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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
DI'S DAYCARE 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: 1725 WEST 7TH STREET, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 888-0350
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 73 children
OCCL license number: 927168
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.
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)
- 9 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 4 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.
April 1, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Annual Training
Regulation code 33U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 24, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff #2 needs 7 hours of training.
March 5, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 27, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure licensee has general liability insurance on files. Send a copy to OCCL.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, May 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Complete PD plans needed for Staff #1-8. Signed orientation needed for Staff #1. 4 references needed for Staff #3 or 1 service letter and 2 references. 3 references needed for Staff #8. Staff #1 needs drug/alcohol statement signed. Staff #1, 3, and 7 need a current health appraisal with TB test.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 29, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure radon testing is done every 5 years. Send report to OCCL.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, March 28, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure freezer thermometer reads 0 degrees. Send a picture.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 10, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure fall zones have adequate mulch. Send a picture.
January 25, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by February 16, 2024 · Correction status: Completed
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the center has liability insurance documentation. Send a copy to OCCL.
Staff Qualifications
Regulation code 24U · Correct by January 25, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure aides and interns are never left alone with infants. Two staff without DEEDS qualifications were alone with 7 inants. This was corrected at the visit when an Early Childhood Teacher went into the classroom and one of the aides went into another classroom with another ECT.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 16, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 27, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs the 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety Training. Staff #2 needs a signed job description, health appraisal with TB test, and a Release of Employment. Staff #3 needs a signed job description. Send copies to OCCL.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
January 5, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, February 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send a copy of the updated liability insurance to OCCL.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 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).
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, February 23, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All staff files must be complete. Staff #1 needs Administration of Medication certification by 01-21-23, the OCCL 7-hour Health and Safety Training; and an eligibility letter. -Staff #2 needs ;Administration of medication certification, renewed fingerprinting receipt, and eligibility letter. Staff #3 needs a18 hours annual training hours, including two hours of health and safety training, n updated professional development plan, and the OCCL 7-hour Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. Send copies.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
All child files must be complete. -A second emergency contact phone number is needed for Child #8. -Lead blood screening results are needed for Child #1, #2, #5, #9, and #12.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
There must be no hazards in the classrooms.--Tape the ragged edges of carpets in the one and two-year-old rooms. Send photos.
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Two freezer temperatures read seen and 10 degrees F. The temperature must be zero degrees F. or below.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Label all bottles in the infant room. Send photos.
Infant and Toddler Care
Regulation code 77U · Correct by February 6, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, January 25, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Install a baby gate in the infant room. Send a photo.
Complaint investigations
All 2 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 December 3, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On November 6, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision, disrespectful communication, and not following center termination of care policy. An investigation was begun on November 8, 2024, and concluded on November 25, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision based on staff interviews. Staff #1 stated they left their classroom alone for a few seconds to answer the front door. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for disrespectful communication because based on staff interviews, staff denied being disrespectful to Parent #1. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following center termination of care policy because based on staff interviews, the center did not terminate Child #1's care. An additional concern noted was Administrator #1 was signed into a classroom when, according to staff interviews, they were in the kitchen at the same time.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed May 3, 2023 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 20, 2023, a complaint was 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 complaint on March 23, 2023, and accepted it for investigation regarding failure to report possible child abuse or neglect. An investigation began on March 28, 2023, and ended on April 19, 2023. The complaint is substantiated for failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect because the administrator and owner reported several instances when they observed bruises and cuts sustained by a child when the child was not in care at the center but did not call the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line.
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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.