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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
TENDER CARE 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: 120 STROUD STREET, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 655-9100
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 49 children
OCCL license number: 1285223
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)
- 4 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 7 violations cited on these visits
- 0 complaint investigations completed
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 9 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.
October 13, 2026 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #5 needs updated health appraisal. Child #8 needs signed Parents Right to Know and screentime permission. Send docs to OCCL.
Infant and Toddler Care
Regulation code 77U · Correct by November 13, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, October 23, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure children under 3 years old do not have access to styrofoam objects, cups, bowls, toys. Send photos of new snack/meal materials. Send photos to OCCL.
October 16, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by October 16, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, October 16, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure classrooms are in the correct staff-to-child ratios. During visit the Preschool had a 1:14 ratio, corrected at visit.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff #3 has a complete file at both sites. Send full file to OCCL. Staff #2 and #4 need updated Administration of Medication.
October 10, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 25, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete staff files: CPR/FA certification for one staff member; a health appraisal w/TB, completion of the OCCL 7 hour h&s training and a job description for one staff member.
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 8, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit a blood level test result for one child.
October 1, 2024 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by October 14, 2024 · Correction status: Completed, October 10, 2024 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit a renewal application 60 days prior to license expiration.
Older than 3 years (not counted in the summary above)
October 2, 2023 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 violations
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by November 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete staff files: a complete emergency card for one child, transportation permission for one child,
Kitchen and Food Preparation
Regulation code 50U · Correct by November 10, 2023 · Correction status: Completed, November 1, 2023 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit documentation of the refrigerator and freezer being 41 and 0 degrees F or below, respectively.
The state's file lists no complaint investigations for this program from November 29, 2021 to November 10, 2026.
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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.