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My Children Childcare Center, LLC

A licensed large family child care in Wilmington, Delaware 19802

22 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19802. (302) 407-8740.

Delaware’s own record, on data.delaware.gov

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The short answer

Record last released by Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 19 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Every month

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?

3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Dec 12, 2025; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

19 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

19 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

19 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Hover or focus a month to read it.

No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Dec 12, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review11 violations

  • Use of a Substitute

    “15 training hours for staff #1 & 5 needed by 12/31/2025. Health appraisal w/TB screening needed for staff #4 & 5. Orientation needed for staff #4.”

    Rule 15Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 31, 2026.

  • Children’s Files

    “Ensure child files are complete. *Updated health appraisal with immunization needed for child #1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10. *Blood lead screening also needed for child #4. Send to OCCL.”

    Rule 22Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Mar 31, 2026.

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Ensure all diaper creams are stored out of reach of children.”

    Rule 27Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 19, 2025.

  • Indoor Space

    “Ensure walls are repainted and cleanable. Ensure air fresheners are not in use. Unplug/remove throughout environment. Send pictures of corrections.”

    Rule 29Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 27, 2026.

  • Fire Safety

    “Ensure fire drills are done monthly. Send December and January to OCCL.”

    Rule 30Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 17, 2026.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure thermometer in freezer reads 0 or below. Replace broken thermometer and send picture of reading. Remove moldy cheese from refrigerator. Send pictures of refrigerator.”

    Rule 31Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 19, 2025.

  • Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

    “Cribs need to be labeled. One crib is ripped and needs to be repaired or replaced. Ripped nap mat needs to be removed. Send pictures.”

    Rule 35Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 22, 2026.

  • Diapering and Soiled Clothing

    “Foot activated diaper pail needed. Spray bottle of soap & water and disinfectant needed near diaper changing areas. Send pictures.”

    Rule 40Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 3, 2026.

  • Meals and Snacks

    “Ensure current weekly menu is posted. Send picture.”

    Rule 50Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 28, 2026.

  • Insurance

    “Proof of Liability Insurance needed. Parent’s Right to Know Log needed.--provided 12/19/25”

    Rule 60Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 18, 2026.

  • License Renewal

    “Ensure application is submitted 60 days before license expiration. Send to OCCL.”

    Rule 8Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 30, 2025.

Dec 13, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations

  • Children’s Files

    “Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 and Child #12 need updated health appraisal and immunizations. Child #4 and 5 need updated health appraisal, immunizations and lead screening.”

    Rule 22Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 16, 2025.

  • Fire Safety

    “Ensure fire extinguisher is inspected.”

    Rule 30Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 8, 2025.

  • Feeding of Infants

    “Ensure infant feeding schedule is updated monthly.”

    Rule 51Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Dec 19, 2024.

  • Personnel Policies

    “Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #3 need health appraisals. Staff #3 needs child abuse and neglect certificate, CPR/FA.”

    Rule 65Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Feb 20, 2025.

  • License Renewal

    “Ensure renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to expiration.”

    Rule 8Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

Jun 5, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations

  • Children’s Files

    “Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs parents right to know, screen time, mat permission, sleep in another area. Child #3 needs immunizations and lead screening. Child #4 and 7 need lead screening. Child #6 needs health appraisal, immunizations and lead screening.”

    Rule 22Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 2, 2024.

  • Kitchen and Food Preparation

    “Ensure freezer reads 0’.”

    Rule 31Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 20, 2024.

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #3 needs one reference. All staff need child reporting law. Staff #5 needs a job description.”

    Rule 69Q. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 17, 2024.

All 3 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Dec 12, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review11 violations cited
Dec 13, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations cited
Jun 5, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Large Family Child Care.
  • Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
  • Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
  • Licence number 1092146.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Delaware acted against it?

  • 1 complaint investigation in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (1).
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Complaint Reviews and Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Jul 11, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint: SubstantiatedOn June 11, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding disrespectful communication, over capacity, insufficient staff, staff-to-child ratio, and improper discipline. An unannounced visit was conducted on June 28, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratio. A review of attendance records documented five days when only one staff member was present with eight or more children between the ages of two and five. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for disrespectful communication. This specialist interviewed staff members and the provider who all denied the provider had communicated disrespectfully to children or staff. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline as staff members and the provider have not witnessed or had concerns for any improper discipline. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for over capacity or insufficient staff being hired to work in the large family child care home. Upon review of attendance and child files, the facility was not documented as being over capacity, and has the required number of staff to operate, although incorrect staff-to-child ratio was documented on attendance records during the week of June 10, 2024.

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?

  • No facility injuries reported. No facility deaths reported.
Source:

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.
Source:

Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Child Care Licensing Compliance Review Information. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.

12 compared
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Kool Kids Learning CenterNot given
Chosen Children Child Care, LLCNot given
Donna NicholsNot given
Carter’s Child Care and Learning CenterNot given
Shining Stars Childcare Inc.Not given
My Children Childcare Center, LLC This child care providerNot given
Lily DollardNot given
Little Hearts Childcare, LLCNot given
Little Legends Learning & Family Development CenterNot given
Boys & Girls Club @ Warner ElementaryNot given
Brandy MooreNot given
The Choir School of DelawareNot 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

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing. Delaware’s own record is on data.delaware.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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