Kirkwood Early Learning Center, Inc.
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19808
5702 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. (302) 476-8162.
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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?
3 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Apr 14, 2026; 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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.
Apr 14, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Child Files
“Ensure children’s files are complete. Child #7- Blood lead test Child #9- Blood lead test **Not Determined- Child #11- Will need health appraisal, immunizations, and blood lead test by 05/2026”
Oct 23, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. CPR and First Aid: Staff #1, #2, #7, #8 OCCL Health and Safety: Staff #2, #3, #5, #9 Application/Resume: Staff #4 Job Description: Staff #3, #5 References- Staff #2 (2), #5 (4), #9 (4) Adult Abuse Registry: Staff #4 Health Appraisal with TB: Staff #5, #7, #9 Service letters (2 attempts): Staff #3, #5, #7, #8, #9”
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Child Files
“Ensure Child Files are complete. Blood Lead results needed for: Child #3, #4, #8, and #10”
Aug 11, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. PD plan needed: Staff #1, #5, #6 OCCL Health and Safety- Staff #2, #3, #5, #7 Job Description- Staff #3, #4, #5, #6 References- Staff #2 (2), #3 (1), #4 (4). #5 (4), #6 (2), #7 (4) Adult Abuse Check- Staff #3, #4, #5, #6 Health Appraisal- Staff #5, #6, #7 CPR/FA- Staff #2, #3, #4, #7 Medication- Staff #2, #3, #5, #6, #7 Service Letters- Staff #3, #4, #5, #7 Will check eligibility for Staff #6 and Staff #7”
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Parents Right to Know
“Ensure new parents and tours sign the Parents Right to Know Log.”
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Child Files
“Ensure children’s files are complete. Child #10 needs blood lead test results.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- 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 1656456.
- Capacity: 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 5, 2025, and two additional complaints on December 11, 2025, regarding concerns of lack of supervision and failure to properly document an incident resulting in injury to the face. An investigation was conducted from December 11, 2025, through December 15, 2025, during which Licensing Specialist #1 engaged in phone and email communication with Reporter #1, interviewed Administrator #1 and Staff #1, obtained documentation, and reviewed video footage of the incident. The complaint is substantiated for failure to complete an incident report in a timely manner, as the incident report was not completed until two days after the incident occurred. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegation of lack of supervision, as Staff #1 was able to recall the location, timing, and sequence of events related to the incident. |
| Sep 2, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 8, 2025, regarding concerns of children s needs not being met, not utilizing positive behavior management strategies, and not using respectful communication with families. An investigation was conducted on August 15, 2025. Licensing Specialist #1 interviewed Administrator #1, reviewed documentation, and observed general classroom management. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for not using positive behavior management, as staff observations and documentation demonstrated its use, and positive interactions were observed during this visit. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint of not understanding or meeting children s needs, as the documentation provided demonstrates the staff members made attempts to guide the children s behavior appropriately to calm them down. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for not following the center s termination policy because the families are presented with a contract at the time of enrollment stating the child s enrollment begins with a two-week trial period. |
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.
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 | 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. This child care provider | 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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