Some of the Best Daycares in Upper Darby, PA
Of Upper Darby's 48 daycares, 11 (23%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, below Pennsylvania's statewide rate of 45%. Locally, providers average 2.6 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.0 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Pennsylvania averages of 3.2 on Process and 4.0 on Structural.
The local market includes 34 centers, 3 group child care homes, and 10 family child care homes, a higher home-based share than Pennsylvania's average of 21%.
Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Upper Darby. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Pennsylvania methodology page for the full breakdown.
Rating Distribution in Upper Darby
Mean rating across all displayed daycares in Upper Darby: 3.4 (Sample of 48).
Process rating across all displayed daycares in Upper Darby: 2.6 (Sample of 45).
Structural rating across all displayed daycares in Upper Darby: 4.0 (Sample of 48).