La Fiesta II
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19805
402 North Van Buren Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19805. (302) 295-2166.
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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 Feb 16, 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 16, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 and #2 need CPR/First Aid.”
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Child Files
“Ensure Child Files are complete. Child #12 needs an affidavit of religious exemption for immunizations. Health Appraisal stated the family denied immunizations.”
Feb 19, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review4 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 references”
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Child Files
“Ensure all children’s files are complete. Child #4 needs Health Appraisal, TB Screener, and Blood Lead Screener. Child #16 needs current Health Appraisal.”
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Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure that in the refrigerator in Infant A has a thermometer visible and reading below 40”
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Feeding of Infants
“Ensure that Infant A and Infant B both have thermometers in the crock pots used for heating up bottles. Thermometers must read 120 or less. (crock pots were on warm mode and the water was tepid but identifying temp was not possible)”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child Care Center.
- Ages served, in Delaware’s words: 6 weeks through 3 years.
- Takes part in: Child Care Food Program (meals reimbursed), Purchase of Care (state-subsidized child care).
- Delaware lists it as: Nonprofit.
- Licence number 538382.
- Capacity: 131 children.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing, Licensed Child Care Providers and Facilities. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Delaware acted against it?
- 5 complaint investigations in the last three years. Results, in Delaware’s words: Substantiated (3), No Evidence to Substantiate (1), Unsubstantiated (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On January 16, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging a lack of supervision in the classroom, resulting in preventable injuries sustained while a child was in attendance at the program. An investigation was conducted via phone call and email communication on January 29, 2026. Based on the investigation, there is no evidence to substantiate the complaint. Administrator #1 provided injury reports and video footage to Licensing Specialist (LS) #1, which depicted classroom staff engaging with children and intervening appropriately when a conflict between Child #1 and another child in the classroom occurred. |
| Aug 2, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On April 3, 2024, a complaint was called into the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) regarding improper discipline. OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. An investigation was conducted by OCCL on June 17, 2024. Based on the results of this investigation this complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because video footage observed showed Staff #1 pushing Child #1 to the ground, pulling Child #1 across the floor, and hitting Child #1 in the leg with a bookshelf. Staff #1 is also observed in the footage forcefully wiping blood from Child #1 s face. Additional concerns include Staff #2 being observed on video footage with an air pod in her ear while working in the classroom. |
| Apr 15, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On November 10, 2023, and November 15, 2023, two complaints were called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the initial complaint on November 15, 2023, and accepted it for investigation regarding improper discipline. A third complaint was received through the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line on November 23, 2023. An unannounced visit was conducted by OCCL and IAU on November 16, 2023. OCCL determined on February 20, 2024, that IAU closed their investigation as unsubstantiated so the OCCL investigation could proceed. The complaint is substantiated by OCCL for improper discipline based on video footage reviewed, staff interviews, and documentation collected. Staff #1 brought her concerns to Ms. Hartz and she reviewed video footage on the playground from November 8, 2023. Staff #1 reported the incident regarding Staff #2 hitting Child #1 on the leg to Ms. Hartz. Staff #2 is observed in the video footage walking towards Child #1 and kicking motion towards Child #1. From the camera s angle, it is not clear how hard Staff #2 kicked Child #1, and Child #1 was seen rolling away from Staff #2 when she kicked Child #1 s leg. Staff #2 was terminated from employment for not following the positive guidance policy the center has in place, which directly forbids corporal punishment and physical mishandling of children. |
| Apr 2, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: Substantiated | On March 10, 2024, The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of inappropriate care of children. This incident was also self-reported to OCCL on March 8, 2024. This complaint is substantiated because a staff member was holding two infants at one time and attempted to open the classroom door. Child #1 slipped out of Staff #1 s arms and fell, hitting their head on the floor. This resulted in a bruise on the head. The Reporter and Ms. Hartz both stated Child #1 s parents took her to Nemours Children s Health emergency room for evaluation. Ms. Hartz stated Child #1 did not return to the center for care. Ms. Hartz provided LS Brady with the signed accident report, Child #1 s discharge instructions from the Emergency Room, as well as the disciplinary write-up for Staff #1. Non-Compliance: Regulation #28: A licensee shall ensure each staff member has an understanding of and respect for children and their needs. Staff #1 was carrying two infants at the same time while attempting to open the classroom door. As a result of this action, Child #1 fell to the floor and hit their head. This staff member received a disciplinary write-up. Have all staff working with infants and toddlers review this expectation of infant/toddler safety and sign an acknowledgment of understanding to OCCL by April 12, 2024. |
| Jan 23, 2024 | IA Investigation: Unsubstantiated | Delaware gives no summary. |
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: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 7 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2023: 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 |
|---|---|
| La Fiesta II 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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