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Free preschools in New Castle county.

Below are the listings of free and affordable preschools in New Castle county. These preschool can help low-income people by offerring free and discounted rates for child care. We welcome user reviews and corrections of child care listings, as we strive to provide our users with the best and most up-to-date information possible. Simply click on the listing for more information.

New Castle Free Preschools:
Van Buren Street Center - Wilmington Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19805
Contact Phone: (302) 691-3584
Details: Wilmington Head Start, Inc. is a program that has been providing services since 1984 to 3 to 5 year old children and their families who reside in Wilmington, Delaware, or whose children attend childcare within the city. The program includes 4 educational centers throughout the city that serves a total of 500 children per year. The services provided by Wilmington Head Start include education, health, disabilities, nutrition, male involvement and family services. To assist with communication and oversight of the overall program, Wilmington Head Start encourages parents participation on both the Parents Committee and the Policy Council.
Early Head Start - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: New Castle, DE - 19720
Contact Phone: (302) 395-9677
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
West Third Street Center - Wilmington Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19805
Contact Phone: (302) 691-3584
Details: West Third Street center is the newest WHS center situated between Van Buren and Jackson Streets/ It is easily accessible to I-95. There are five classrooms each staffed with a teacher and a teacher´s assistant. The center also includes a bilingual Family Service Advocate on site. The center can accommodate 90 children. Just like all of the Wilmington Head Start centers, this center provides nutritious meals consisting of a breakfast and lunch daily. All Wilmington Head Start meals are pork and peanut free. The menus are varied and the children are urged to try new dishes. The children will bring home the monthly menu for the parents to view. The teachers plan a variety of educational activities, using the Creative Curriculumas a framework. We teach them behavioral expectations in the preschool setting using the Positive Behavior Support curriculum. We participate in the University of Delaware’s Human Emotions Lab, teaching our children how to properly identify and handle their emotions through UD’s Emotions Course. The classrooms include various activity centers for the children including blocks, toys and games, art, dramatic play and computers. The computers are installed with recent educational software for prekindergarten children.
Leslie A. Johnson Center - Wilmington Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19802
Contact Phone: (302) 762-8038
Details: The Leslie A. Johnson Center is located at 2401 Northeast Boulevard in the Northeastern section of Wilmington. It is the second largest Wilmington Head Start educational center with 9 classrooms with capacity for 169 children. One of these classrooms accepts Purchase of Care, they are open year-round from 7 AM to 5:30 PM. This center serves the Northeastern section of Wilmington and two small areas in the Western/Southwestern part of the city. Bus service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis to children who need transportation to school, home and/or to daycare (this service is not offered to full day classrooms). The staff includes 9 teachers, 9 teacher assistants and three Family Service Advocates. The teachers plan a variety of educational activities, using the Creative Curriculum as a framework. We teach them behavioral expectations in the preschool setting using the Positive Behavior Support curriculum. We participate in the University of Delaware’s Human Emotions Lab, teaching our children how to properly identify and handle their emotions through UD’s Emotions Course. The classrooms include various centers for the children including blocks, toys and games, art, dramatic play and computers. Just like all of the Wilmington Head Start centers, this center provides nutritious meals consisting of a breakfast and lunch daily. All Wilmington Head Start meals are pork and peanut free. The menus are varied and the children are urged to try new dishes. The children will bring home the monthly menu for the parents to view. Please see the additional information concerning Nutrition.
West End Center - Wilmington Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19805
Contact Phone: (302) 472-3452
Details: West End Center is located at 1725 West 8th Street in a West End Neighborhood House building on the west side of the city. We are about 1½ blocks away from St. Francis Hospital. The center has seven classrooms with a total of 118 children. Five of the classrooms are part day morning with times of 8:30 – 1:00. One classroom is part day afternoon with hours of 11:30 - 4:00. The last classroom is full day, full year with hours of 8:00 - 5:00. The staff includes seven teachers, eight teacher assistants and three Family Service Advocates. Just like all of the Wilmington Head Start centers, this center provides nutritious meals consisting of a breakfast and lunch daily. All Wilmington Head Start meals are pork and peanut free. The menus are varied and the children are urged to try new dishes. The children will bring home the monthly menu for the parents to view. The teachers plan a variety of educational activities, using the Creative Curriculum as a framework. We teach them behavioral expectations in the preschool setting using the Positive Behavior Supportcurriculum. We participate in the University of Delaware’s Human Emotions Lab, teaching our children how to properly identify and handle their emotions through UD’s Emotions Course. The classrooms include various centers for the children including blocks, toys and games, art, dramatic play and computers. The dramatic play area is regularly changed into a specific theme area, some examples being a Doctor’s Office, the Grocery Store, the Post Office, a Farm, a Fire Station and an Animal Clinic. The children are able to walk to Woodlawn Library for special programs and often visit Fr. Tucker Park/Playground that is only one block away from the center. The children recently went on a field trip to Coverdale Farm.
Absalom Jones - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19804
Contact Phone: (302) 999-8480
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Bear - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: Bear, DE - 19701
Contact Phone: (302) 832-2212
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Claymont - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: Claymont, DE - 19703
Contact Phone: (302) 792-9065
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Lambson - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: New Castle, DE - 19720
Contact Phone: (302) 655-5070
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Manor Park - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: New Castle, DE - 19720
Contact Phone: (302) 328-9454
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Marshallton - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19804
Contact Phone: (302) 225-3790
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Rose Hill - New Castle County Head Start, Inc.
Location: New Castle, DE - 19720
Contact Phone: (302) 654-9995
Details: New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is a federally funded comprehensive early childhood program designed to meet the social, emotional, health, nutritional and physical needs of children from income eligible families. The Early Head Start program provides weekly child-focused home visits for pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years. The Head Start part day and full day program provides center-based early education service for children ages 3 to 5 years. New Castle County Head Start, Inc. teachers and staff members work closely with children, and their families, to help them gain the skills needed for long-term success in school - both academically and socially. In addition, Head Start offers support programs for the entire family covering a wide range of needs, including housing assistance, employment training, continuing education financial coaching, parenting skills and training opportunities. Head Start directs parents to local community resource organizations for additional services with the goal of helping families achieve self-sufficiency.
Ndehs - Early Learning Center - Newark - University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE - 19716
Contact Phone: (302) 831-6205
Details: Early Learning Center-Newark childcare and education facility which provides a research, teaching and practicum site for faculty and students serves 20 NDEHS children in an integrated center-based child care partnership with NDEHS in the Newark area. The Early Learning Center is a teaching and practicum site for faculty, students and community providers. NDEHS provides the family support component placing a family advocate (s) at the site full time. In collaboration with classroom staff the family advocate provide(s) home visits. Home visits are based on a traditional home based visit, providing the child and family with additional supports and focusing on the parent as the child’s most important teacher. These visits occur in the home and at the child care center. The center operated five days a week, year-round providing full-day care in conjunction with Purchase of Care dollars.
Ndehs - Early Learning Center - Wilmington - University of Delaware
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19801
Contact Phone: (302) 654-1420
Details: The ELC Wilmington offers programs for children 6 weeks to 3 years old who are enrolled in the New Directions Early Head Start Program. The building includes the following spaces for children: Spacious classrooms equipped with age-appropriate educational materials, furniture, climbing equipment and self care furnishings; Large classroom windows allowing a lot of light to enter the center; Secure entrances on both sides of the building; Full-service kitchen for meal and snack preparation; Indoor space for gross motor movement; Outdoor courtyard for active play and exercise.
Ndehs - Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center - University of Delaware
Location: Wilmington, DE - 19805
Contact Phone: (302) 656-3224
Details: Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center serves 22 children and their families in an integrated center based childcare partnership in the Hilltop neighborhood of Wilmington. NDEHS will provide funding to Hilltop for a family advocate to provide all the family support components of EHS. In collaboration with classroom staff the family advocate provide(s) home visits. Home visits are based on a traditional home based visit, providing the child and family with additional supports and focusing on the parent as the child’s most important teacher. These visits occur in the home and at the child care center. The center operated five days a week, year-round providing full-day care in conjunction with Purchase of Care dollars.
Ndehs - University Of Delaware - University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE - 19716
Contact Phone: (302) 831-0584
Details: University of Delaware (UD) home-based program provides home based services for 61 families by six home visitors. The families are comprised of pregnant women and families of children from birth to three years of age, in the New Castle County including the city of Wilmington. These families receive weekly visits and emphasis is placed on the parents being their child’s first and primary educator.