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The Choir School of Delaware

A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19802

2013 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19802. (302) 543-8657.

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 16 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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?

4 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Apr 21, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.

16 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

16 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

16 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.

Apr 21, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation

  • Orientation

    “Ensure all staff have OCCL Health and Safety training. Send Staff #1’s to OCCL.”

    Rule 32T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 19, 2026.

May 22, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation

  • Hazardous Materials

    “Ensure radon test is repeated every five years. Send a copy of the results to OCCL.”

    Rule 45T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 11, 2025.

Apr 10, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review8 violations

  • Insurance Coverage

    “Ensure insurance documentation is on file. Send a copy to OCCL.”

    Rule 16T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 14, 2025.

  • Personnel Files

    The inspectors’ words, 103 words

    “Ensure staff files are complete. CPR/FA needed for Staff #1, 4, 5. Child abuse and neglect needed for Staff #1. Orientation needed for Staff #1, 3, 7. 7-hr OCCL Health and Safety training needed for Staff #1, 6, 7. 2 references needed for Staff #1, 4, 5, 6. 1 reference needed for Staff #7. Release of employment needed for Staff #1, 3, 5, 7. Service letter or 2 additional references needed for Staff #1, 5, 7. Declaration needed for Staff #1. Drug/alcohol statement needed for Staff #1, 5. Health appraisal w/TB test for Staff #1, 3, 5. Send copies of all to OCCL.”

    Rule 30T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jul 11, 2025.

  • Staff Attendance

    “Ensure staff attendance reflects accurate times worked in each area. Send 2 weeks of accurate attendance to OCCL.”

    Rule 36T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 9, 2025.

  • Child Health Appraisal

    “Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead screening for Child #1, 5, 10. Immunizations for Child #10. Send to OCCL.”

    Rule 41T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Jun 18, 2025.

  • Children’s Attendance

    “Ensure child attendance is accurate and includes exact times they are in each room. Send 2 weeks of attendance to OCCL.”

    Rule 43T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 9, 2025.

  • Indoor Space

    “Ensure sinks in the bathrooms supply hot water. Send completed work order or picture of the temperature of the water to OCCL.”

    Rule 49T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 12, 2025.

  • Emergency Planning

    “Ensure fire drills are done monthly and documented. Send April and May’s logs to OCCL.”

    Rule 66T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 2, 2025.

  • Child Care Activities

    “Ensure monthly activity plan is complete showing opportunities to work on projects (concerts, etc.) for an extended period of time. Send to OCCL.”

    Rule 91T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 27, 2025.

Apr 15, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations

  • Personnel Files

    “Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of child abuse and neglect are needed for Staff #1 and 2. Fingerprinting and eligibility needed for Staff #3. CPR and first aid needed for Staff #1.”

    Rule 30T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 16, 2024.

  • Parents Right to Know

    “Parents Right to Know log is needed for all children who tour facility. Send a copy to OCCL.”

    Rule 38T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 23, 2024.

  • Indoor Space

    “Two ceiling tiles are missing from one of the child bathrooms. Replace tiles and send a picture.”

    Rule 49T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 2, 2024.

  • First Aid Kits

    “Ensure first aid kit is complete obtain bandage tape and send a picture.”

    Rule 65T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 2, 2024.

  • Transportation

    “Ensure all vans have fire extinguishers. Take a picture of all 3 and send a picture.”

    Rule 67T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: Apr 22, 2024.

  • Staffing

    “Ensure a staff member qualified as at least a site assistant is trained in day to day operations. Send a copy to OCCL.”

    Rule 88T. Correction date, as Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing recorded it: May 8, 2024.

All 4 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 21, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation cited
May 22, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation cited
Apr 10, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 violations cited
Apr 15, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child Care Center.
  • Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 years through 18 years.
  • Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
  • Delaware lists it as: Nonprofit.
  • Licence number 1383841.
  • Capacity: 30 children.
Source:

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), No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern (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
Apr 15, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate with ConcernOCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On December 12, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of a firearm present within the center s premises and not understanding the needs of children. An investigation was begun on March 11, 2025, and concluded on March 21, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for having a firearm present within the center s premises. According to staff interviews, no one was aware of or saw a staff member with a firearm on the premises at any time. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not understanding the needs of children according to staff interviews as staff had no concerns about Staff #1 s behavior or interactions with children. Additional concerns noted were incomplete staff and child attendance records, not having a full staff file for a staff member and allowing a staff member who was under the age of fifteen to work. Staff and child attendance records provided were not accurate or complete. Fifteen out of 18 days did not include sign-out times for any children and staff attendance could not be provided showing which staff were supervising which children during the programming time. When requested, there was no staff file or information for Staff #1 at the center as required. According to DELACARE Regulations, A school-age aide may be 15 years old if attending a high school early childhood education program and enrollment documentation is on file at the center. Staff #1 was determined to be fourteen at the time of the alleged incident and had no documentation on file at the center as required.
Mar 7, 2024OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to SubstantiateOn February 12, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and was accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on February 12, 2024, and accepted for lack of supervision. On February 22, 2024, IAU stated OCCL could begin their investigation. The IAU case was closed as no evidence to substantiate. OCCL conducted an investigation on February 27, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision because children were supervised appropriately by qualified staff at all times.

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, LLCNot 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 Delaware This child care providerNot 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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