Daycares in Newark, DE
All 145 licensed child care facilities in Newark, 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 →
145licensed daycares
4.2average safety rating
54%with a clean record
67with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIGHT HORIZONS AT CHRISTIANA950 SAMOSET DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 254 |
| 2 | CHRISTIAN BOWENS14 DAVIS DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 3 | LISHA BROWN33 WELLINGTON DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 4 | THANYALUCK A. CLARKE954 DEVON DR | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 5 | VALERIE MCMILLEN21 COTTONWOOD COURT | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 6 | LINDA CALLAWAY10 HAZELWOOD DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 7 | NEWARK CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE680 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET | 4.5★ | None | 132 |
| 8 | ELIZABETH A. WALKER729 BENT LANE | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 9 | SCALIA DAY CARE CENTER701 NORTH HARMONY ROAD | 4.5★ | None | 89 |
| 10 | DEBRA SAMUEL9 COGNAC DRIVE | 4.5★ | None | 9 |
| 11 | ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL701 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE | 4.5★ | 1 · 5 high-risk | 70 |
| 12 | MARY MALAFRONTI409 ARBOUR DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 9 |
| 13 | MICHELE WAYLAND17 HUNTING RIDGE ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 9 |
| 14 | CYNTHIA NJOROGE WACHIRA15 SPRING DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 9 |
| 15 | MARY CASTEEL11 HIGGINS ROAD | 4.4★ | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | PATRICIA LYONS414 TAMARA CIRCLE | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 17 | BARBARA LYNNE MCKINNEY5 KNICKERBOCKER DRIVE | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 18 | JACKQULINE KISER25 EAST CHEROKEE DRIVE | 4.4★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 9 |
| 19 | YMCA OF DELAWARE / MACLARY300 SAINT REGIS DRIVE | 4.4★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 77 |
| 20 | SALMA JAMAL37 EAST NEWTOWN PLACE | 4.4★ | 1 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 21 | BARBARA THORNTON27 CORBIT STREET | 4.4★ | 2 · 3 high-risk | 9 |
| 22 | JANET MOODY5 BERWICK COURT | 4.4★ | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | LITTLE STARS, INC.947 OLD HARMONY ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 60 |
| 24 | SHEILA CORBETT25 FLINT HILL DRIVE | 4.4★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 6 |
| 25 | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE EARLY LEARNING CENTER489 WYOMING RD | 4.4★ | 2 · 2 high-risk | 321 |
| 26 | THE LITTLE CABOOSE CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER366 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.4★ | 2 · 4 high-risk | 171 |
| 27 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/KEENE200 CORPORAL STEPHEN J BALLARD WAY | 4.4★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 81 |
| 28 | ALLISON ARCHANGELO22 HAVERTOWN ROAD | 4.4★ | 1 · 5 high-risk | 6 |
| 29 | BRIGHT NEW SCHOLARS ACADEMY355 CORPORATE BLVD | 4.4★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 144 |
| 30 | SHARON WILLIAMS22 WEST PERPEN COURT | 4.4★ | 9 · 3 high-risk | 9 |
| 31 | A. S. ACADEMY OF LEARNING 110 SONGSMITH DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 32 | AAMANI JARDON DBA LITTLE ROSES DAYCARE209 SCOTTFIELD TURN | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 33 | ABC KIDS ACADEMY1098 ELKTON ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 101 |
| 34 | ABOVE & BEYOND PRESCHOOL & EARLY LEARNING CENTER10 SONGSMITH DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 35 | ALICE BOGGS124 COUNCIL CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 8 |
| 36 | ALL ASPIRE ACADEMY843 SALEM CHURCH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 54 |
| 37 | ALMOST HOME DAY CARE201 CAIN RUE | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 38 | ANNELLA MEJIA10 UPLAND COURT | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 39 | ARNETA STURGIS35 DANBURY DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 40 | BEETLE'S PLAYHOUSE1 CORONET COURT | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 41 | BLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER1933 CAPITOL TRAIL | 4.3★ | None | 81 |
| 42 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ H. M. BRADER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL350 FOUR SEASONS PKWY | 4.3★ | None | 100 |
| 43 | BRIGHT KIDZ LEARNING CENTER273 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.3★ | None | 92 |
| 44 | CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-PEOPLE'S PLAZA22 PEOPLES PLZ | 4.3★ | None | 195 |
| 45 | CHERYL GLAND13 BERLEY COURT | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 46 | CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL2451 FRAZER ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 126 |
| 47 | CHRISTINA STURGIS62 LISA DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 48 | CRADLES TO CRAYONS AND BEYOND EARLY LEARNING CENTER1415 PULASKI HIGHWAY | 4.3★ | None | 132 |
| 49 | DAWN'S LARGE FAMILY HOME CHILD CARE102 HOLIDAY PLACE | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 50 | DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CDC STANTON400 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD | 4.3★ | None | 98 |
| 51 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER326 RUTHAR DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 87 |
| 52 | ERICA MICHELLE CHADICK218 W SILVER FOX RD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 53 | ERIN GOLDBERG46 KENSINGTON LN | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 54 | GREAT NEW BEGINNINGS OF NEWARK1132 OGLETOWN RD | 4.3★ | None | 173 |
| 55 | GREAT NEW BEGINNINGS OF PENCADER, INC..150 CORPORATE BLVD | 4.3★ | None | 188 |
| 56 | HAPPY PLACE DAY CARE LLC4638 OGLETOWN STANTON ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 103 |
| 57 | HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL82 POSSUM PARK ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 95 |
| 58 | ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE28 SALEM CHURCH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 109 |
| 59 | JADE THOMPSON1913 SPEARFISH CT | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 60 | JAKINE TRADER514 CANARY DR | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 61 | JAN HYMES26 DOVETREE DR | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 62 | JOMAIRA KIRK24 DONALDSON DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 63 | KATHERINE HERNANDEZ211 EDJIL DR | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 64 | KIDS KASTLE107 TAMARA CIR | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 65 | LACC LEARNING CENTER @ LA ACADEMIA ANTONIA ALONSO300 N WAKEFIELD DR | 4.3★ | None | 143 |
| 66 | LAKISHA WEBB4 PLOVER CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 67 | LAS AMERICAS ASPIRA ACADEMY326 RUTHAR DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 329 |
| 68 | LIL' EINSTEINS LEARNING ACADEMY II201 POSSUM PARK RD | 4.3★ | None | 134 |
| 69 | LIL' EINSTEINS LEARNING ACADEMY III1411 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.3★ | None | 105 |
| 70 | LINDA COLLINS1116 MAYFLOWER DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 71 | LINDSAY BURGESS10 BEAGLE CLUB WAY | 4.3★ | None | 8 |
| 72 | LITTLE PEOPLE'S LEARNING ACADEMY, LLC430 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.3★ | None | 80 |
| 73 | LITTLE SCHOLARS CENTER I LLC2050 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 116 |
| 74 | LITTLE STARS LEARN & GROW ACADEMY947 OLD HARMONY ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 75 | LYNNE PORTLOCK1103 CHELMSFORD CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 76 | MARGARET JOYCE502 APPLE ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 77 | MARY JENNIFER JEAN2 VON STEUBEN CT | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 78 | NATASHA NOEL-FYFFE11 ASHKIRK PLACE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 79 | NEWARK PARKS & RECREATION BEFORE&AFTER SCHOOL CARE@WEST PARK193 WEST PARK PLACE | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 80 | OLIVETTE JACKSON36 TEAL CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 81 | PATRICIA EASTBURN333 LIVERPOOL STREET | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 82 | PEQUENAS MANITAS EARLY LEARNING CENTER114 MELODIC DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 12 |
| 83 | PIRULO'S CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER, LLC799 SALEM CHURCH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 53 |
| 84 | PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, LLC1000 VILLAGE CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 38 |
| 85 | RAHMA KHAN520 S TWIN LAKES BLVD | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 86 | SAMANTHA ANTON19 RED SUNSET DR | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 87 | SHARON TRIMBLE118 MARY DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 88 | SHUE 4-H SUMMER & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM1500 CAPITOL TRAIL | 4.3★ | None | 79 |
| 89 | STEPHANIE MATTSON204 TAMARA CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 90 | SUMMERCOLLAB @ ACADEMIA ANTONIA ALONSO300 N WAKEFIELD DR | 4.3★ | None | 304 |
| 91 | SUNNY SIDE LEARNING CENTER, LLC122 EAST MAIN STREET | 4.3★ | None | 113 |
| 92 | SUNSHINE BRIGHT KIDS LLC273 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.3★ | None | 92 |
| 93 | SUNSHINE KIDS ACADEMY924 OLD HARMONY ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 76 |
| 94 | TAMIKYA WHITTLE41 WHITSON DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 95 | TARBIYAH SCHOOL706 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE | 4.3★ | None | 230 |
| 96 | THE GODDARD SCHOOL / NEWARK50 POLLY DRUMMOND HILL ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 125 |
| 97 | THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL1300 PAPER MILL RD | 4.3★ | None | 84 |
| 98 | THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE278 STANLEY PLAZA BLVD | 4.3★ | None | 179 |
| 99 | THE LITTLE CAMPUS, LLC2050 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 121 |
| 100 | THE LITTLE PEOPLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2, LLC122 EAST MAIN STREET | 4.3★ | None | 92 |
| 101 | TYSELA YOUNG DBA YOUNG SCHOLARS CHILDCARE LLC6 WHITBURN PLACE | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 102 | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB PRESCHOOL459 WYOMING RD | 4.3★ | None | 102 |
| 103 | WANDA LOVE215 CAPITOL TRAIL | 4.3★ | None | 9 |
| 104 | WILLA ROAD CHILDREN'S CENTER420 WILLA ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 105 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/ BROOKSIDE800 MARROWS ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 40 |
| 106 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/JENNIE SMITH142 BRENNEN DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 67 |
| 107 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/YMCA-BEAR BRANCH351 GEORGE WILLIAMS WAY | 4.3★ | None | 143 |
| 108 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER2600 KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY | 4.3★ | None | 60 |
| 109 | BARBARA HOVER300 FASHION CIRCLE | 4.3★ | 2 | 9 |
| 110 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/LEASURE1015 CHURCH ROAD | 4.3★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 72 |
| 111 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/MARSHALL101 BARRETT RUN DRIVE | 4.3★ | 4 | 67 |
| 112 | MS. LINDA'S LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE21 OKLAHOMA STATE DRIVE | 4.3★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 12 |
| 113 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NEWARK1 POSITIVE PLACE | 4.3★ | 6 · 4 high-risk | 150 |
| 114 | PIKE CREEK CHRISTIAN PRE SCHOOL199 POLLY DRUMMOND HILL ROAD | 4.3★ | 7 · 3 high-risk | 83 |
| 115 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/MCVEY908 JANICE DRIVE | 4.3★ | 5 · 2 high-risk | 66 |
| 116 | ANN MARIE ENNIS30 REUBENS CIRCLE | 4.3★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 117 | BLANCHE RINGGOLD2937 OGLETOWN ROAD | 4.3★ | 4 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 118 | YMCA OF DELAWARE / WILSON14 FORGE ROAD | 4.3★ | 4 · 6 high-risk | 60 |
| 119 | KAREN SKLODOWSKI102 BURNINGBUSH DRIVE | 4.3★ | 3 · 3 high-risk | 9 |
| 120 | THE LEARNING EXPRESS300 DARLING STREET | 4.3★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 200 |
| 121 | YMCA OF DELAWARE/ GALLAHER800 NORTH BROWNLEAF ROAD | 4.3★ | 5 · 3 high-risk | 70 |
| 122 | YMCA OF DELAWARE / FOREST OAK55 SOUTH MEADOWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | 6 · 10 high-risk | 104 |
| 123 | LINDA ROGERS606 LISBETH ROAD | 4.3★ | 7 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 124 | FUNSTEPS PRESCHOOL & CHILDCARE INC.1805 CAPITOL TRL | 4.2★ | 1 | 109 |
| 125 | SHAMANDA RICE26 MYERS ROAD | 4.2★ | 2 | 6 |
| 126 | DONNA L WITTING2 CORDELE ROAD | 4.2★ | 1 | 9 |
| 127 | CAROL CRAWLEY21 O ROURKE CT | 4.2★ | 4 | 9 |
| 128 | NEWARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL, INC.1031 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET | 4.2★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 30 |
| 129 | NEWARK DAY NURSERY AND CHILDREN'S CENTER921 BARKSDALE ROAD | 4.2★ | 6 · 4 high-risk | 247 |
| 130 | CHARMAINE CLARK3 GRANVILLE LANE | 3.8★ | 3 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 131 | DARIA KOHAN1736 OLD COOCHES BRIDGE ROAD | 3.7★ | 2 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 132 | NEWARK PARKS & RECREATION BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE@DOWNES220 CASHO MILL ROAD | 3.7★ | 4 · 4 high-risk | 75 |
| 133 | LADDAWAN GRAY20 SIR THOMAS LANE | 3.7★ | 7 · 4 high-risk | 9 |
| 134 | REHANA SABAHAT9 ROLLING DRIVE | 3.4★ | 4 · 2 high-risk | 9 |
| 135 | KATHLEEN ROGERS43 GARVEY LANE | 3.4★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 9 |
| 136 | ORETHA FLEMING309 WRENN CT | 3.3★ | 14 · 4 high-risk | 9 |
| 137 | DREAM HAVEN LEARNING CENTER701 OLD HARMONY RD | 3.2★ | 11 | 86 |
| 138 | TUTOR TIME CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER - NEWARK491 SOUTH HARMONY ROAD | 3.2★ | 17 · 8 high-risk | 238 |
| 139 | BRIGHT HORIZONS AT PRIDES CROSSING1089 PRIDES XING | 3.1★ | 6 · 1 high-risk | 248 |
| 140 | EDU-CARE PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE345 POLLY DRUMMOND HILL ROAD | 3.1★ | 9 · 4 high-risk | 170 |
| 141 | ONE STEP AHEAD CHILD CARE & PRESCHOOL INC.432 SALEM CHURCH ROAD | 3.1★ | 9 · 3 high-risk | 84 |
| 142 | NEWARK METHODIST PRESCHOOL69 EAST MAIN STREET | 2.7★ | 10 · 6 high-risk | 165 |
| 143 | KINDERCARE (NEWARK)100 PAXSON DR | 2.4★ | 11 · 9 high-risk | 165 |
| 144 | KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER (MEADOWOOD)50 SOUTH MEADOWOOD DRIVE | 2.2★ | 19 · 14 high-risk | 109 |
| 145 | KINDERCARE (CASHO MILL)1520 CASHO MILL ROAD | 2.0★ | 16 · 6 high-risk | 105 |
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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