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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
ST. ANTHONY EARLY LEARNING CENTER
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware, with its state inspection and complaint history from the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 1703 WEST 10TH STREET, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 421-3721
Ages served: 8 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 212 children
OCCL license number: 27889
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
View the official record on Delaware's child care search (search for the program's name).
Inspection history
Last 3 years (November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026, when the state's files were last updated)
- 3 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 17 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 2; Substantiated: 1)
A violation means a licensing specialist found that a Delaware licensing rule wasn't met. The state gives the program a date to correct each one and records when it was corrected. Complaint results use the state's own terms, as published. Read the official record for details.
Visits with violations
All 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 21 violations in all. The state's file lists only visits where a rule was cited, so visits where nothing was cited are not shown. Each violation shows the state's short title for the rule, its regulation code, the date the state set for the fix and the correction status as published.
December 5, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 15, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/FA.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by January 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure vents are clean - dust accumulation needs to be removed.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure power strips are inaccessible to children and hazards. Strip was near the sink, sitting on the counter.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by January 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infant feeding schedules are updated monthly.
Activity Areas
Regulation code 75U · Correct by January 5, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children 24 months and older include 5 areas (defined space) within the classrooms. Rm #5/#7
December 3, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 10 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 3 references.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #3, #4, #7, #8, #9, #10 need screen time permission. Child #9 needs updated health appraisal. Child #5, #6 need infant feeding statements.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all fans are inaccessible to children. Remove fan from room #8.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure floors, walls are cleanable and in good repair. Ensure wall in room #4, next to sink, is repaired. Ensure vents in all rooms are cleaned and free of debris. Replace water-stained tile in room #2.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all potty chairs are used in the bathroom only. Remove potty chairs from classroom #5.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Regulation code 56U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure parent permission is signed for children being swaddled.
Equipment
Regulation code 57U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 3, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure equipment is sturdy and has cleanable surface. Remove soft climber from infant room.
Sanitation
Regulation code 58U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure soap and water & sanitizer is labeled and available in all classrooms.
Administration of Medication
Regulation code 63U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all medications have a MAR form completed. Ensure all expired medication is sent home.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by January 3, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 19, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure monthly feeding schedules are available and complete for all infants. Ensure all bottles are labeled. Room #3 has a bottle, no label.
December 18, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 18, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, December 20, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. A current health appraisal with TB is needed for one staff. A release of employment history/service letters are needed for two staff.
Activity Areas
Regulation code 75U · Correct by January 18, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 5, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure indoor space is organized into activity areas that are accessible to children. Add define activity areas to Room Five.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
December 2, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 28, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. References and an eligibility letter is needed for one staff member.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by December 2, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed out of room #5, and one staff member was not signed in to room #5.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by January 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, December 28, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. A current health appraisal is needed for one child. Screen time permission is needed for one child.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by December 2, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, December 2, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure each bathroom has a covered trash can.
Complaint investigations
All 3 complaint investigations in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed July 15, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On June 23, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging incorrect staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted on June 25, 2026. Based on the documentation reviewed, observations made during the inspection, and staff interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of incorrect staff-to-child ratios. All staff interviewed stated that the center consistently maintains the required staff-to-child ratios. The attendance records reflected compliance with the required staff-to-child ratios, and all occupied classrooms were observed to be in compliance at the time of the visit.
Completed November 26, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On November 12, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failure to follow the facility's termination of care policies. An investigation was conducted on November 18, 2025. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for failing to follow termination policies. In the facility's handbook it states a five-business day written notice would be provided to parents prior to termination of services. While the administrator stated a meeting was held with the parents on November 12, 2025, and verbal notice of pending termination of care effective November 30, 2025, was given at that time, there is no written documentation of this meeting or the notice of termination of care.
Completed May 30, 2025 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary of this complaint may name a person, so we don't show it here. It's in the state's published file (see Sources).
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Sources
- Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities: program details, enforcement action and injuries report.
- Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information: visits, violations, corrections and specialist notes.
- Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews: complaint investigations, results and summaries.
All three are published by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on data.delaware.gov as Public Domain and cover about the last five years. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.