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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
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 W 9TH ST, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 421-3743
Ages served: 3 years through 5 years.
Age group: Pre-School
Licensed capacity: 50 children
OCCL license number: 1516904
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Special conditions (as published): Variance
Injuries reported to the state (as published): the state's file lists injuries in the last 5 years that needed medical or dental treatment. 2026: 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)
- 4 violations cited on these visits
- 1 complaint investigation completed (No Evidence to Substantiate: 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 3 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 4 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.
December 2, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by January 2, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, December 4, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 4 references.
May 21, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 violation
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by June 20, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, June 2, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #10 needs emergency card completed.
April 15, 2025 · 60-Day Visit · 2 violations
Child Health Appraisal
Regulation code 41U · Correct by May 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 25, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure health appraisal immunization records are within 13 months. Child #7, #8, #9, #10 need updated documents.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by May 15, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 24, 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).
Complaint investigations
The 1 complaint investigation in the state's file (which starts November 29, 2021), newest first, with the result and the state's summary as published.
Completed April 10, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
Type (as published): OCCL Standards Complaint
The state's summary (as published)
On March 20, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding failure to use positive behavior supports. An investigation began on March 23, 2026, and concluded on March 27, 2026. Based on interviews with staff and documentation reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to use positive behavior supports. Staff members who were present during the alleged incident, as well as statements reviewed, stated Child #1 was not dragged from under the table by staff, but came out on their own.
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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.