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THIRST 2 LEARN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Claymont, DE · New Castle County
2400 PHILADELPHIA PIKE, Claymont, DE 19703
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Quick Facts

Capacity
144 children
Age range (listing information)
6 weeks through 12 years.
May not reflect the ages served today. Please confirm with the provider.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
State Rating
3

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Contact Information

📞 (302) 475-7080
2400 PHILADELPHIA PIKE
Claymont, DE 19703
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✓ Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
939546
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
Licensor
[email protected]
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing
District Office: 302-892-5800 Last verified September 29, 2026

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About the Provider

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THIRST 2 LEARN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a Licensed Child Care Center in CLAYMONT DE, with a maximum capacity of 144 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 6 weeks through 12 years.; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Profit;Purchase of Care; Reported Injuries & Deaths: 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.;

Hours of Operation

  • Monday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Tuesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Thursday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Friday7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2026-08-19 Non Compliance 17U - Telephones Completed
Corrective Action: Post emergency numbers and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Submit updated fingerprints for Staff #1. Submit Health and Safety training, 4 references, a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts, and release of employment for Staff #2. Submit Health and Safety training for Staff #3. Submit fingerprinting eligibility letter for Staff #4.
2026-08-19 Non Compliance 33U - Annual Training Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all training hours are completed within the required timeframe. Last training hours were submitted on 9/16/2026.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Submit infant feeding schedule for Child #11 for August and September.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Place a lock on the infant room cabinet or remove exposed chemicals and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 48U - Heating and Cooling Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure floor/window fans are inaccessible to children. Remove fan or place fan that is inaccessible to children to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Fix ceiling in the school-age room and remove broken/unused items and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Fix toilets (2) in the girls bathroom in the two year old classroom, along with the hole in the ceiling and send a picture or invoice of services to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Repair outdoor gate to the toddler playground and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2026-08-19 Non Compliance 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure infant cribs do not have blankets and infants are removed from highchairs when asleep. Child #10 was observed asleep in a highchair with a blanket. This was corrected when this child was removed.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2026-08-19 Non Compliance 58U - Sanitation Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all classrooms have bleach/water and soap/water. This was corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2026-08-19 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Place a diaper changing trash can in the ones and two's classrooms and send picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 16U - Insurance Coverage Completed
Corrective Action: Submit liability insurance.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete: Staff #1: eligibility letter, annual child abuse and neglect review Staff #2: eligibility letter, Administration of Medication certification, 18 training hours Staff #3: DEEDS certificate Staff #5: Administration of Medication certification expires on 8/29/2025. Submit new cert before license expires. Staff #6: eligibility letter Staff #7: 3 training hours Staff #8: Administration of Medication certification Staff #9: CPR/FA, 10 training hours, annual review of safe sleep and child abuse and neglect Staff #10: DEEDS certificate Staff #11: Administration of Medication certification Staff #12: Administration of medication certification, professional development plan, OCCL health and safety training, job description, 4 references, declaration/drug and alcohol statement, returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #13: 4 references, adult abuse registry check, health appraisal w/ TB, release of employment history, returned servic
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff and children are signed in and out. One staff member was not signed in, and one child was not signed in the infant room. This was corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2025-08-21 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screening for Child #5 to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff and children are signed in and out. One staff member was not signed in, and one child was not signed in, in the infant room. This was corrected at the visit.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Facility Visit
2025-08-21 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure cabinets have locks (if accessible to chemicals/hazards). Place locks on cabinet in the one year old room and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 48U - Heating and Cooling Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure floor/window fan and cords are inaccessible to children. Remove all fans and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Fix cabinet in the one year old room and send a picture to OCCL. Place an outlet cover in the two year old room (CAV) Ensure gate in the school-age room is closed to ensure children do not roam in the back area. Straighten up the back area to ensure hazards are clear.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure toilet is repaired in the boys bathroom. This was corrected at the visit. Repair light in the girls bathroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Completed
Corrective Action: Ensue broken toys are removed from the classroom. Remove broken toys from the one year old classroom and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Replace diaper changing mats in the one, two, and infant rooms and send a picture to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2025-08-21 Non Compliance 74U - Lesson Plans Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure lesson plan has all components each day. Send 1 week of lesson plans for the two year old room to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-09-01 Non Compliance 33U - Annual Training Completed
Corrective Action: Submit training hours for Staff #1 and 2. Training hours were not submitted 30 days before license expiration.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete staff files: - full files for Staff #10 and 11, orientation form for Staff #5, references for Staff #4 and 5, release of employment for Staff #5, service letters for Staff #4 and 5, annual safe sleep and child abuse and neglect review for Staff #6, full files with return dates and updated paperwork for Staff #7, 8, and 9, documentation of CPR/FA for Staff #3, 7, 8, and 2.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Child #8 needs an updated health appraisal. All infants need an infant feeding schedule.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Replace ceiling tiles to ensure there are no open holes in the ceiling. Remove the floor AC units in each classroom and send a picture of ceiling and units removed to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all toilets are in working order. Fix the toilet in the boys bathroom and send a video of the toilet working to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing Completed
Corrective Action: Replace diaper changing mat in the infants and two year old classroom.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 67U - Transportation Completed
Corrective Action: Place an eye patch, safety pins, thermometer, water, and soap in the first aid kit for the bus. Take a picture and send to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-08-13 Non Compliance 8U - License Renewal Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure renewal application is submitted 60 days before license expiration. Corrected a the visit when the licensing specialist collected the application.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete staff files: CPR/FA certification for 8 staff members, DEEDs certificates for 7 staff members, administration of medication certification for 5 staff members, prof. dev. plans for 8 staff members, safe sleep acknowledgement for one staff member, OCCL health and safety training for all staff except #16, job descriptions for two staff members, references for 3 staff members, drug alcohol and declaration and fingerprinting for 1 staff member, adult abuse for 3 staff members, release of employment and service letters for 2 staff members. Not determined and will become non-compliant if not received by 8-31-23- annual training 18 hours for Staff #4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, & 16.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 33U - Annual Training Completed
Corrective Action: Documentation of annual training is needed for 11 staff members.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Submit the following to complete children's files: a health appraisal with immunizations for 3 children, a health appraisal only for one child, blood lead test results for 7 children, transportation permission for 2 children and an infant feeding schedule for one child.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Move hand sanitizer and bleach out of reach of children or install child-proof locks.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Replace tape on the stage in the SA room to make the surface cleanable.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation Completed
Corrective Action: Place a new thermometer in the refrigerator in the infant room. Take a picture of it indicating 41 degrees F or below.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Repair ventilation fans in both preschool bathrooms. Send documentation to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 66U - Emergency Planning Completed
Corrective Action: Post an evacuation plan in the SA room.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 72U - Feeding of Infants Completed
Corrective Action: Send updated infant feeding schedules for all infants in care.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2023-08-07 Non Compliance 74U - Lesson Plans Completed
Corrective Action: Post an updated complete lesson plan in the Sunshine room.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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