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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LEARNING 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: 111 N CLEVELAND AVE, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 655-1346
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 103 children
OCCL license number: 1263742
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)
- 5 violations cited on these visits
- 3 complaint investigations completed (Substantiated: 2; 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 5 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 10 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.
February 7, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Insurance Coverage
Regulation code 16U · Correct by March 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure insurance documentation is up to date. Send a copy to OCCL by March 7, 2025.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 7, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, February 14, 2025 · 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. Send documentation to OCCL by March 7, 2025
February 6, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 6, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 7, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff complete 7 hour OCCL health and safety training before working with children. Send Staff #1 certificate.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 6, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, February 12, 2024 · 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).
December 4, 2023 · Complaint Visit · 1 violation
General Qualifications
Regulation code 28U · Correction status: Completed
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).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
February 15, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, March 7, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff files are completed. Staff #1 and Staff #2 need health and safety training.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 14, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, February 21, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all children's files are completed. Child #1 needs blood lead screening results.
February 14, 2022 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by March 14, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 21, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Service letters are needed for three staff. Eligibility letters are needed for two staff.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by March 14, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, March 18, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Lead blood testing is needed for seven children.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by February 14, 2022 · Correction status: Completed, February 14, 2022 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure carpets, walls, and surfaces are clean and in good repair. Clean carpet in the indoor play area.
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 January 28, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
OCCL's investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On February 26, 2025, the Office of Childcare Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on February 26, 2025, and concluded on January 20, 2026. After carefully reviewing information available to OCCL from other agencies and due to the passage of time since the incident allegedly occurred, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline. A concern noted during the investigation was that OCCL was not notified of suspected abuse or neglect of a child while in care and of the known arrest of a staff member or licensee within one business day as required.
Completed July 22, 2024 · 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 July 1, 2024, regarding not following infant feeding statements from parents, not having an understanding of and respect for children and their needs, and unqualified staff alone with children. An investigation was conducted on July 11, 2024. Based on documentation reviewed and interviews with staff, this complaint is substantiated for not having current infant feeding statements from parents for all infants in care. Based on interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for a lack of understanding of and respect for children and their needs. All staff interviewed denied that any staff kissed children on the mouth. Based on interviews with staff and observation of classrooms, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for unqualified staff alone with children. A staff member goes to the infant room to visit and breastfeed their own child but is not caring for other children.
Completed February 2, 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).
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
Completed January 18, 2022 · 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).
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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.