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Daycares in Middletown, DE

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

daycares in Middletown
63
daycare centers
34
home daycares
29
take infants
41
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Middletown

Showing 1 to 30 of 63

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

  1. Home daycareInfants

    Barbara Needles

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycareInfants

    Bonnie Aube

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  3. Child care centerInfants

    Bright Futures

    125 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Middletown, DE

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    8 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Charlotte Goode

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    27 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Cheryl Szewczyk

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    5 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Clarise Brooks

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

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

    Crystal Wiesner

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    1 rule cited on record (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Dawn Francisco

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschoolOpens before 7 AM
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Delia Velazquez-Ruiz

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    9 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycareInfants

    Dipa Sabale

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

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

    Donna Phillips

    Middletown, DE 19709 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  12. Child care centerInfants

    Gem School

    100 Patriot Drive, Middletown, DE

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
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All 63 Middletown daycares, A to Z

State record

Inspection records in Middletown

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 43 of the 63 Middletown 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.

Middletown daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited2032%
1 to 2 rules610%
3 to 5 rules813%
6 to 10 rules1625%
11 or more rules1321%

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

Cost

What daycare costs in Middletown

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 Middletown

  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

    41 Middletown 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 Middletown

How many daycares are in Middletown, DE?

63 licensed daycares are listed in Middletown: 34 child care centers and 29 home daycares. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Middletown daycares take infants?

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

Do Middletown daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 49 Middletown 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 Middletown?

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 Middletown 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 Middletown?

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