Description: SMALL WONDER DAYCARE, INC. is a Licensed Child Care Center in WILMINGTON DE, with a maximum capacity of 128 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Initial Licensed Date: 01/20/88; Financial Arrangements: Purchase of Care, Child Care Food Program; Stars Rating: 5 Stars;
Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2014: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-06 | Non Compliance | 63U - Administration of Medication | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A child gave another child non-prescription medication out of the first aid kit. Please ensure all medication is stored securely and out of children's reach. Administrator Lisa Callahan stated she checked all first aid kits and removed any medication. She also stated medication will be stored securely and out of children's reach. | |||
| 2020-06-25 | Non Compliance | 28U - General Qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: A staff member appeared to be under the influence of alcohol while at work due to her slurred speech, stumbled walking, and smell of alcohol. When reported to the owners, they took immediate action to ensure the staff member left the center and an incident report was completed. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 57U - Equipment | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: ensure equipment is maintained free from hazards. Remove screw sticking out of a shelf in the four-year-old classroom, repair kitchen set in the camp room to eliminate the splinter hazard. New equipment was ordered at the time of the visit. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure food stored in containers is labeled with the contents and date of expiration. Label snack jars. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 49U - Indoor Space | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure indoor areas are maintained in good condition, free from hazards, and walls are cleanable and wipeable. Repair door handle and lock on the cabinet in the infant classroom, repair the damaged wall and corner in the Young 2's classroom, repair the cabinet door in the Older 2's classroom, put the cable wire into the ceiling tiles in the camp room, replace the damaged ceiling til in the school-age bathroom. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children over one have both top and bottom coverings. 11 children in the four-year-old classroom needed bottom coverings at the time of the visit. Four cribs in the infant classroom needed to be a their lowest position. This was corrected at the time of the visit. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 40U - Child Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children's files contain all required documentation. Obtain a current health appraisal and immunization record for four children and a current immunization record for one child. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 30U - Personnel Files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff files contain all required documentation. Submit completed orientation record for one staff member, release of employment history for seven staff members, an adult health appraisal and TB risk assessment or TB results for two staff members, and service letters for six staff members. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 38U - Parents Right to Know | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Complete the Parents Right to Know Log. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 65U - First Aid Kits | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Obtain an eye patch for the first aid kit. | |||
| 2020-02-21 | Non Compliance | 53U - Outdoor Area | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Clean the toddler playground to remove debris. Repair the self-closing latch on the toddler playground gate. | |||
| 2019-08-06 | Non Compliance | 30N - Ratios, group size, and supervision | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure children are supervised at all times through the assignment of qualified staff members physically present in each classroom. Staff members shall not be alone with children until the background check results are received and suitability is determined. On August 6, 2019, an unqualified staff member was observed alone with children in the older-one-year-old classroom and attendance documentation showed this staff member had also been alone with children on August 5, 2019. Five children were left unsupervised in the Head Start classroom when the staff member left the classroom to go to the bathroom. Review proper supervision of children with all staff members and send documentation of this review. Submit a staffing plan showing how unqualified staff members will be supervised at all times until eligibility is determined. The staff member who left the classroom to use the bathroom must complete a one-hour supervision training, ''Supervision: What's Required?'', which can be found on the Better Kid Care website. Submit the training certificate to OCCL by August 30, 2019. | |||
| 2019-08-06 | Non Compliance | 16N - Records | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure staff attendance is accurately documented at all times including exact times of arrival and departure. On August 6, 2019, staff members failed to accurately record their arrival and departure times in three classrooms. Review proper attendance with all staff and send documentation of this review. | |||
| 2019-02-13 | Non Compliance | 22N - General qualifications | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: One staff member who began working at the center on February 1, 2019, did not have a background check appointment scheduled. Ensure a background check appointment is scheduled for all staff, prior to the start of employment. Obtain fingerprint documentation for one staff member. | |||
| 2019-02-13 | Non Compliance | 19N - Child files | Corrected |
| Corrective Action: Ensure child files contain all required documents. Obtain an infant feeding schedule for one child, screen time permission for three children, and a health appraisal for one child. | |||
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