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Home daycares in Milton, DE

5 licensed programs · 9 accept subsidy · 4 with Google ratings

A home daycare, also called family child care, is run by a licensed or registered provider in their own home. Groups are small and mixed-age, and hours are often more flexible than a center. States cap the number of children by the ages in care. Home addresses are private residences, so this directory shows the ZIP code only.

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Licensed home daycares in Milton

Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only. Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.

Licensed nameZIPLicenceCapacityAgesViolations, last 3 yearsSubsidy
Christa Edwards
Family Child Care
199684549649infant, toddler, preschool and school age14Accepts
Doris Hagans
Family Child Care
199688115879infant, toddler, preschool and school age5Accepts
Gail Brown
Family Child Care
19968274739infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on recordNo
Maxcine Williams
Family Child Care
199684106276infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNone on recordAccepts
Tcc at Julia's
Large Family Child Care
19968146866110infant, toddler, preschool and school ageAccepts

Childcare in Milton: what to know

How many licensed child care programs are in Milton?

Milton has 11 licensed programs on the Delaware register: 6 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 5 home daycares and 0 before and after school programs. 9 accept child care subsidy.

Who licenses child care in Delaware?

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in Delaware. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.

How common are inspection violations at Milton daycares?

Violations are common and most are paperwork or maintenance items. Across 105 daycare centers in the metro area, the median center has 8 violations on record in the last three years, and 9 centers have none. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.

Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?

A licensed home daycare is a private residence. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.

When should I join a daycare waitlist in Milton?

Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.

Help paying for care

Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund. 9 of 11 programs in Milton (82%) accept it.

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Source: Licensed Child Care Providers, Compliance Review Information and Complaint Reviews, Delaware Open Data. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.