3 4.4★
Plus 15 licensed facilities in smaller Delaware towns without a dedicated city page — every one is searchable from the main search . Ratings are computed from official records; see how our safety ratings work .