Licensed Child Care Center
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Children Of America-wilmington
Wilmington, DE
· New Castle County
100 LITTLE FALLS DR,
Wilmington, DE 19808
Quick Facts
Capacity
197 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (302) 999-9590
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
856187
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
Reviews
Unknown
2019-04-10 01:12:26
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have toured this provider's facility, but have not used its services
As I was receiving a tour, I also left my child in the room for a couple hours to familiarize her with the surroundings of the center. I overheard a staff saying she needs a break from these kids. This was the infant room. The room was overcrowded, and very small for the babies. I came to pick my baby up and they could not find her pacifier, and there were multiple babies crying while the teachers sat there talking. Not what I wanted to see or hear coming from a corporate daycare center.
Anita Dimitrov
2018-05-25 18:23:07
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
I have my daughter enrolled since she was an infant at Children of America in Wilmington DE until now. She has been attending full time since 2015 and I only have good things and experience to share about this center. The staff is incredible. The program and curriculum very well taught and executed. The management is impeccable. Teachers are genuine, the facility is clean. I will definitely recommend it to family and friends. I am so fortunate that I selected it amongst the other local centers and enrolled my daughter there. She loves going, learning and socializing with her friends in a safe and pleasant environment! Thank You all at COA for making this happening!
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About the Provider
Children of America provides educational daycare in Wilmington, DE. As leaders in child care we provide educational and enrichment programming for infants, toddler, preschool, kindergarten and school-age children. Our community-based schools offer children the opportunity to grow in a rich environment that promotes a love of learning.
Additional Information:
Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2024: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;
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Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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| 2026-06-11 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete. Refer to staff sheet where circles identify missing non-compliances. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-06-11 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child files are complete. Child #12 needs blood lead screening. Child #4 and #6 need health appraisals. Child #5 and 7 need health appraisals and blood lead screening. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-06-11 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Preschool bathroom has pealing tape residue. Needs to be removed and cleaned. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2026-06-11 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Preschool red bathroom sink is leaking underneath and from faucet. Repair or replace. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-06-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL Health and Safety training is needed for Staff #6. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-06-09 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure fire drills are conducted with children and staff monthly. Please send June fire drill to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-03-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: After the licensing specialist informed the center to close at 1:00 pm on March 10. 2025 due to no hot water since March 7, 2025. The Executive Directive allowed the center to stay open until a further communication with OCCL at approximately 4:00 pm on March 10, 2025. This is a violation of DELACARE regulation 49 that states: The Licensee shall ensure the following: All sinks supply hot and cold water under pressure at all times. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2025-01-02 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the administrator has a complete file on site. Administrator needs service letters and references complete or attempts made, orientation, and Adult Abuse registry | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-02 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Child #12 blood lead screening is complete and in the file. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2025-01-02 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure PreK B bathroom is clean and sanitized and the toilet is cleaned including the base of the toilet. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-12-03 | Non Compliance | 14U - Notification to OCCL | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A licensee shall ensure telephone calls and emails from OCCL are responded within two business days. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-11-26 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms are in the correct staff to child ratio. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-09-17 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms maintain ratio and sufficient staffing. Send September 18-23, 2024 tracking sheets daily to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-21 | Non Compliance | 26U - Staffing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are engaged and not using cell phones during staff-to-child-ratio. Staff #1 was using her cell phone while supervising children. Staff members providing care for children may not be given other duties or participate in personal activities, such as using a cell phone that would interfere with providing care to children. Staff #1 used a cell phone while providing care to children and was terminated from employment. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision | Completed |
| Corrective Action: On June 5, 2024, two unqualified DEEDS staff members were in the classroom alone with children. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are completed. Safe Sleep/Adult Abuse needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10. Release of Employment and Service letters (with attempts if needed) for Staff #8 and 14. OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #8. DEEDS certificates sent to OCCL. Professional Development Plans filled out with staff goals for every staff member. Health appraisal with TB for Staff #14. Full file for Staff #11,12,13. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files are complete. Health appraisals are needs for Child #7, 8, 14. Immunizations are needed for Child #8, 14. Blood Lead screening is needed for Child #5, 8 and 14. Parents Right to Know form and Screen time is needed for Child #11, 13, and 15. Mat permission is needed for Child #11. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure indoor space meets qualifications. Infant A- clean vents and walls free of dust. Toddler B- Clean floor, remove clutter from changing table and above cubbies. Two's room repair or replace carpet covering which is pealing away from the wall. School age classroom needs a full cleaning to remove dust and grime, empty trash cans, remove pipe casing, ensure outlets are covered, bathroom needs trash cans, needs soap and water and sanitizer bottles. Preschool 1 needs covered trashcans in both the classroom and the bathroom, the exhaust fan needs cleaned. PreK B needs trash can in bathroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure kitchen surfaces and backsplash are clean and grime/food are removed. Ensure sanitizer (3rd sink) is emptied each day. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure outdoor area meets qualifications. Outside fountain is leaking and needs repair. Gate between both playgrounds doesn't self-latch and needs repair or replaced. Remove broken tote and cats from playground. Trash can on larger playground needs emptied. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure cribs are free of al materials. Store infant carriers outside of the classroom. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms have enough equipment in good conditions. PreK B couch needs to be cleaned or replaced. Toddler A remove or replace dramatic play sink (bin insert is missing) | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure Toddler A and B need foot activated trash cans | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 66U - Emergency Planning | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure monthly fire drills are conducted. Send June's to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plans are conducted/posted. Send week OF June 17th to OCCL. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2024-06-06 | Non Compliance | 75U - Activity Areas | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure classrooms have adequate amounts of materials. Two's classroom needs books. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-08-23 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff are using positive support discipline. Ensure no staff uses following actions: hitting, grabbing, and yelling at any children. Staff #1 was interviewed and admitted to using improper discipline actions. A licensee shall ensure the following actions are prohibited: Roughly handling a child or physical punishment inflicted on a child's body, including, but not limited to the following: shaking, grabbing, striking, hairpulling, biting, pinching, plucking, slapping, hitting, kicking, or spanking: yelling at, humiliating, or frightening children. Staff #1 admitted to using improper discipline. Staff #1 was terminated from employment on August 28, 2023. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 20U - Positive Behavior Management | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Staff #11 was overheard using food as a punishment. OCCL will assign a training for staff #11 to complete. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All staff files need to be complete. All staff must complete the 7 hour OCCL Health & Safety training. Send certs once completed. Staff #11 needs Health Appraisal, Administration of Medication. Staff #14 needs staff Orientation record, application/resume, job description, adult abuse registry, Health Appraisal w/TB. Staff #12 needs Administration of Medication. Staff #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #13, need updated Eligibility dates. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Completed |
| Corrective Action: A copy of updated Parent's Right to Know Log will be sent by July 14, 2023. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: All child files must be complete. Send documentation of the Blood Lead screening for Child #4. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Refrigerator/freezer in classroom Pre-K A needs to be cleaned. Send a picture upon completion. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Bathrooms in Pre-K A need to be cleaned. Send a picture upon completion. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2023-06-13 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Current lesson plans must be posted. Send a picture of classroom 2's lesson plans when updated. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs administration of medication. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all child files are complete. Child #3 needs an emergency card and blood lead screen results. Child #4 needs a parents right to know form and permission for screen time. Child # 5 needs date of enrollment, days and hours of attendance, and permission for transportation form. Child # 9 needs blood lead screening results. Child #11 needs hours and days of attendance and permission for transportation. Child #20 needs hours of attendance. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all areas are clean. Multiple classrooms needed walls and shelves wiped down. Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all thermometers are working. Replace thermometers in Pre-K and Infant freezers. Corrected at visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 51U - Toilet Facilities | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure paper towels are in bathrooms and bathrooms are clean. Corrected at visit | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 58U - Sanitation | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all toys are cleaned weekly. Toddlers and infants need to clean toys. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure the diaper changing mat is free from rips. Corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 72U - Feeding of Infants | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all infants have infant feeding schedules completed by a parent. Send feeding schedules for Child # 8 and #22. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Document |
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| 2022-06-09 | Non Compliance | 74U - Lesson Plans | Completed |
| Corrective Action: Ensure all classrooms have lesson plans completed and posted. PII-A needs a lesson plan. Corrected at the visit. | |||
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Facility Visit |
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