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Daycares in Laurel, DE

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

daycares in Laurel
21
daycare centers
8
home daycares
13
take infants
12
State license recordsInspection record

All daycares in Laurel

Showing 1 to 21 of 21

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

  1. Group home daycare

    Beginning Bridges Child Care

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Preschool to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Group home daycareInfants

    Dawn's Daycare

    5.0· 4 reviews

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

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

    Elizabeth Anne Howard

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

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

    Erika Davis

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    4 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  5. Home daycareInfants

    Jamie Edick

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-age
    4 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycare

    Jimmie Smith

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  7. Group home daycareInfants

    Leslie's Romper Room

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

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

    Sandra Welk

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

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

    Tammy Bolen

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

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

    Teresa Ann Neal

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    9 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Tina Brownlow

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    2 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  12. Home daycare

    Tywanda Sullivan

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycare

    Vera E Matthews

    Laurel, DE 19956 · address shared with families

    Preschool to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)

State record

Inspection records in Laurel

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 17 of the 21 Laurel 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.

Laurel daycares by rules cited in the last 3 years
Rules cited, last 3 yearsDaycaresShare
No rules cited419%
1 to 2 rules15%
3 to 5 rules733%
6 to 10 rules733%
11 or more rules210%

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

Cost

What daycare costs in Laurel

Full-time infant care in Sussex County has a median of $182 a week at a center and $155 at a home daycare. A year at the center median is 13% of the county's median household income. Each daycare sets its own price, so call to ask.

Infant

Center$182
Home daycare$155

Toddler

Center$139
Home daycare$131

Preschool

Center$145
Home daycare$131

Sussex 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 Laurel

  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

    12 Laurel 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 Laurel

How many daycares are in Laurel, DE?

21 licensed daycares are listed in Laurel: 8 child care centers and 13 home daycares. Use the filters above to narrow the list by age, hours or program.

How many Laurel daycares take infants?

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

Do Laurel daycares accept child care subsidies?

Yes, 15 Laurel 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 Laurel?

Full-time infant care in Sussex County has a median of $182 a week at a center and $155 at a home daycare (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Ask each daycare for its current rates.

Can I see a Laurel 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.

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