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After-School Care in Delaware

Daycares for school-age children in Delaware, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares for school-age children listed
947
towns
45
towns have their own after-school care page
34
of all Delaware daycares
80%

Map of Delaware: each dot is a town with daycares for school-age children, sized by how many are listed

School-age
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists school-age children among the ages it serves.A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

Delaware

Largest towns for after-school care in Delaware

Wilmington235 school-ageNewark118 school-ageNew Castle83 school-ageDover80 school-ageBear52 school-ageMiddletown52 school-ageSeaford41 school-ageSmyrna28 school-ageMilford23 school-ageMillsboro21 school-ageBridgeville18 school-ageGeorgetown18 school-age

Programs

Programs in Delaware

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares1,189
Take infants767
Child care centers598
Accept subsidy913
In-home daycares591
Christian & church daycares49
Montessori schools22
Preschools & pre-K1,065
Night daycare128
Early morning daycare453
Part-time daycare25
After-school care947
Bilingual daycare14
Head Start38

The Delaware state record

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Delaware.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Visits with findings back to 2021; the state does not list visits without findings
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Corrections
Correction dates as the state records them
Search the Delaware state records

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in Delaware

  1. 1

    Ask about school pickup

    Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, and how.

  2. 2

    Ask about school breaks

    Ask whether it is open on school holidays, snow days and in summer.

  3. 3

    Ask about homework time

    Ask whether there is quiet time for homework and what else children do.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and the inspection record, where we hold them.

Delaware

Cost, inspections and ratios in Delaware

Daycare cost in DelawareWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Delaware inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in DelawareHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for DelawareQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 45 Delaware towns with after-school care, A to Z

B4 towns
C5 towns
D4 towns
E1 town
F4 towns
G2 towns
H5 towns
L3 towns
M5 towns
N3 towns
O2 towns
R1 town
S3 towns
T1 town
W2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland5,719 school-ageNew Jersey4,080 school-agePennsylvania3,376 school-age

Questions

Questions about after-school care in Delaware

How many daycares for school-age children are in Delaware?

947 daycares for school-age children are listed in 45 Delaware towns. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

Which Delaware town has the most daycares for school-age children?

Wilmington, with 235 listed. Next are Newark (118) and New Castle (83).

Do these daycares pick children up from school?

Some do. Ask whether it picks up from your child's school, how, and what it costs.

Who licenses daycares in Delaware?

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Delaware. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.