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Child care in Sussex County, Delaware
Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Sussex County, synthesized from public records — 19.9% of Delaware's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Sussex County has about 10,801 licensed seats for roughly 13,311 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 81% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).
Who runs child care here
2 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: Cadence Education (2, PE) · Rainbow Child Care (1)
What violations get cited
Most-cited themes in Sussex County's public inspection records.
By city
Seaford (47) · Georgetown (29) · Millsboro (24) · Laurel (22) · Bridgeville (21) · Milford (19) · Lewes (13) · Milton (12) · Frankford (11) · Greenwood (10) · Lincoln (8) · Delmar (6)
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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Delaware child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.