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Drop-In Daycare in Wilmington, DE

Daycares that offer drop-in care in Wilmington, with the ages each one serves, its hours and its state record.

daycares that offer drop-in care in Wilmington
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daycare centers
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State license records

All daycares that offer drop-in care in Wilmington

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

How this list is made: Wilmington daycares that say they offer drop-in care. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

Cost

What daycare costs in Wilmington

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

Using drop-in care in Wilmington

  1. 1

    Register before you need it

    Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.

  2. 2

    Ask how to book

    Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.

  3. 3

    Ask how it charges

    Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.

  4. 4

    Visit once first

    A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.

Questions

Questions

How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Wilmington?

3 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in Wilmington. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.

What is drop-in daycare?

Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.

Are these daycares licensed in Delaware?

Every listing here comes from the Delaware child care license records.