Daycares in Dover, DE

All 110 licensed child care facilities in Dover, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Delaware: about $1,134/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Delaware →

110licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

65%with a clean record

38with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	JUSTINA MACK200 BEECHWOOD AVENUE	4.5★	None	9
2	MARCIA LOPER6 ACACIA PLACE	4.5★	None	9
3	BEATRICE ROSE91 OLD FORGE DRIVE	4.5★	None	9
4	KIDZ INK III645 WEST NORTH STREET	4.5★	None	151
5	CONNIE DIAZ55 NANTICOKE DRIVE	4.4★	None	9
6	MELISSA WOOD199 DERBY WOOD CIRCLE	4.4★	None	9
7	THERESA RASH1411 WALNUT SHADE ROAD	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	9
8	DELORIS LUCKETT1161 S FARMVIEW DR	4.4★	None	9
9	KATTIE GIBSON2 RIVERSIDE RD	4.4★	2 · 2 high-risk	9
10	YMCA OF DELAWARE/NORTH DOVER855 COLLEGE RD	4.4★	None	50
11	DOVER'S CHILDRENS VILLAGE726 WOODCREST DRIVE	4.4★	2 · 3 high-risk	62
12	YMCA OF DELAWARE/FAIRVIEW700 WALKER RD	4.4★	2 · 4 high-risk	40
13	JANET M. DENTON1410 NATHANIEL MITCHELL ROAD	4.4★	3 · 2 high-risk	9
14	KATHY HARRIS214 TRAFALGAR DR	4.4★	6 · 1 high-risk	9
15	KENT COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC.120A S GOVERNORS AVE	4.4★	None	126
16	SHIRLEY HARVEY91 VONDAWAY DR	4.4★	2 · 6 high-risk	6
17	TENDER HEARTS LEARNING CENTER1339 SOUTH GOVERNORS AVENUE	4.4★	4 · 10 high-risk	97
18	DEBORAH JACKSON453 ARNOLD CT	4.4★	8 · 7 high-risk	9
19	DOVER EDUCATIONAL & COMMUNITY CENTER744 RIVER ROAD	4.4★	None	59
20	ABC KIDS ACADEMY III1012 S GOVERNORS AVE	4.3★	None	56
21	ACELERO LEARNING COLONIAL GARDENS CENTER1000 HAYES CIRCLE	4.3★	None	51
22	ACELERO LEARNING WHITE OAK CENTER195 WILLIS ROAD	4.3★	None	63
23	ALL BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN LEARNING ACADEMY822 S STATE ST	4.3★	None	40
24	ANGELS OF MINE DAYCARE325 W WIND DR	4.3★	None	12
25	BARBARA BELL231 KESSELRING AVENUE	4.3★	None	9
26	BEATRICE ARTHUR6005 HORNBEAM CT	4.3★	None	6
27	BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND II710 BUCKSON DRIVE	4.3★	None	110
28	BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND, INC.402 COWGILL STREET	4.3★	None	60
29	BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ NELLIE STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3874 UPPER KING ROAD	4.3★	None	81
30	BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ STAR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL594 VOSHELLS MILL ROAD	4.3★	None	65
31	BRIGHTPATH DOVER645 W NORTH ST	4.3★	None	135
32	CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY1143 E LEBANON RD	4.3★	None	99
33	CHERISE VOGEL2002 CYPRESS STREET	4.3★	None	6
34	CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START COLONIAL GARDENS1000 HAYES CIRCLE	4.3★	None	54
35	CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START WHITE OAK195 WILLIS ROAD	4.3★	None	78
36	COURTNEY LAUREN HACKER193 LEXINGTON PL	4.3★	None	6
37	DE COLORES HOME LEARNING CENTER917 MONROE TERRACE	4.3★	None	12
38	DEANDRA ABRAMS703 MILLER DRIVE	4.3★	None	8
39	DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY EARLY CHILDHOOD LABORATORY SCHOOL1200 N. DUPONT HIGHWAY	4.3★	None	67
40	DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER II744 RIVER ROAD	4.3★	None	70
41	DESTINED FOR GREATNESS LEARNING CENTER V INC.341 SAULSBURY ROAD	4.3★	None	62
42	DONCHELINE WEST543 CRAWFORD AVE	4.3★	None	6
43	DOVER'S CHILDRENS VILLAGE TOO1298 MCKEE ROAD	4.3★	None	113
44	FAVORED CHILDREN ACADEMY2319 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY	4.3★	None	75
45	FULLER LOVE HOME DAY CARE209 EISENHOWER DRIVE	4.3★	None	12
46	GATHERING LAMBS1005 PARK AVE	4.3★	None	52
47	GREATER DOVER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB1683 NEW BURTON RD	4.3★	None	289
48	GROWING SPROUTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC.872 FOREST STREET	4.3★	None	58
49	HOLY CROSS SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER631 SOUTH STATE STREET	4.3★	None	80
50	JAMEELAH HINES255 TRAFALGAR DR	4.3★	None	12
51	JAMILA S ROACH322 W WIND DR	4.3★	None	9
52	JJ'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE II LLC261 N DUPONT HWY	4.3★	None	132
53	KIDS UNIVERSITY864 S STATE ST	4.3★	None	22
54	KIDS-R-US LEARNING CENTER INC.425 WEBBS LANE	4.3★	None	39
55	KIND KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER725 WALKER RD	4.3★	None	70
56	LAKEISHEIA BOOKER99 PINE VALLEY RD	4.3★	None	6
57	LAKESHIA MORRIS19 NICHOLAS DR	4.3★	None	9
58	LEARNING ALL HOURS EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTER, LLC230 E SHELDRAKE CIR	4.3★	None	60
59	LIMITLESS LEARNERS CHILD CARE LLC323 W WIND DR	4.3★	None	10
60	LITTLE KID'S SWAGG LEARNING CENTER, LLC TOO631 RIDGELY ST	4.3★	None	95
61	LOREN FULLER162 PRESIDENT DRIVE	4.3★	None	6
62	LOVE DRIVES CAPITAL CAMPUS96 SALT CREEK DR	4.3★	None	63
63	MARKITA WILLIAMS337 PINE VALLEY RD	4.3★	None	6
64	MARTHA WRIGHT68 HERITAGE DR	4.3★	None	6
65	MATTIE RENA DUFFIE262 CANTWELL DR	4.3★	None	9
66	MERCEDES SHORTS DBA ALL SHORTS OF LOVE LLC55 EDIMAN CT	4.3★	None	9
67	MIESHA DANIELS28 REPRESENTATIVE LN	4.3★	None	6
68	MIRACLES OF LIFE CHILD CARE1344 FORREST AVENUE	4.3★	None	12
69	MOM'S HOUSE INC OF DOVER864 SOUTH STATE STREET	4.3★	None	12
70	NATHALIEN WOODALL774 MILLER DR	4.3★	None	9
71	NEW GARDEN EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTER LLC4557 N DUPONT HWY	4.3★	None	218
72	NYESHA ROBINSON104 AMBERWOOD CT	4.3★	None	6
73	PEDIATRIC HEALTH CHOICE AT THE CHILDREN'S SECRET GARDEN717 HATCHERY ROAD	4.3★	None	124
74	PRECIOUS LAMBS LEARNING CENTER1160 WALKER RD	4.3★	None	50
75	RIVERS OF LEARNING ACADEMY, LLC1344 FORREST AVENUE	4.3★	None	12
76	SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER - DOVER868 S STATE ST	4.3★	None	84
77	SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING DOVER CENTER868 SOUTH STATE STREET	4.3★	None	78
78	SPARK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM @ CAMPUS COMMUNITY350 PEAR ST	4.3★	None	43
79	SPARK SUMMER CAMP AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM @ ACADEMY OF DOVER104 SAULSBURY RD	4.3★	None	206
80	SUNSHINE HOME CHILDCARE, LLC370 MIMOSA AVENUE	4.3★	None	12
81	TAMEKA STANFORD-DANIELS58 VILLAGE DRIVE	4.3★	None	8
82	THE LEARNING TREE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY403 WEST LOCKERMAN STREET	4.3★	None	40
83	THE LITTLE PEOPLES LFCC 2118 ROOSEVELT AVE	4.3★	None	12
84	THE LITTLE SCHOOL AT KIDS COTTAGE105 MONT BLANC BOULEVARD	4.3★	None	162
85	THE PUMPKIN PATCH EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC1160 WALKER RD	4.3★	None	56
86	TIFFANI BANFIELD1209 MAIN ST	4.3★	None	8
87	TILITHIA ALLEN712 FOREST STREET	4.3★	None	6
88	TYRA CEO77 LYNNHAVEN DRIVE	4.3★	None	9
89	YMCA OF DELAWARE/BOOKER T. WASHINGTON901 FOREST STREET	4.3★	None	68
90	YMCA OF DELAWARE/EAST DOVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER852 SOUTH LITTLE CREEK ROAD	4.3★	None	99
91	YMCA OF DELAWARE/WILLIAM HENRY65 CARVER ROAD	4.3★	None	151
92	PRECIOUS MOMENTS EDUCATION & COMMUNITY CENTER INC.4607 S DUPONT HWY	4.3★	2 · 3 high-risk	142
93	YMCA OF DELAWARE/DOVER YMCA1137 SOUTH STATE STREET	4.3★	5 · 1 high-risk	21
94	BAYHEALTH CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER150 SCULL TERRACE	4.3★	3 · 3 high-risk	78
95	YOUTH CONNECTIONS-TOWNE POINT629 BUCKSON DRIVE	4.3★	7 · 10 high-risk	147
96	BRENDA SHIELDS11 BARONS COURT	4.3★	9 · 5 high-risk	9
97	ROOM TO BLOOM913 SCHOOLHOUSE LANE	4.2★	3	12
98	YMCA OF DELAWARE/SOUTH DOVER955 SOUTH STATE STREET	4.2★	7 · 2 high-risk	60
99	MICHELLE SPANGLER311 SIMMS WOODS ROAD	4.2★	6 · 5 high-risk	9
100	WESLEY PRESCHOOL AND PLAY CARE209 SOUTH STATE STREET	3.7★	6 · 5 high-risk	132
101	MARIE SAINTILE1411 SOUTH HANCOCK AVENUE	3.7★	19 · 6 high-risk	9
102	THERESA RUFF243 BAYARD AVENUE	3.6★	6 · 3 high-risk	9
103	EARLEEN HOOKS2 PARK LANE	3.6★	8 · 4 high-risk	9
104	PATINA ROSARIO3 CANNON MILL DRIVE	3.4★	8	6
105	RONAH MARSHALL35 LORDSHIP LANE	3.4★	5 · 2 high-risk	9
106	CORPORATE KIDS LEARNING CENTER, INC.605 SOUTH BAY ROAD	3.4★	6 · 1 high-risk	200
107	CHERIE L. JOHNSON174 PORCHER STREET	3.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	9
108	ANGELA BENSON-JENKINS33 TRUMAN CT	3.1★	6 · 1 high-risk	9
109	DELAWARE TECH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TERRY CAMPUS100 CAMPUS DRIVE	2.8★	8 · 6 high-risk	99
110	CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CENTER, INC.760 TOWNSEND BOULEVARD	2.0★	14 · 5 high-risk	60

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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