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Lj's Playpen Academy

Wilmington, DE · New Castle County
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.0 (2 reviews)
2601 CARTER STREET, Wilmington, DE 19802
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Quick Facts

Capacity
115 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 12 years.
Type of Care
School-Age Care Only
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
4

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Contact Information

📞 (302) 764-5853
2601 CARTER STREET
Wilmington, DE 19802
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
641907
Issued By
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth And Their Families
District Office
State of Delaware, Office of Child Care Licensing

Reviews

3.0
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Anise Skinner
2016-07-25 07:29:09
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

Owner unprofessional when dealing with mothers. Staff very unprofessional and ghetto. Do not send your babies there. There daily report of what a child does throughout the day is not accurate. Staff not filling in the sheets correctly. If the temperature is a certain temperature outside the close the facility. The license and inspection needs to reevaluate this facility. Definitely not a 4 star, it's more like a no star.

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Arnasia
2014-06-12 23:17:20
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I love kids and love learning and helping out so that kids can be smart and learn new things

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Additional Information: Financial Arrangements: Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care;

Hours of Operation

  • Monday6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Tuesday6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Wednesday6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Thursday6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Friday6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulation Code Status
2024-02-20 Non Compliance 24U - Staff Qualifications Completed
Corrective Action: The one's teacher does not have a DEEDS certificate and was alone with 2 children. the two's and three's teachers do not have a DEEDS certificate and had 6 children. Have Staff #1, 2, and 3 apply for their DEEDS certificates and send a picture of application submission to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 26U - Staffing Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure there is one staff member trained in day to day operations and send documentation to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2024-02-20 Non Compliance 27U - Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure proper ratio's and supervision are maintained. The one's teacher does not have a DEEDS certificate and was alone with 2 children. The two's and three's teachers do not have a DEEDS certificate and had 6 children. Have Staff #1, 2, and 3 apply for their DEEDS certificates and send a picture of application submission to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2024-02-20 Non Compliance 28U - General Qualifications Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before start of employment. Staff #7 and 8 started employment without being determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit. Review regulation 28 and send a signed acknowledgement of this regulation to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 30U - Personnel Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs annual review of safe sleep and OCCL's Health and Safety Training. Staff #3 needs a professional development plan, orientation form, and 4 references and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts at sending the service letter. Staff #4 and 5 need a professional development plan. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, OCCL Health and Safety training, job description, release of employment and service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #7 needs an attempted service letter or 2 documented attempts.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
Document
2024-02-20 Non Compliance 36U - Staff Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure staff sign in/out is accurately documented in each classroom. Staff do not sign in/out for each classroom as there is only a building attendance sheet. Submit documentation showing staff signing in and out of each classroom to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 40U - Child Files Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure child files are complete. Submit date of enrollment/hours and days of attendance for Children #2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Submit health appraisal for Child #3, along with immunizations and their blood lead screening. Submit blood lead screening for Child #7. Submit infant feeding schedule for Children #2, 4, and 5. Submit developmental plans for Children 1-7.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 43U - Children's Attendance Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure accurate attendance is being maintained. The infant room did not have a sign-in/out sheet. There were 4 children signed in the ones room, but only 2 children were present. One child was removed and not signed out. The two's room had 7 children signed in and 6 children were present. The fours room had 6 children signed in and 5 children present. Send 2 weeks attendance for all classrooms to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 45U - Hazardous Materials Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure hazardous materials are stored inaccessible to children. The ones/infant classroom had ant/mice poison traps in the cabinet, which was not locked. There was bug spray in the hallway of the ones classroom. Take a picture of hazards stored and locked away to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 48U - Heating and Cooling Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure the heating system is properly installed. The movie room downstairs reads 59 degrees, and the library/fours room reads 62 degrees. Send a picture of thermometer showing appropriate temperature to OCCL. Ensure there are no floor heaters available. There was one floor heater in the fours room. Send a picture of heater removed from the classroom to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 49U - Indoor Space Completed
Corrective Action: Replace ceiling tiles and wooden table in the library and send a picture to OCCL. Place lid on trashcan in the library and send to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 50U - Kitchen and Food Preparation Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure all open foods are labeled. The mixed fruit in the kitchen was open and not labeled. Send a picture of labeled fruit to OCCL. Ensure food/milk is not expired. The kitchen had a couple of expired cans of fruit and milk. Send picture of food/milk with up to date expirations.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 51U - Toilet Facilities Completed
Corrective Action: Fix faucet in the children's bathroom and send a video of running water to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 53U - Outdoor Area Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure there are no hazards outside. Remove all broken equipment on both sides of the playground, fix cracked slide, and remove all standing water. Send a picture of outdoor area to OCCL with corrections.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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2024-02-20 Non Compliance 57U - Equipment Completed
Corrective Action: Ensure there are science and music materials in the infant and ones room. Send a picture of materials to OCCL.
Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.)
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