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Infant & Baby Daycare in Wilmington, DE

Most daycares in Wilmington that take infants accept babies from 6 weeks or younger, by the ages on their state record. Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $280 a week in New Castle County (2022).

daycares that take infants in Wilmington
211
daycare centers
108
in-home daycares
103
State license records

All daycares that take infants in Wilmington

Showing 1 to 30 of 211

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then by the youngest age on the state record, youngest first, then programs for babies and toddlers only and those that describe an infant room, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Child care centerInfants

    ABC Kids Academy II

    4.2· 15 reviews

    2201 W 2nd Street, Wilmington, DE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    10 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Group home daycareInfants

    ABR Early Learning

    Wilmington, DE 19805 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    13 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycareInfants

    Ann Crist

    Wilmington, DE 19808 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
    2 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycareInfants

    Annette Medley

    Wilmington, DE 19805 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    14 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  5. Child care centerInfants

    Babes On The Square Too

    4.3· 10 reviews

    1413 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    5 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycareInfants

    Beverly Griffin

    Wilmington, DE 19802 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    5 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  7. Child care centerInfants

    Beverly's Helping Hand

    3.2· 6 reviews

    400 W 9th St, Wilmington, DE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    13 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycareInfants

    Carmon Fitzgerald

    Wilmington, DE 19801 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to preschoolAccepts subsidy
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycareInfants

    Carolyn Snow

    Wilmington, DE 19802 · address shared with families

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

    Cassandra Cran

    Wilmington, DE 19802 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpen after 7 PM
    2 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  11. Home daycareInfants

    Constance Fitzwater

    Wilmington, DE 19810 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-age
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  12. Group home daycareInfants

    Creative Minds Academy

    Wilmington, DE 19805 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    18 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycareInfants

    Denise Miller

    Wilmington, DE 19802 · address shared with families

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    3 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  14. Child care centerInfants

    Di's Daycare Center II

    1725 West 7th Street, Wilmington, DE

    From 6 weeksInfants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    10 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: Wilmington daycares whose Delaware license lists infants, plus those that say they offer infant care. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

All 211 daycares that take infants in Wilmington, A to Z

Infant care

Infant care in Wilmington: ages, costs and safe-sleep inspections

the most common youngest age on the state record in Wilmington
From 6 weeks
Of the 209 daycares here whose state record gives a starting age, 190 take babies from 6 weeks or younger.
Infant care at a center in New Castle County, per week (2022)
$280
The New Castle County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $182 a week.
Delaware infant programs with a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
145
Delaware lists only the visits where it found a problem, so this is a count, not a share. Each listing shows its own visits.

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Before you enroll

Choosing infant care in Wilmington

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the wait is and whether you can join before your baby is born.

  2. 2

    How many babies each caregiver has

    Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after and whether the same caregiver is there each day.

  3. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where babies nap. Any sleep rule cited by Delaware is on the listing's state record.

  4. 4

    Feeding and the daily log

    Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you hear about feeds, naps and diapers.

Questions

Questions

How many Wilmington daycares take infants?

211 Wilmington daycares take infants, by the Delaware record or their own description. A daycare without this tag may still take infants, so ask.

How much does infant daycare cost 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 (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022). Prices have risen since that survey, so ask each daycare for its current infant rate.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Wilmington take?

Most often from 6 weeks: of the 209 daycares in Wilmington whose state record gives a starting age, 190 take babies from 6 weeks or younger and 206 from 3 months or younger. A daycare's own minimum can be older than its license allows, so ask.

Is there newborn daycare in Wilmington?

190 daycares in Wilmington take babies from 6 weeks or younger by the state record. Ask each one the youngest age it takes now.

Are home daycares an option for infants?

Yes. 103 of the Wilmington daycares on this list are home daycares. Each listing shows the ages on its Delaware record.

Can I see an infant daycare's inspections?

Yes. Each shows its Delaware visits and what the state cited, in the state's words where the state publishes them.