Statewide volume index

Most-Reviewed Delaware Daycares

Ranked by the raw number of publicly published parent reviews. Volume alone is not quality — a provider with 500 reviews at 3.5 stars sits above a provider with 50 reviews at 5.0 stars on this list. Read it alongside the Top 100 for a fuller picture.

How we score every provider

Methodology →

50%

17%

12%

These shares are ceilings, not the formula. A category we cannot check for a provider drops out of that provider's score entirely, and the remaining categories are re-weighted against each other.

Regulatory & Safetyup to 50%Safety history the state itself inspects, where the state's records can be read.
Parent Reviewsup to 17%Lived experience of families, adjusted so a handful of reviews cannot skew the picture.
Accreditationup to 12%Investment in quality beyond basic licensing.
Staff Qualificationsup to 12%Not scored yetNot yet scoreable anywhere. No state publishes this per provider.
Transparencyup to 9%How much practical information a provider actually shares.

1
- KINGSWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER
  2300 BOWERS STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19802
  4.4(145)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
2
- HOCKESSIN ATHLETIC CLUB
  100 FITNESS WAY, HOCKESSIN, DE 19707
  4.2(139)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
3
- CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-SMYRNA
  649 S CARTER RD, SMYRNA, DE 19977
  4.7(136)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
4
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CDC STANTON
  400 STANTON CHRISTIANA RD, NEWARK, DE 19713
  4.1(115)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
5
- POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF WILMINGTON CHILD CARE CENTER
  3707 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19802
  3.9(111)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
6
- HAPPY PLACE CHILD CARE OF MIDDLETOWN
  100 PATRIOT DR, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
  4.6(101)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
7
- SHELL'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER - DOVER
  868 S STATE ST, DOVER, DE 19901
  4.2(86)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
8
- CELEBREE SCHOOL OF BEAR
  1205 QUINTILIO DR, BEAR, DE 19701
  4.3(68)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
9
- LIL' EINSTEIN'S LEARNING ACADEMY
  234 RICKEY BOULEVARD, BEAR, DE 19701
  4.0(60)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
10
- LIL' EINSTEINS LEARNING ACADEMY III
  1411 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE, NEWARK, DE 19702
  4.3(60)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
11
- THE GODDARD SCHOOL IN WILMINGTON
  111 SOUTH WEST STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19801
  4.7(58)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
12
- SMALL WONDER DAYCARE, INC.
  100A GREENHILL AVENUE, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  4.8(56)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
13
- BRIGHTPATH SONGSMITH BEAR
  1 SONGSMITH DR, BEAR, DE 19701
  4.3(51)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
14
- CHILDREN OF AMERICA-WILMINGTON
  100 LITTLE FALLS DR, WILMINGTON, DE 19808
  4.1(49)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
15
- LIL' EINSTEINS LEARNING ACADEMY II
  201 POSSUM PARK RD, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.2(49)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
16
- CELEBREE SCHOOL OF MIDDLETOWN
  140 DOVE RUN CENTRE DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
  4.1(47)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
17
- LEARNING TREE ACADEMY
  400 NORTH RAMUNNO DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
  4.9(45)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
18
- BLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER 2
  2340 N DUPONT HWY, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720
  4.3(44)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
19
- BLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER
  1933 CAPITOL TRAIL, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.3(43)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
20
- WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, INC.
  710 NORTH LINCOLN STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  4.0(41)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
21
- CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-ODESSA
  411 N 6TH ST, ODESSA, DE 19730
  4.9(37)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
22
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ DARLEY ROAD
  500 DARLEY ROAD, CLAYMONT, DE 19703
  4.5(36)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
23
- CHILDREN OF AMERICA-HOCKESSIN
  1127 VALLEY ROAD, HOCKESSIN, DE 19707
  4.8(36)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
24
- THE LITTLE PEOPLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.
  3843 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, BEAR, DE 19701
  2.4(36)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
25
- MILFORD EARLY LEARNING CENTER
  901 NORTH DUPONT HIGHWAY, MILFORD, DE 19963
  3.8(35)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
26
- THE LITTLE CAMPUS, LLC
  2050 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, NEWARK, DE 19702
  4.5(35)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
27
- THE LITTLE SCHOOL AT KIDS COTTAGE
  105 MONT BLANC BOULEVARD, DOVER, DE 19904
  4.8(35)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
28
- ACADEMY FOR CREATIVE ENRICHMENT
  1458 BEAR CORBITT ROAD, BEAR, DE 19701
  3.5(33)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
29
- CORPORATE KIDS LEARNING CENTER, INC.
  605 SOUTH BAY ROAD, DOVER, DE 19901
  3.1(33)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
30
- ABC KIDS ACADEMY
  1098 ELKTON ROAD, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.5(32)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
31
- HILLTOP LUTHERAN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
  1018 WEST 6TH STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  4.7(31)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
32
- GREAT NEW BEGINNINGS OF NEWARK
  1132 OGLETOWN RD, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.3(30)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
33
- BEACH BABIES CHILD CARE
  31169 LEARNING LN, LEWES, DE 19958
  4.1(28)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
34
- KIDS-R-US LEARNING CENTER INC.
  425 WEBBS LANE, DOVER, DE 19904
  3.1(27)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
35
- NEWARK DAY NURSERY AND CHILDREN'S CENTER
  921 BARKSDALE ROAD, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.8(27)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
36
- GREAT NEW BEGINNINGS OF MIDDLETOWN, INC.
  210 CLEAVER FARMS RD, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
  4.1(25)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
37
- CRUZ KID CARE ACADEMY LLC
  103 SOUTH STREET, CAMDEN, DE 19934
  4.6(24)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
38
- HIGHER LEARNING ACADEMY
  2002 RODMAN RD, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  3.9(24)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
39
- THE GODDARD SCHOOL / NEWARK
  50 POLLY DRUMMOND HILL ROAD, NEWARK, DE 19711
  4.8(24)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
40
- BEACH BABIES CHILD CARE/TOWNSEND
  6020 SUMMIT BRIDGE ROAD, TOWNSEND, DE 19734
  4.3(23)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
41
- CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START COLONIAL GARDENS
  1000 HAYES CIRCLE, DOVER, DE 19904
  4.6(22)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
42
- SOARING SPROUTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER LLC
  3449 HILLOCK LANE, WILMINGTON, DE 19808
  5.0(21)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
43
- BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LEARNING ACADEMY
  111 N CLEVELAND AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  4.1(19)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
44
- ELSMERE PRESBYTERIAN CHILD CARE
  606 NEW ROAD, WILMINGTON, DE 19805
  4.8(19)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
45
- HARRISON LITTLE LEARNERS
  132 CLINTON ST, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706
  4.1(18)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
46
- HELPING HANDS FAMILY CHILDCARE, LLC
  4 CAPO LANE, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720
  4.9(18)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Large Family Child Care
47
- NEWARK CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE
  680 SOUTH CHAPEL STREET, NEWARK, DE 19713
  4.6(18)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
48
- BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND III
  333 LUDLOW LN, FELTON, DE 19943
  4.4(17)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
49
- BRIGHT HORIZONS AT PRIDES CROSSING
  1089 PRIDES XING, NEWARK, DE 19713
  4.3(17)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center
50
- BRIGHT STARS CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL
  5350 SUMMIT BRIDGE RD, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
  4.6(17)Yelp(0)
  Licensed Child Care Center