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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
LJ'S PLAYPEN ACADEMY CENTER LLC
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: 2601 CARTER STREET, Wilmington, DE 19802
Phone: (302) 764-5853
Ages served: 6 weeks through 13 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 115 children
OCCL license number: 1528835
Current enforcement action (as published): none listed in the state's file
Special conditions (as published): Agreement of Understanding
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)
- 2 visits where violations were cited (the state's file doesn't list visits where nothing was cited)
- 13 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 2 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 13 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.
November 13, 2025 · Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 9 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, January 16, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Staff #1 needs CPR/First Aid Staff #2 needs orientation, job description, references Staff #4 needs to apply/submit for DEEDS Staff #5 needs specializations on DEEDS certificate
Child Files
Regulation code 40U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Child #2 and 8 need blood lead results.
Heating and Cooling
Regulation code 48U · Correct by November 14, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 14, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure space heaters are not used within the center. Center must maintain a temperature between 68-82 degrees.
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
PreK ceiling tiles need to be replaced or repaired/painted. Toddler napping equipment (blankets) need to be stored separately.
Outdoor Area
Regulation code 53U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure there is 6 inches of rubber mulch under fall zones.
Transportation
Regulation code 67U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Vehicle needs travel first aid kit and emergency contact information for children.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Send a monthly feeding schedule for each infant. All bottles need to be labeled with child's name.
Infant and Toddler Care
Regulation code 77U · Correct by December 12, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, December 9, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Styrofoam objects (bowls) and balloons are not permitted for children under 3 years old.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correct by November 21, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, November 21, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure application is turned in 60 days prior.
March 17, 2025 · 60-Day Visit · 4 violations
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infant classroom has it own attendance sheet, there was one infant and one staff present with no record; the toddler room had 4 one-year-olds and one infant present with one staff member- records had three adults signed in.; the 2/3 year old room had 14 children present with 13 children signed in and 5 staff members present with 6 six signed in. One was signed in twice. Send attendance documents for the weeks of 3-24 and 3-31-25 to OCCL.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following to complete staff files: OCCL H&S training for 4 staff members; orientation, 4 references and a health appraisal for 1 staff member, and service letters for one staff member.
Staff Attendance
Regulation code 36U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure all staff sign in and out of each classroom with each arrival and departure. Send attendance documents for the weeks of 3-24 and 3-31-25 to OCCL
Indoor Space
Regulation code 49U · Correct by April 11, 2025 · Correction status: Completed, April 11, 2025 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Repair replace broken tile in the 2/3 year old classroom and in the hallway next to the ramp to ensure cleanability. Send picture to OCCL.
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 October 13, 2026 · Result: No Evidence to Substantiate
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.