Ministry of Caring Child Care Center
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19805
221 North Jackson Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19805. (302) 652-8992.
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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 Oct 7, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
9 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
9 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Oct 7, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review5 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete at time of hire. Staff #1 needs OCCL Health & Safety training and job description. Staff #2 needs OCCL health appraisal. Send documents to OCCL.”
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Indoor Space
“Ensure indoor spaces are compliant. Ensure all trashcan covers are in working order. Ensure all classrooms with diapers have a dedicated diaper trashcan and an additional covered trashcan. Touch up paint in room 1 and infants to ensure walls are cleanable. Replace worn/torn soft itmes in gross motor area and infant room to ensure they are cleanable. Send photos to OCCL.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure refrigerators are at 41 degrees or lower. Send photo of infant room refrigerator with thermeter reading 41 or lower.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure all bottles are labeled with chid’s name. Send photo of labled bottles to OCCL.”
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Infant and Toddler Care
“Ensure completed infant sleep checks are documented at least every 30 minutes. Send 1 week of completed logs to OCCL.”
Oct 9, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review3 violations
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Indoor Space
“Ensure walls and ceiling tiles are clean and cleanable. *Replace ceiling tiles in red room and infant room. *Repair wall next to sink in orange room.”
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Outdoor Area
“Ensure fence/gates are hazard-free and operational. Gate is missing slats and needs to be repaired. *Remove all hazards and trash from the playground.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure monthly infant schedules are completed and updated monthly.”
Oct 3, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Child Files
“Submit the following to complete children’s files: blood lead test results for three children; current parents right to know for five children; a developmental plan for one child.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks 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 29622.
- Capacity: 73 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 6 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (5), 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 20, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On July 28, 2026, OCCL received a complaint alleging the center failed to notify Parent #1 of Child #1’s swollen eye, failed to provide an injury report, and failed to follow its policy for responding to a parent complaint. An unannounced investigation was conducted on August 4, 2026. Staff #1 confirmed Child #1’s left eye was swollen after nap, ice was applied, Parent #1 was not informed at the time the swelling was noticed nor at pick-up, and an incident/injury report was not completed. This evidence substantiates the allegation concerning lack of parent notification of important information regarding a child and failure to provide an accident/injury report. Regarding the allegation of not following the policy of responding to parents complaints, the investigation showed Administrator #1 spoke with Parent #1 about their concerns and reviewed the requested video footage by pick-up time. The information obtained did not establish that the center failed to follow its policy for responding to Parent #1’s complaint. Additional concerns noted during this investigation include administering medication with an incomplete Medication Administration Record (MAR) and not following medication timing as outlined in the Delaware Administration of Medication Self-Training Guide. Based on the results of the investigation, this complaint was: Substantiated |
| Jul 7, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On June 5, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of not releasing a child to a person on a pick-up list as noted in the parent handbook. An unannounced visit was attempted on June 15, 2026, and a second visit was conducted on June 24, 2026. Based on documents and as well as staff interviews conducted, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not releasing a child to a person on a pick-up list as noted in the parent handbook requirement. An interview with Administrator #1 and documents reviewed show that center policy was followed and Child #1 was picked up at 1:30 pm. Based on the results of the investigation, this complaint was: No Evidence to Substantiate. |
| May 29, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On May 12, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of not using positive behavior supports and failing to use respectful communication with parents. An unannounced visit was conducted on May 19, 2026. Based on documents and video footage reviewed as well as staff interviews conducted, there is no evidence to substantiate the complaint. Three staff members were interviewed separately and stated they did not observe Child #1 getting pushed and noted Administrator #1 kept a calm demeanor during this incident. Video footage showed Administrator #1 did not place their hands on Child #1. Findings: Based on the results of the investigation, this complaint was: No Evidence to Substantiate. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 4, 2025, regarding concerns of lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on November 10, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision based on staff interviews conducted and attendance records reviewed. Staff members interviewed stated Child #2 was not observed inappropriately touching Child #1. Attendance records reviewed reflected classrooms within correct staff-to-child ratios. |
| Aug 1, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 22, 2025, regarding concerns of improper discipline and inappropriate care of children and not following diapering policies. An investigation was conducted on July 28, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline or inappropriate care of children based on staff interviews and video footage reviewed. Administrator #1 and Staff #1 interviewed stated they have never witnessed or used any improper discipline, nor have they witnessed inappropriate care of children. Video footage reviewed showed appropriate interactions between staff and children. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following diapering policies based on staff interviews. Staff interviewed stated they follow posted diaper changing policies for all diaper changes. |
| Jun 24, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on May 2, 2024, regarding failure to follow termination policies and not using respectful communication. An investigation was conducted on May 15, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because all documentation reviewed and statements from the administrator indicate policies were followed and Ms. DeBerry-Hill did not engage in disrespectful tones, words, or behavior. |
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.
- 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Caring Child Care Center This child care provider | Not given |
| Jamise Bailey | Not given |
| Sheila’s Dreams Too Child Care LLC | Not given |
| Little Scholars Learning Academy LLC | Not given |
| Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - West 3rd Street Center | Not given |
| Seeds of Jesus Daycare, LLC. | Not given |
| Boys & Girls Club @ Clarence Fraim | Not given |
| Shante Hallmon | Not given |
| Sheila’s Dreams Child Care LLC | Not given |
| Hope House Knowledge Center | Not given |
| Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - Van Buren Street Center | Not given |
| Precious Little Hands Childcare Center LLC | Not given |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Academy | 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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