Ministry of Caring Guardian Angel Child Care
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19801
1000 Wilson Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. (302) 428-3620.
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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 Oct 8, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
4 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
4 violations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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.
Oct 8, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Child Health Appraisal
“Ensure child #5 has current immunization or required waiver in file. Send document to OCCL.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure indoor spaces are clean and in good repair. Repair/replace all ceiling tiles with water stains (hallway, gross motor area, etc.). Clean all dirty air vents/ceiliing tiles (rainbow room, blue room, etc.). Replace all worn soft items so they are cleanable (gross motor area, green room, etc.). Patch/paint walls where dry wall is exposed so it is cleanable (rainbow room, blue room, red room, etc.) Send photos of repairs to OCCL.”
Oct 7, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Indoor Space
“Ensure ceiling tiles are water damage-free. Replace two ceiling tiles in the yellow room and two ceiling tiles in the green room.”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Ensure diaper changing mat is cleanable. Diaper changing mat was replaced at the time of the visit.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 1 year through 5 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Delaware lists it as: Nonprofit.
- Licence number 243607.
- Capacity: 83 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 4 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (3), 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 12, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On December 17, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint concerning the program failing to provide an injury report or communicate an injury to Child #1 s family. An investigation was conducted on January 5, 2026. Based on the investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. Evidence indicated staff were unaware an injury occurring during program hours on December 11, 2025, as Child #1 wore a long-sleeved shirt and did not disclose or display signs of discomfort throughout the day. Once Parent #1 inquired with Staff #1 about said injuries on December 12, 2025, the program completed an injury report documenting the injuries and noting uncertainty regarding how the injury was sustained due to the lack of observed indicators. The injury report, signed by Parent #1, was provided to Licensing Specialist #1 during the investigation. |
| Jul 2, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On June 16, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns about the program’s adherence to its handbook regarding special dietary needs, diapering procedures, and communication with families about OCCL regulations and citations involving doctor s notes or food allergy information. An investigation was conducted on June 25, 2025. Based on the investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding not following the program s handbook related to special dietary concerns. Parent #1 documented sensitivities to tomatoes and milk on Child #1 s intake paperwork. In response, the program requested a doctor s note for Child #1 s file. To comply with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the program required specific documentation identifying acceptable alternative foods, since cow s milk could not be provided. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint related to diapering procedures and policies. The program indicated no prior knowledge of brand-specific diaper sensitivities. Staff #2 discovered Child #1 wearing pull-ups without side Velcro unlike the previously used Coterie brand and used a diaper from the center’s supply. Staff #2 communicated this issue to Adult #1 during pickup and provided Parent #1 with a written note requesting pull-ups with Velcro, which better support routines in the Infant classroom. Intake documentation reviewed by LS #1 did not reference sensitivity to particular diaper brands. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint regarding dishonesty with the family about an OCCL citation concerning milk alternatives. OCCL did not conduct an investigation in April or issue any requirements related to documentation. The citation in question came from CACFP, which cited the program for lacking sufficient documentation. This issue was resolved once Parent #1 submitted a doctor s note specifying an appropriate milk substitute for Child #1 under the food program guideline s. |
| May 27, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On May 1, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint expressing concern over the program s failure to follow its own Parent Handbook policies regarding termination of care. An investigation was conducted via telephone on May 14, 2025, to investigate the complaint. Based on the findings, the complaint is substantiated. Although the program issued a letter to Parent #1 indicating the facility was giving five days notice of intent to terminate care if late pickups continued, the facility continued to allow the child to attend for several weeks, then terminated the child s enrollment immediately following one additional late pick-up. The parent handbook does not include a clear procedure for termination due to repeated late pickups and instead outlines the use of late fees as the consequence for such occurrences. |
| Feb 12, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 5, 2024, regarding inappropriate music being played around the children, a change in the food service policy without adequate notice, inappropriate food portions, and tripping hazards on the playground. An investigation was conducted on January 11, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for inappropriate music, as the music observed being played was done so in the kitchen and did not contain inappropriate language. This music cannot be heard in the classrooms. There is no evidence to substantiate inadequate notice on a policy change, as it was observed the policy was not changed; a reminder regarding it was just posted within the center. There is no evidence to substantiate inadequate portions being served to children based on the posted menus, conversation with the administrator, and observation. There is no evidence to substantiate tripping hazards on the playground based on observation. |
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.
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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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