Little Scholars Learning Center - Wilmington DE Licensed Child Care Center

2511 WEST 4TH STREET , WILMINGTON DE 19805
(302) 656-8785

About the Provider

Description: Our mission at Little Scholars is to provide a warm, supportive, and nurturing educational environment in our preschool / daycare program for children ages 12 months to 5 years. Students enjoy a kindergarten readiness curriculum that includes early literacy, math, science, language, art, music, dance, and sports. Our healthy balance of student and teacher directed activities provide a foundation for children to grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically while rejoicing in the simple joys of childhood. At Little Scholars we strive to ensure that each child is ready for kindergarten. It is our focus to provide students with a fun and challenging atmosphere that encourages contribution and teamwork with a goal of inspiring opportunities that will result in a love for learning and form a foundation for early success and school readiness.

Additional Information: Initial Licensed Date: 03/17/05; Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care, Child Care Food Program; On Enforcement: ON PROBATION; Special Conditions: Regulated Services:; Stars Rating: Starting with Stars; Reported Injuries & Deaths: No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 93
  • Age Range: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • State Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: RED CLAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
  • Initial License Issue Date: Mar 17, 2005
  • District Office: State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-800-822-2236 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: OCCL.DSCYF@state.de.us

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2019-04-08 Non Compliance 8N - Completed application submitted 60 days before license expires? Corrected
Corrective Action: The renewal application must be received 60 days prior to the license expiration.
2019-04-08 Non Compliance 15N - Documentation of insurance? Corrected
Corrective Action: Send documentation of the current insurance policy.
2019-04-08 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. Send the references and health appraisal with TB results for one staff member. Send the fingerprinting receipt and service letters for one staff member.
2019-04-08 Non Compliance 66N - Program goals and planning Corrected
Corrective Action: Send the completed lesson plan for the One's and Two's classroom. Post the lesson plan in the classroom.
2019-03-29 Non Compliance 27N - Staff qualifications Corrected
Corrective Action: The One’s classroom had an unqualified staff member alone with four children. This was corrected when an additional staff member arrived during the complaint visit.
2019-03-29 Non Compliance 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision Corrected
Corrective Action: During an unannounced complaint visit three of the four classrooms in the center were not maintaining the proper staff-to-child ratios. Two of these classrooms ratios were corrected during the visit when an additional staff member arrived. The third classroom’s ratio was corrected approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the complaint visit when additional staff members arrived for work.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision Corrected
Corrective Action: The one and two-year-old classrooms were combined and exceeded the max group size. This was corrected at the visit.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 27N - Staff qualifications Corrected
Corrective Action: The center did not have sufficient staffing. This was corrected at the visit.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 8N - Completed application submitted 60 days before license expires? Corrected
Corrective Action: The renewal application must be received 60 days prior to the license expiration.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 20N - Personnel files Corrected
Corrective Action: All staff files must be complete. Send a job description for one staff member. This was corrected at the visit. Send references for two staff members. Send service letters or documentation the service letters have been requested for two staff members.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 43N - Toilet facilities Corrected
Corrective Action: The children's bathrooms did not have toilet paper or paper towels accessible to the children. This was corrected at the visit.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 67N - Documenting children's progress Corrected
Corrective Action: Provide documentation of the completed development plans for the children.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 33N - Annual professional development plan Corrected
Corrective Action: Send the completed professional development plan for one staff member.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 47N - Diapering Corrected
Corrective Action: Provide disposable covers for the diaper changing area. This was corrected at the visit.
2018-04-18 Non Compliance 25N - Orientation Corrected
Corrective Action: Send the staff orientation record for one staff member.

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