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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
A LEAP OF FAITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER II
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: 1715 WEST 4TH STREET, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 543-6256
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 166 children
OCCL license number: 850098
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. 2025: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2022: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
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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)
- 9 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 4 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 12 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.
April 23, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 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 #3 and #11 need Blood Lead Screener results.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, April 23, 2026 · 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).
April 17, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 16, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. - Staff #1 needs an Orientation Record - Staff #2 needs CPR/First Aid, 5 Training Hours, Professional Development Plan, OCCL H/S Course, Health Appraisal/TB Screener - Staff #3 needs 4 References - Staff #4 needs 2 Service Letters and 2 References (4 if no service letters come back after 2 documented attempts.)
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 16, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
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 16, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
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).
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by May 16, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 17, 2025 · 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).
April 10, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 29, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #2 and #4 need OCCL health and safety training. Staff #1 needs CPR and first aid.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all walls and ceiling tiles are clean and cleanable. -Repair the wall int he two-year-old classroom to ensure it is cleanable. Replace ceiling tiles int he hallway of water damage.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by May 10, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, April 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the refrigerator temperature is below 41 degrees in the Infant classroom.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
April 26, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure Staff are re-fingerprinted every five years, and determined eligible. Send to OCCL when complete.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure personnel files are complete. Staff #1,3,5,7,8,9,10, all need OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety course. Send to OCCL when completed. Staff #4 needs administration of medication. Send to OCCL when complete.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by May 15, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, May 15, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
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).
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 May 4, 2026 · 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).
Completed May 31, 2024 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On May 7, 2024, two complaints were called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaints on May 7, 2024, and accepted them for investigation regarding lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on May 13, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision based on interviews conducted with the Owner, Administrator, and two staff members, and video footage reviewed. Staff interviewed stated Child #2 was rarely around Child #1 and no inappropriate behaviors had been observed on the playground. Staff #1 stated Child #1 never approached her about being touched by Child #2 at any point. Video footage observed showed no inappropriate behavior from any children on the playground. Staff members were interacting with children appropriately. .On May 7, 2024, two complaints were called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaints on May 7, 2024, and accepted them for investigation regarding lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on May 13, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision based on interviews conducted with the Owner, Administrator, and two staff members, and video footage reviewed. Staff interviewed stated Child #2 was rarely around Child #1 and no inappropriate behaviors had been observed on the playground. Staff #1 stated Child #1 never approached her about being touched by Child #2 at any point. Video footage observed showed no inappropriate behavior from any children on the playground. Staff members were interacting with children appropriately.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed August 22, 2022 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 8, 2022, regarding unqualified staff being alone with children. An investigation was conducted on August 10, 2022. The complaint was substantiated for unqualified staff being alone with children because an attendance record dated August 3, 2022, showed an unqualified staff member was alone with a group of children in the two-year-olds classroom from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm during nap time. The staff member was not fully qualified because the Criminal History Unit had not yet made an eligibility determination. The staff member's last day of employment August 4, 2022.
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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.