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Child care center · Wilmington, DE
THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER AT PINE 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: 502 NORTH PINE STREET, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 651-9400
Ages served: 6 weeks through 12 years.
Age group: Infant through School-Age
Licensed capacity: 156 children
OCCL license number: 1631947
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. 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)
- 2 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 2 visits with violations in the state's file (which starts November 12, 2021), newest first, with 7 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.
May 21, 2026 · Unannounced · 5 violations
Staff Qualifications
Regulation code 24U · Correct by May 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff have a DEEDS certificate in order to be alone with children. Staff #1 was observed taking children to the bathroom without the proper qualifications. Submit Staff #1's DEEDS certificate to OCCL by 6/15/2026 and have Staff #1 apply for her certification by 5/29/2026.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
Regulation code 27U · Correct by May 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff have a DEEDS certificate in order to be alone with children. Staff #1 was observed taking children to the bathroom without the proper qualifications, therefore leaving the other staff member out of ratio. Submit Staff #1's DEEDS certificate to OCCL by 6/15/2026 and have Staff #1 apply for her certification by 5/29/2026.
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correct by June 15, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, July 15, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs their health and safety training, 4 references, a DEEDS certificate, 2 documented attempts (service letter), and an eligibility letter (out of state). Staff #2 needs their DEEDS certificate, health and safety training, and 4 references.
Feeding of Infants
Regulation code 72U · Correct by May 29, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 28, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit infant feeding schedule for Child #1.
Infant and Toddler Care
Regulation code 77U · Correct by May 21, 2026 · Correction status: Completed, May 21, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Facility Visit
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Ensure infant highchairs have a T-strap. This was corrected when 1 highchair was removed.
March 25, 2026 · 60-Day Visit · 2 violations
Personnel Files
Regulation code 30U · Correction status: Completed, May 20, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
Submit the following staff file items: Health/Safety Training, Administration of Medication, and returned service letter or 2 documented attempts for Staff #1. CPR/FA and TB results for Staff #2. CPR/FA, Administration of Medication, release of employment history, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts for Staff #3.
License Renewal
Regulation code 8U · Correction status: Completed, May 20, 2026 · How the correction was shown (as published): Document
Licensing specialist's notes (as published)
2026 State Business License.
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.