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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
CARTER'S CHILD CARE AND 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: 2110 NORTHEAST BOULEVARD, Wilmington, DE 19802
Phone: (302) 762-2000
Ages served: 6 weeks through 13 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 55 children
OCCL license number: 1037435
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)
- 14 violations cited on these visits
- 4 complaint investigations completed (Substantiated: 3; No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern: 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 16 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.
August 10, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 1, 2026 · 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).
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 29, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Current health appraisal needed for child #8, 9, 10, 11. Immunization records needed for child #8, 9, 11. Blood lead level result needed for child #4, 7, 9, 10, 11. Development plan needed for child #8. Send documents to OCCL.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by September 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 14, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child and staff attendance is completed in "real time", with accurate in and out times for children and staff. Send one week of attendance for each classroom to OCCL.
Hazardous Materials
Regulation code 45U · Correct by September 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, August 13, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all hazardous materials/spray bottles are labeled with contents. Send photo to OCCL.
Lesson Plans
Regulation code 74U · Correct by September 10, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, September 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure weekly lesson plans are posted and include all required items for the age group. Submit one week of plans for each classroom.
August 14, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs a Job Description and 2 References.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance records are current, accurate and present in the classroom at all times. The one's classroom did not have it available at the time of the UFCRV. Presented a few minutes later.
Children's Attendance
Regulation code 43U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child attendance records are current, accurate and present in the classroom at all times. The one's classroom did not have it available at the time of the UFCRV. Presented a few minutes later.
Toilet Facilities
Regulation code 51U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair the last toilet in the children's bathroom. Send video of the completed repair.
Activity Areas
Regulation code 75U · Correct by September 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure books/literature are available to infant aged children.
August 14, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by September 13, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 27, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete staff files: A health appraisal and 1 reference for Staff #2 and 2 references for Staff #1.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by August 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. This was corrected at the visit for the one staff member in the infant room staff person.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 13, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 27, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete children's files: a current health appraisal for Child #1, Blood lead test results for Child #1 and #7; developmental plans for #6 and #7.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by September 13, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, August 14, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure the outdoor play area has a shaded area. This was corrected at the visit.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
August 3, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by September 4, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, September 5, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete staff files: blood lead test results for three children
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by September 4, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, August 4, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit a photo showing correction of safety concern of house nails on the playground. Provide shade on the playground (this was corrected at the end of the visit.)
Complaint investigations
All 4 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 June 26, 2026 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On May 26 and May 28, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received two complaints regarding concerns of incorrect staff-to-child ratios. An unannounced visit was conducted on June 3, 2026, to investigate these complaints. Based on documents reviewed and classroom observations conducted, the complaints are substantiated. Three of four classrooms during the visit were out of staff-to-child ratio. Review of attendance records verified three classrooms were not in compliance with correct staff-to-child ratios on June 3, 2026. Between May 20, 2026, and May 29, 2026, there were five additional instances of classrooms being out of staff-to-child ratio. An additional concern noted during this investigation was a staff member was working unsupervised while not yet determined fully eligible through a comprehensive background check. Findings: Based on the results of the investigation, this complaint was: Substantiated.
Completed May 29, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern
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 September 9, 2024 · Result: Substantiated
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 13, 2024, regarding concerns of improper discipline, engaging in screen time with children under two, and keeping toddlers in confining equipment for more than 30 minutes. An investigation was conducted on August 14 and 15, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because a staff member acknowledged grabbing a child by the arm and lifting them, and stated they placed the toddlers in highchairs to watch a movie.
Completed February 13, 2024 · 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.