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After-School Care in Wilmington, NC

Daycares for school-age children in Wilmington, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares for school-age children in Wilmington
66
daycare centers
50
in-home daycares
16
take infants
52
State license records

All daycares for school-age children in Wilmington

Showing 1 to 30 of 66

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those that say they pick up from school, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Home daycareSchool-age

    Adriene's Day Care Home

    Wilmington, NC 28403 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  2. Child care centerSchool-age

    Brighter Day Day Care

    4.6· 5 reviews

    1409 Church Street, Wilmington, NC

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerSchool-age

    Busy Bees Childcare

    3514 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 25 rules cited (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareSchool-age

    Carolina Kids

    Wilmington, NC 28412 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareSchool-age

    Charlie's Day Care Home

    Wilmington, NC 28405 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  6. Child care centerSchool-age

    Child Development Center

    5.0· 22 reviews

    3802 Princess Place Drive, Wilmington, NC

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 state visits · 3 rules cited (3 yrs)
  7. Child care centerSchool-age

    Childcare Network #127

    4.8· 38 reviews

    19 Lennon Drive, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    24 state visits · 17 rules cited (3 yrs)
  8. Child care centerSchool-age

    Childcare Network #128

    4.3· 43 reviews

    6640 Gordon Road, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    13 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
  9. Child care centerSchool-age

    Childcare Network #158

    4.6· 46 reviews

    2411 Flint Drive, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    18 state visits · 19 rules cited (3 yrs)
  10. Child care centerSchool-age

    Childcare Network #82

    4.5· 44 reviews

    4808 New Centre Drive, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    17 state visits · 28 rules cited (3 yrs)
  11. Child care centerSchool-age

    Childcare Network #83

    4.5· 55 reviews

    1553 41st Street, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 5 rules cited (3 yrs)
  12. Home daycareSchool-age

    Children's Express

    Wilmington, NC 28405 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycareSchool-age

    Cici's Child Care

    Wilmington, NC 28405 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    6 state visits · 0 rules cited (3 yrs)
  14. Child care centerSchool-age

    Creative Minds Preschool

    5.0· 8 reviews

    11207 US Highway 17, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 state visits · 2 rules cited (3 yrs)
  15. Child care centerSchool-age

    Excel Learning Centers #3

    4.1· 33 reviews

    165 Vision Drive, Wilmington, NC

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    38 state visits · 37 rules cited (3 yrs)
  16. Home daycareSchool-age

    First Step Child Care

    Wilmington, NC 28401 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    11 state visits · 4 rules cited (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Wilmington daycares whose North Carolina record lists school-age children among the ages served. A daycare that serves school-age children may not run an after-school program every day; ask.

All 66 daycares for school-age children in Wilmington, A to Z

Cost

What daycare costs in Wilmington

Full-time infant care in New Hanover County has a median of $223 a week at a center and $184 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 17% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$223
Home daycare$184

Toddler

Center$173
Home daycare$157

Preschool

Center$134
Home daycare$157

New Hanover County median, full time, per week. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022.

Before you enroll

Choosing after-school care in Wilmington

  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.

Questions

Questions

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

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

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.

Are these daycares licensed in North Carolina?

Every listing here comes from the North Carolina child care license records.