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Daycares in Claymont, DE

Daycare centers and home daycares in Claymont, with the ages each one serves, its hours and, where Delaware publishes them, its inspection records.

daycares in Claymont
19
daycare centers
8
home daycares
11
take infants
9
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Claymont

Showing 1 to 19 of 19

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Home daycare

    Allyson Casado

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Preschool to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Brenda Miller-Biddle

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Carmen Benitez

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    5 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Carmen Wright

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    1 rule cited on record (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Dorie Moon

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    3 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Joann Abbott

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    9 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  7. Home daycareInfants

    Katie Madison

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    1 rule cited on record (3 yrs)
  8. Child care center

    North Towne Preschool

    5.0· 1 review

    1502 Society Dr, Claymont, DE

    Toddlers to preschoolOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycare

    Rose Currington

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Preschool to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    1 rule cited on record (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycare

    Tisha Griffith

    Claymont, DE 19703 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)

State record

Inspection records in Claymont

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing publishes only visits where inspectors cited a rule. In the last 3 years it lists cited rules for 15 of the 19 Claymont daycares. A cited rule is a finding on the day of a visit, not a judgement of the daycare today. Each listing shows its visits in the state's own words.

Claymont daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited421%
1 to 2 rules526%
3 to 5 rules316%
6 to 10 rules421%
11 or more rules316%

A distribution, not a ranking. Source: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing.

Cost

What daycare costs in Claymont

Full-time infant care in New Castle County has a median of $280 a week at a center and $182 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$280
Home daycare$182

Toddler

Center$199
Home daycare$154

Preschool

Center$210
Home daycare$155

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

Before you enroll

Choosing a daycare in Claymont

  1. 1

    Check the license first

    Every listing shows its Delaware license and the state's visits. Read the most recent visits before you call.

  2. 2

    Infant care

    9 Claymont daycares take infants. Ask about the waitlist, how many babies each caregiver has and safe sleep.

  3. 3

    Visit before you enroll

    Go during the day, watch a room at work and bring your questions. Ask to see the most recent inspection report.

Questions

Questions about daycare in Claymont

How many daycares are in Claymont, DE?

19 licensed daycares are listed in Claymont: 8 child care centers and 11 home daycares. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Claymont daycares take infants?

9 Claymont daycares take infants, by the state record. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask when you call.

Do Claymont daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 17 Claymont daycares accept child care subsidies, by the state record or their own description. Ask each one whether it has a spot for a child paid by a subsidy right now.

How much does daycare cost in Claymont?

Full-time infant care in New Castle County has a median of $280 a week at a center and $182 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Claymont daycare's inspection record?

Yes. Each listing shows the visits Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing published and every cited rule in the state's words, with the date it was corrected where the state gives one.

Run a daycare in Claymont?

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