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Night Daycare in Delaware

Daycares open late in Delaware, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

daycares open late listed
128
towns
21
towns have their own night daycare page
9
of all Delaware daycares
11%

Map of Delaware: each dot is a town with daycares open late, sized by how many are listed

Open late
What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record run until 7 PM or later: open late, until midnight, overnight or 24 hours.Each listing shows its hours. Call to ask about overnight care.

Delaware

Largest towns for night daycare in Delaware

Wilmington43 open lateDover15 open lateSeaford13 open lateNewark10 open lateBridgeville9 open lateNew Castle9 open lateGeorgetown6 open lateMillsboro3 open lateMilton3 open lateFelton2 open lateHockessin2 open lateLincoln2 open late

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.

ProgramListed
All daycares1,189
Take infants767
Child care centers598
Accept subsidy913
In-home daycares591
Christian & church daycares49
Montessori schools22
Preschools & pre-K1,065
Night daycare128
Early morning daycare453
Part-time daycare25
After-school care947
Bilingual daycare14
Head Start38

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
Search the Delaware state records

Before you enroll

Choosing evening or overnight care in Delaware

  1. 1

    Check the closing time

    Each listing shows its hours. Ask whether late hours run every weekday or only some days.

  2. 2

    Ask about dinner and bedtime

    Ask whether children get dinner, a bath or a bedtime routine, and where they sleep.

  3. 3

    Ask about late pickup

    Ask what happens if you are late, and whether late hours cost more.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Delaware

Cost, inspections and ratios in Delaware

Daycare cost in DelawareWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Delaware inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in DelawareHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for DelawareQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 21 Delaware towns with night daycare, A to Z

B1 town
C2 towns
D1 town
F1 town
G2 towns
H2 towns
L2 towns
M5 towns
N2 towns
S2 towns
W1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Pennsylvania294 open lateMaryland6,602 daycaresNew Jersey4,080 daycares

Questions

Questions about night daycare in Delaware

How many daycares open late are in Delaware?

128 daycares open late are listed in 21 Delaware towns. Each listing shows its hours. Call to ask about overnight care.

Which Delaware town has the most daycares open late?

Wilmington, with 43 listed. Next are Dover (15) and Seaford (13).

Is there overnight daycare in Delaware?

Yes. 4 daycares in Delaware list overnight hours on the state record: 1 open 24 hours and 3 open from the afternoon to the next morning.

Which daycares in Delaware are open late?

128 are open until 7 PM or later by the state record: 1 open 24 hours, 3 open overnight, 4 open until midnight and 120 close between 7 PM and midnight.

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.