Nemours Child Development Center
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19803
1920 Rockland Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803. (302) 651-4666.
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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?
6 visits with violations in the last three years, the latest on Jan 16, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
11 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
11 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 16, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Indoor Space
“All indoor space must be in safe conditions. PS3 bathroom vent is broken/ bent outward. Please send photo of repair to OCCL”
Dec 29, 2025: announced1 violation
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Positive Behavior Management
“Staff member left child unattended and the center was cited for lack of supervision. The staff member was terminated. This incident was self-reported by the administrator.”
Apr 25, 2025: announced1 violation
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Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Due to two children leaving the infant classroom center will receive non compliance for lack of supervision. Staff in charge the day of have been terminated as of 4/11/2025”
Jan 24, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review6 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete.”
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Child Files
“Please ensure child files are complete. Child #8 needs an updated health appraisal.”
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Hazardous Materials
“Please send in radon report”
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Diapering and Soiled Clothing
“Infant rooms need posted diaper procedure. Send pics when posted.”
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Emergency Planning
“Fire marshal approval letter.”
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Feeding of Infants
“Please have infant feeding statements updated monthly. Please send copies.”
Feb 22, 2024: unannounced1 violation
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Positive Behavior Management
“A licensee shall ensure that all staff use prevention strategies, appropriate redirection rather than restraint, and positive developmentally-appropriate methods of behavior supports for the children, which encourage self-control, self-direction, positive self-esteem, social responsibility, and cooperation. Center acted quickly by placing staff member on leave, 3/8/2024, the day of the incident and terminated staff member on 3/15/2024.”
Jan 11, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #6 need 7- OCCL health and Safety training and medication”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Announced | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Announced | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Delaware lists it as: Private.
- Licence number 499981.
- Capacity: 346 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 10 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: No Evidence to Substantiate (5), Substantiated (5).
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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| Mar 25, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On March 10, 2026, OCCL received a complaint regarding allegations of incorrect staff-to-child ratios, and incorrect attendance tracking. An investigation was conducted on March 17, 2026. After a review of attendance records for both staff and children, interviews with the administrators, and staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratios or incorrect attendance tracking. |
| Dec 10, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On November 7, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted on November 13, 2025. According to staff interviews, observations, and documentation reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratios. All staff interviewed denied being over staff-to-child ratio, all classrooms were observed to be within the correct ratios at the time of the visit, and the attendance records reviewed showed all infant classrooms within correct staff-to-child ratios each day reviewed. |
| Mar 7, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On February 19, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision, incorrect ratio, room capacity, and lack of security procedures. An investigation began on February 24, 2025, and concluded on March 3, 2025. Based on the documentation reviewed and interviews conducted, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratio because preschool two classroom attendance records documented one classroom was over correct ratio for 27 minutes on February 19, 2025. Based on the measurements completed on March 3, 2025, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for exceeding room capacity. Based on interviews and observations during the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of security procedures to limit access to the children. Administrative staff stated the front door is monitored by staff and the security override is not used except during fire drills. Based on interviews, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision as all staff interviewed denied anyone was asked to take a child who was not their own from one classroom to another room. |
| Feb 12, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing received two complaints on January 13, 2025, regarding allegations of incorrect staff-to-child ratios, exceeding maximum group size, staff qualifications, and an unsafe physical environment. An investigation was begun on January 15, 2025, and concluded on January 30, 2025, when submitted paperwork was reviewed. Based on the results of the investigation, including staff and administrator interviews and a review of attendance records, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratio. Based on observations, interviews, and a review of documentation, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for unqualified staff alone with children, exceeding maximum group size, or an unsafe physical environment. |
| Dec 17, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on December 9, 2024, regarding allegations of incorrect staff-to-child ratio and insufficient staff. An investigation was conducted on December 11, 2024. Based on the results of the investigation, staff interviews, and a review of documents there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratio or insufficient staff. |
| Nov 13, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On November 6, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on November 6, 2024. Based on the attendance records, interviews conducted, and observations during the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratio. One staff member was present with five one-year-old toddlers which is compliant with DELACARE Regulations. |
| Oct 16, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on September 12, 2024, regarding allegations of improper staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on September 19, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation, this complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to child ratio. LS #1 and LS #2 observed two classrooms out of correct staff-to-child ratio at the time of the visit, as well as reviewing two weeks of attendance documentation showing classrooms with incorrect staff-to-child ratio on September 18 and 19, 2024. Additional concerns noted at the visit were LS #1 and LS #2 observed an administrator remove one child from a classroom to correct ratios and take the child to front desk in the lobby which is not licensed child care space. In addition, the specialists observed empty cribs in the infant room that were less than 18 inches apart. Staff in the classroom stated the cribs are not moved further apart when infants are in the cribs. |
| May 23, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On April 29, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios. Based on the documentation reviewed, interviews conducted, and observations during the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for incorrect staff-to-child ratios. This specialist observed a system in place to call the front desk when additional staff is needed. |
| Apr 26, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On April 15, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding children being cared for in inappropriate indoor spaces, insufficient staff to maintain ratios, and failing to notify OCCL of flooding. An investigation was conducted on April 24, 2024. Based on the documentation reviewed, interviews conducted, and observations during the visit, this complaint is substantiated for children being cared for in inappropriate indoor spaces because staff stated children were sometimes being cared for at the front desk area at the end of the day. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for insufficient staff to maintain ratios, or failure to notify OCCL of flooding, as attendance records documented correct ratios were maintained and the flooding that occurred did not affect the center s ability to operate. Non-Compliance Cited Reg 49 Indoor Space A licensee shall ensure interior space designed for children’s use is available to children when the center is in operation. 1. The space must be arranged to allow each child adequate space for free movement and active play. 2. A center must have at least 35 square feet of usable floor space for each child in each area or room used by children. |
| Feb 8, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 18, 2024, regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on January 24, 2024. Based on staff interviews and documentation received, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratio. Four staff members interviewed stated they have had incorrect staff-to-child ratio in their classrooms. Based on documentation, there were at least four instances where there was incorrect staff-to-child ratio in classrooms with durations ranging from six minutes to thirty-nine minutes. |
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: 7 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2023: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2021: 3 facility injuries. 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 |
|---|---|
| Nemours Child Development Center This child care provider | Not given |
| Montessori Learning Center LLC | Not given |
| Educational Enrichment Center De, LLC | Not given |
| Wilmington Friends School - Lower School | Not given |
| St. Mary Magdalen School | Not given |
| Linda Crist | Not given |
| Foulk Preschool (Foulk Road) | Not given |
| YMCA of Delaware / Brandywine YMCA Branch | Not given |
| Faith Preschool and Child Care | Not given |
| The Claremont School | Not given |
| Concord Preschool and Child Care | Not given |
| Mary Reynolds | Not given |
| Janet Nagengast | 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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