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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.
Initial Licensed Date: 07/07/09; Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care; Stars Rating: Two Stars; On Enforcement: PROBATION WARNING;
Special Conditions: Regulated Services:; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2015: 1 facility injury and no facility deaths reported.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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
Date | Type | Regulation Code | Status |
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2020-10-05 | Non Compliance | 15U - Governing Body | Corrected |
Corrective Action: On September 1, 2020 and September 10, 2020, multiples staff members and school-age children were not wearing face coverings. All staff members and children kindergarten and older must wear face covering while in the center. The staff members and children immediately covered their faces when they were informed of the issue. However, this was not maintained. Administrator Orlando must check each classroom three times a day and document these checks to ensure staff are wearing masks properly and school-age children are wearing masks properly. Staff are to receive a written notice if he or she fails to wear a mask or fails to wear a mask properly. Submit documentation of these checks to OCCL by October 19, 2020. | |||
2020-10-05 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Multiple staff members stated uneaten food was saved and reserved on other days. All uneaten food must be thrown away and not served again. The administrative staff members and kitchen staff must complete the Better Kid Care’s online training entitled, “Food Safety in Child Care: From Prep to Cleanup.” Submit certificates to OCCL by October 19, 2020. | |||
2019-07-05 | Non Compliance | 60N - Administration of medication | Corrected |
Corrective Action: A child was not administered an as needed medication as instructed by the parent. The provider must administer medication when needed and note any errors on log. Send a copy to OCCL of the medication log with error documented on it. Create a system to remind staff members to administer medication when needed and send to OCCL. | |||
2019-06-20 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Child files must be complete. Child #1 needs permission for transportation. Developmental plans are needed for Child #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. | |||
2019-06-20 | Non Compliance | 20N - Personnel files | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Staff files must be complete. Staff #23 and #24 needs one service letter each. | |||
2018-09-13 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Centers need a system for documenting attendance at arrival and departure at the center as well as verifying a child’s location if he or she does not stay with one class throughout the day. Additionally staff need to sign in and out with each classroom assignment. Tadpoles programming allows for both child and staff tracking. Either use the system in this way or revert to the physical attendance sheets provided by OCCL. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
Corrective Action: A center needs to maintain the full infant staff/children ratios at all times. There were five infants with one staff on May 2, 2018. There were two staff with nine infants on April 13, 2018. In addition, group size was exceeded on April 13, 2018, in the infant room. Children need a consistent primary caregiver that is assigned to each infant. On April 2, 2018, Infant A had a total of 8 staff working in the classroom in one day. Infants should not be moved room to room to maintain ratios. Staff need to be assigned to the classrooms. Send in corrective action as stated in 16. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 28N - Staffing | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Staff must not be participating in other duties while caring for infants. On May 1, 2018, staff can be seen using a tablet while feeding an infant. Entries should be done after the one-on-one feeding. The administrator will explain the regulation to infant room staff. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 42N - Sleeping accommodations | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Sleeping equipment is not individualized as children use other’s cribs. Cribs must only be used by one child while he/she is enrolled at the center. The administrator will explain the regulation to infant room staff. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
Corrective Action: The system being used for children’s attendance is not functional as it is currently being used. Either get all staff and administration trained on the proper use of the Tadpole system or return to paper tracking sheets in order to properly capture child attendance. Attendance documentation is to include the exact time a child arrives and departs the center an all times the child is not with his/her entire class. Send one week’s worth of children’s attendance. Staff attendance was not documented accurately. Send a week’s worth of staff attendance including locations worked to OCCL. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 64N - Feeding of Infants | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Staff may not hold more than one infant at a time for bottle feeding and all children must not be placed in relaxing equipment, such as a boppie, with a bottle. Propping an infant on a staff person’s thigh between his or her legs does not constitute being held. Staff in the infant room must complete DEPDNow online training “Infant Feeding in Childcare” by July 5, 2018, and submit documentation to OCCL. | |||
2018-06-25 | Non Compliance | 69N - Interactions with children | Corrected |
Corrective Action: An infant was kept in confining equipment for over 60 minutes on April 25, 2018. Infants are to be kept in confining equipment for no more than 30 minutes while awake. The administrator will explain the regulation to infant room staff. | |||
2018-06-04 | Non Compliance | 57N - Child health appraisal | Corrected |
Corrective Action: A physical is needed for one child. | |||
2018-06-04 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
Corrective Action: Child files need to be complete. | |||
2018-04-06 | Non Compliance | 68N - Infant and toddler care | Corrected |
Corrective Action: High chairs or feeding tables with attached seats, if used, shall have a wide base and a T-shaped safety strap that must be used. Please either replace the straps for high chairs used in the center or if replacement straps cannot be found, replace the entire high chair for one that is compliant with this regulation |
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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.
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!