Montessori Schools in Delaware
A Montessori school teaches in mixed-age rooms where children choose their own work; the name is not protected, so ask how closely each school follows the method. Montessori programs that post tuition across the US charge a median of $280 a week for full-time preschool (2026).
- Montessori schools listed
- 22
- towns
- 12
- town has its own Montessori schools page
- 1
- of all Delaware daycares
- 2%
Map of Delaware: each dot is a town with Montessori schools, sized by how many are listed
Montessori
What Montessori school costs in Delaware
- Montessori preschool tuition posted on daycare websites across the US, per week (2026)
- $280
- The median of 247 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $206 and $361. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
- Preschool-age care at a center, per week, in the middle Delaware county (2022)
- $145
- The median of 3 county medians, from $145 in the lowest county to $210 in the highest.
Delaware
Largest towns for Montessori schools in Delaware
Programs
Programs in Delaware
Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.
| Program | Listed |
|---|---|
| All daycares | 1,189 |
| Take infants | 767 |
| Child care centers | 598 |
| Accept subsidy | 913 |
| In-home daycares | 591 |
| Christian & church daycares | 49 |
| Montessori schools | 22 |
| Preschools & pre-K | 1,065 |
| Night daycare | 128 |
| Early morning daycare | 453 |
| Part-time daycare | 25 |
| After-school care | 947 |
| Bilingual daycare | 14 |
| Head Start | 38 |
The Delaware state record
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Delaware.
- License list
- The state's public list of licensed child care
- Ages served
- The ages on each license
- Inspections
- Visits with findings back to 2021; the state does not list visits without findings
- Cited rules
- The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
- Corrections
- Correction dates as the state records them
Before you enroll
Choosing a Montessori school in Delaware
- 1
Ask about credentials
Ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential, such as AMI or AMS training, and from which training center.
- 2
Watch a work period
A Montessori room has a long, quiet work period with children choosing materials. Ask to observe one.
- 3
Check the license
Listings show the state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record. Where no license record is matched yet, the listing says so.
- 4
Ask about cost and hours
Many Montessori programs run half days. Ask about full-day and extended-day options and fees.
Delaware
Cost, inspections and ratios in Delaware
A to Z
All 12 Delaware towns with Montessori schools, A to Z
B1 town
- Bear2 schools
D1 town
- Dover1 school
H1 town
- Hockessin2 schools
M3 towns
- Middletown2 schools
- Milford1 school
- Millsboro1 school
N2 towns
- New Castle1 school
- Newark1 school
O1 town
- Odessa1 school
S1 town
- Smyrna2 schools
T1 town
- Townsend1 school
W1 town
- Wilmington7 schools
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about Montessori schools in Delaware
How many Montessori schools are in Delaware?
22 Montessori schools are listed in 12 Delaware towns. The word Montessori is not protected, so any school may use it; ask whether lead teachers hold a Montessori credential.
Which Delaware town has the most Montessori schools?
Wilmington, with 7 listed. Next are Bear (2) and Hockessin (2).
What is the difference between Montessori and daycare?
A Montessori school follows Maria Montessori's method: mixed-age rooms, hands-on materials and long blocks of time where children choose their work. A daycare may follow any approach. Many Montessori schools are licensed as child care, and some run full days for working parents.
How much does Montessori preschool cost?
Montessori programs that post their tuition charge a median of $280 a week for full-time preschool across the US (247 programs, 2026). Half-day programs cost less; ask each school.
Who licenses daycares in Delaware?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing licenses daycares in Delaware. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.