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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
SALVATION ARMY 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: 400 N ORANGE ST, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 472-0711
Ages served: 6 weeks through 5 years.
Age group: Infant through Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 185 children
OCCL license number: 29239
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)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 11 violations cited on these visits
- 2 complaint investigations completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 2)
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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 17 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.
September 24, 2026 · Announced · 1 violation
Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons
Regulation code 25U · Correct by September 24, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 24, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
The center will be cited for having an ineligible volunteer on premises. Volunteers present at least 5 days or 40 hours a year are required to have comprehensive background checks and a volunteer file. The administrator stated this person is no longer present at the center and they understand and will follow the updated policy requirements going forward.
April 16, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #6 needs HA w/ immunizations.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure RADON testing is completed every 5 years
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 12, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure mulch is added under and around fall zones, and be sure there is shade.
April 11, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 9, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 7, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 references, adult abuse check Staff #2 needs a DEEDs cert Staff #3 needs application and job description.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 9, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 7, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs blood lead results Child #5 needs health appraisal Child #8 blood lead results Child #10 health appraisal, immunizations and blood lead results
April 22, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, May 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that staff files are complete. A re-hire staff member needs updated documentation. Send documentation upon receipt.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that child files are complete. Current immunizations are needed for one child. Lead Results are needed for three children. Send documentation upon receipt.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by April 22, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 22, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
The state's notes for this violation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They're in the state's published file (see Sources).
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure that floors, walls, and surfaces are clean and in good repair. Clean wall in the upstairs hallway boys' bathroom. Repair chipping paint on the wall in the cafe, one's room, and two's room. Repair/replace the soft climbing gym in the one's room. Send documentation upon completion.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by May 15, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 30, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Updated monthly Infant Feeding schedules are needed for the two infants that are under a year of age. Send documentation when completed.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
April 19, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 31, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL health and safety training is needed for 14 staff members. A professional development plan is needed for two staff members. A DEEDs early learning certificate is needed for one staff member. Medication administration is needed for one staff member.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by April 19, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 19, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the three's classroom.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead testing is needed for six children. Date of enrollment is needed for three children. Days/ hours of attendance is needed for two children. Developmental plans are needed for three children. Mat permission is needed for two children.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by April 19, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 19, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children's attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the Infant 1 room and also not signed into the Infant 2 room.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 10, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Remove or repair the carpet in the two's classroom. Repair drywall in the toddler 2 classroom.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by April 19, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, April 19, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure current lesson plans are posted. Post lesson plan in four's room.
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. In the state's summaries, "IA" is the state's Institutional Abuse Unit.
Completed July 31, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On July 16, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not following illness exclusion policies. An investigation was conducted on July 24, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Administrator #1 stated Child #1 was permitted to return to care with a doctor's note. Administrator #1 also provided Licensing Specialist #1 and Licensing Specialist #2 with a copy of the notice provided to parents regarding the hand, foot, and mouth disease at the center.
Completed July 31, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On June 7, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding a lack of supervision and improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on July 24, 2024, and January 13, 2025. Based on the results of this investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because Staff #1 and the other two staff members who were interviewed all stated they have never observed Staff #1 use improper discipline with children. Also, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for a lack of supervision because Staff #2 stated children are always properly supervised while using the bathroom.
Completion date not published · Result: not published
Type (as published): IA Investigation
The state's file has no summary for this investigation.
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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.