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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
OPEN ARMS ACADEMY
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: 1801 N JEFFERSON ST, Wilmington, DE 19802
Phone: (302) 384-8485
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 74 children
OCCL license number: 404481
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)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 6 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 7 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.
May 7, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by June 1, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, June 26, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff #1 needs to complete 12 additional training hours
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by June 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 needs transportation and medication permission. Child #7 needs current health appraisal.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by June 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure ceilings are in good repair. Kitchen ceiling needs repair/paint. Send photo to OCCL.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Regulation code 61U · Correct by June 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure disposable cover is used at each change. Confirm review of diapering procedure with staff.
License Requirements
Regulation code 6U · Correct by June 12, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure current OCCL license is posted for families to see. Send photo to OCCL.
May 20, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by June 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, June 12, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete the children's files: Blood lead test results for three children; a health appraisal with immunizations for one child.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
May 2, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by June 2, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 16, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit documentation of completion of the OCCL Health and Safety class which will also complete the not determined annual training for one staff member.
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed June 20, 2025 · Result: Substantiated
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.