Creative Beginnings Learning Center II
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19808
3 Paoletti Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. (302) 633-4575.
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The short answer
Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
2 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Nov 5, 2025; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
6 violations cited in the last three years.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
6 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Nov 5, 2025: announced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Staff Qualifications
“Ensure an individual is named as the program administrator. Technical assistance was provided in response to this non-compliance”
Nov 21, 2023: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure children are supervised at all times. Two older children were in the 2 year old room without an assigned staff member. This was corrected at the visit when the children were moved to the PK classroom.”
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs to complete the seven hour OCCL health and Safety course. Send certificate when the course is complete to OCCL.”
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Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff sign in and out for lunch breaks. This was corrected at the visit when the staff signed in and out on the tracking sheet.”
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Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 needs blood lead screening. Send results to OCCL when complete.”
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Children’s Attendance
“Ensure children’s attendance during nap time when combining children for nap. This was corrected at the visit when the staff signed the child into the 1 year old room.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Announced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Takes part in: Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Licence number 1060711.
- Capacity: 43 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 2 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (1), Substantiated (1).
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Aug 27, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On August 12, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding health and safety concerns, including unsanitary diaper-changing stations, maggots in trash cans, broken playground equipment, and failure to follow exclusionary practices outlined in DELACARE regulations. The complaint also alleged improper staff-to-child ratios as well as inappropriate staff interactions with children during water play. An investigation was conducted on August 18, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for the allegation of improper staff-to-child ratios. Administrator #1 provided Licensing Specialist (LS) #1 with attendance records for the week of August 11 15, 2025, which showed all classrooms were maintaining proper ratios in accordance with DELACARE regulations. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for the allegation of unsanitary conditions. LS #1 observed the program s three diaper-changing stations, all of which were properly maintained with required supplies. LS #1 and Licensing Supervisor #1 inspected all trash cans, and no evidence of maggots was observed. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for the allegation of improper discipline or inappropriate engagement during water play. Administrator #1 and all three staff members interviewed denied witnessing staff force children into water play or cause them distress. Staff members consistently reported that children who chose not to participate were either removed from the activity or supported in engaging with alternative options. Staff also denied observing any staff member photographing children who were crying or ridiculing them. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for the allegation of broken playground equipment creating safety hazards. LS #1 and Licensing Supervisor #1 inspected the outdoor play areas. While some plastic equipment showed signs of wear, no items posed a safety risk to children. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for the allegation of failing to follow child health exclusion practices or notify parents regarding the presence of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Administrator #1 provided LS #1 with communications documenting parent notification for a child later diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Administrator #1 explained the child, who had severe eczema, had recently returned from the beach, and symptoms were not visible until bumps appeared later in the day. Once symptoms were presented, the child was immediately excluded, and the family was notified via the Bright Wheel application. Administrator #1 provided screenshots verifying this communication. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On October 25, 2024, a complaint was called into the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) regarding not providing communication about an injury, not answering the center telephone, not having an administrator for a long period of time, and having a child use a mat for napping before 12 months of age without permission. This complaint is substantiated for not providing communication regarding an injury because although an injury report was written, Parent #1 was not verbally notified or given the report upon pick-up. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of not answering the center’s telephone because LS #1 observed Owner #1 answering the phone several times throughout the visit. Owner #1 noted Parent #1 and Parent #2 also called multiple times after hours when no one is available to answer the phone, and would reach out via the Brightwheel application, where they would receive a prompt response. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of Child #1 using a mat/cot for napping before twelve months of age. Documentation was provided to LS #1 supporting the transition of Child #1 after their first birthday as well as mat/cot permission signed by Parent #2. While the program s administrator resigned in August 2024, Owner #1 is qualified as an Early Childhood Teacher, handles administrative duties regardless, and has been present every day, open to close to assist the staff and run day-to-day operations. Owner #1 notified OCCL as required of the resignation of the administrator and has been in communication with LS #1 regarding the challenge of obtaining a newly named administrator, including showing documented efforts to do so. There is no evidence to substantiate children not having updated health appraisal or immunization requirements; all children in Child #1 s classroom were observed to have up-to-date health appraisal requirements. |
Who does the caring?
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.
Who owns it?
- Delaware’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- 2026: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2021: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Providers aren’t compared: Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a count can’t tell a clean record from one never visited.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Learning Lane Childcare Center | Not given |
| Creative Beginnings Learning Center II This child care provider | Not given |
| Limestone Hills Academy | Not given |
| Little Busy Bees Childcare | Not given |
| Nannie’s Day Care, Inc. | Not given |
| Soaring Sprouts Early Learning Center LLC | Not given |
| Limestone Hills Day School, LLC | Not given |
| St. John the Beloved Early Childhood Program | Not given |
| Celebree School of Pike Creek DBA the Bsl Group, LLC. | Not given |
| Rebecca Benoit | Not given |
| Kirkwood Early Learning Center, Inc. | Not given |
| Little People College | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- Delaware doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- Delaware’s open data lists a visit only when a violation was cited there, so visits that found nothing aren’t shown.
- Delaware publishes five years of reviews and complaints; this page shows the last three.
- Delaware doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- Delaware lists only the visits that found violations, so a provider with none listed may not have been visited at all: no count of violations is used to headline, filter or compare its providers.
Sources
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities (iuzd-3dbt).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information (wb83-pkcv).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews (pnbd-85r6).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public Domain.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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