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Preschool & pre-K

Preschools & Pre-K in New Castle, DE

Preschool and pre-K programs in New Castle take children from about 3 until kindergarten. Full-time preschool-age care at a center costs a median of $210 a week in New Castle County (2022).

preschools and pre-K programs in New Castle
85
daycare centers
23
in-home daycares
62
take infants
69
State license records

All preschools and pre-K programs in New Castle

Showing 1 to 30 of 85

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those in a state pre-K program, then those that offer pre-K on their own website, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  1. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Teachable Moments

    3.0· 4 reviews

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Offers pre-KInfants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    8 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  2. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Angelique Davis

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    9 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  3. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Antoinette Gordy

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  4. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Barbara Waltz

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    8 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  5. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Beginning Blessings Childcare

    5.0· 2 reviews

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  6. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Bernadette Townsend

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    28 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  7. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Brickhouse Academy

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    6 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  8. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Carol Felton

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    16 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  9. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Carrie Collins

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  10. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Christina McCoy

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  11. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Comforts of Home Preschool

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  12. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Constance Smith

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    3 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  13. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Deborah Haggerty

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AM
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  14. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Deborah J Sheehan

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to preschool
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  15. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Deborah Roundtree

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMOpen after 7 PM
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  16. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Debra A. Williams

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    13 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  17. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Del Family Daycare

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpen after 7 PMAccepts subsidy
    7 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  18. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Delores Butler

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    3 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  19. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Diedrean Patton

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  20. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Freddie Miller

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Infants to school-ageOpens before 7 AMAccepts subsidy
    13 rules cited on record (3 yrs)
  21. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Haneul Bae

    New Castle, DE 19720 · address shared with families

    Toddlers to school-ageAccepts subsidy
    No rules cited on record (3 yrs)
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How this list is made: New Castle daycares whose Delaware record serves preschool-age children, plus those that say they offer pre-K or whose name says preschool. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

All 85 preschools and pre-K programs in New Castle, A to Z

Preschool and pre-K

What preschool costs in New Castle

Preschool-age care at a center in New Castle County, per week (2022)
$210
The New Castle County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $155 a week.

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

Before you enroll

Choosing a preschool or pre-K in New Castle

  1. 1

    Ask about the day

    Ask how the day runs: free play, circle time, outdoor time and naps. Ask what children do to get ready for kindergarten.

  2. 2

    Half day or full day

    Many preschools run half days or school-year hours. If you work full time, ask about before- and after-care.

  3. 3

    Ask about cost

    Ask for the tuition, the registration fee and whether the state's pre-K or child care assistance can pay part of it.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, the ages it serves and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

Questions

Questions

How many preschools and pre-K programs are in New Castle?

85 preschools and pre-K programs are listed in New Castle. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

What is the difference between preschool and pre-K?

Pre-K is the year before kindergarten, usually for 4-year-olds, and many states fund free or low-cost pre-K. Preschool is the wider term for programs for children of about 3 to 5. Many daycares run both, and this list has both.

Is there free preschool near me?

Head Start is free for children 3 to 5 from families who qualify, and many school districts run free pre-K classes. School-district pre-K is often not on child care license lists, so check with your school district too.

What age is pre-K?

Pre-K is usually for children who turn 4 by a cutoff date in late summer or early fall, the year before kindergarten. Each state sets its own cutoff.

What is the difference between preschool and daycare?

A preschool teaches children of about 3 to 5 before kindergarten, often for part of the day. A daycare looks after children while parents work, often all day, and many daycares run a preschool room. This list has both: places whose state record serves preschool-age children, that offer pre-K on their own website, or that are named a preschool.

Are these daycares licensed in Delaware?

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