Delaware

Child care centers in Delaware

628 childcare centers in our directory. Data updated Oct 21, 2026. Home-based family child care is not listed.

State rules at a glance

Childcare licensing: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) Official agency page

Youth camps: Day and overnight camps. Day, residential and other youth camps for 6 or more campers under 18 need an annual permit from the Division of Public Health (16 DE Admin. Code 4467), which also sets counselor-to-camper ratios. A camp for school-age children must also get either license-exempt approval or a youth camp license from OCCL. A license (14 DE Admin. Code 938) is required to rec…

School-age ratio: 1:15. School-age (kindergarten and up)

Read the full Delaware rules page · Checked October 2026

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43 cities with listings

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Bear 29
Bridgeville 3

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Ellendale 2

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Georgetown 16
Greenwood 4

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Ocean View 2
Odessa 1

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Rehoboth Beach 5

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Townsend 7

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Wilmington 194
Wyoming 1

Sources and licenses

Delaware licensed child care providers and facilities — Delaware Division of Family Services, Office of Child Care Licensing. Public Domain. Daily; rows updated October 19, 2026. Source data.

Listings are excerpts or adaptations of the source data. State data changes. Confirm the license and program details with the agency before you enroll a child.

We list childcare centers, school-age programs and camps. Some are licensed, registered or license-exempt. We do not list home-based family child care. A listing is not an endorsement; confirm licensing and program details with the state.