Babes on the Square Too
A licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware 19803
1413 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, Delaware 19803. (302) 477-9190.
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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 Jan 20, 2026; Delaware doesn’t list visits that found nothing.
5 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
5 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 20, 2026: unannounced Full Compliance Review1 violation
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Feeding of Infants
“Submit infant feeding schedule for Child #17.”
Feb 4, 2025: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Submit eligibility letters for Staff #1 and 2.”
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Child Files
“Submit infant feeding schedules in the Violet room to OCCL. Submit blood lead results for Children #4 and 15.”
Jan 25, 2024: unannounced Full Compliance Review2 violations
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Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Send to OCCL. Staff #1 and 2 need CPR/FA certification.”
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Emergency Planning
“Ensure facility has emergency water. Submit a picture of emergency water to OCCL.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 violations 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).
- Special conditions, in Delaware’s words: Variance.
- Licence number 613656.
- Capacity: 195 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 (4).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On August 14, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging Child #1 was served inadequate portions of food, that meals served to children were inconsistent with CACFP requirements and the facility’s posted menu, and the staff responsible for meal preparation were also responsible for caring for children. An investigation was conducted on August 20, 2026. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. The meal observed by LS #1 during the investigation met, and in some respects exceeded CACFP requirements for children ages three through five and matched the facility’s posted menu for that date. The posted menu and ProCare meal logs for the date referenced in the complaint allegation reflected meals and portions consistent with CACFP requirements, and Child #1 was recorded as having eaten all of their lunch and refused snack on that day. Staff interviewed, including Staff #4, denied ever serving a child only one apple slice or one chicken tender and described a practice of providing additional food to children who remain hungry. Administrator #1 confirmed Staff #2 and Staff #3, the staff members who assisted with meal preparation following the cook’s resignation, were knowledgeable in food preparation, were not cooking or preparing food while also caring for children, and reported a new cook was hired effective July 30, 2026. LS #1 did observe instances of items from the posted menu not being logged in the ProCare Application, though staff indicated this was a logging error, not a matter of the food not being served. DELACARE Regulations do not require daily logging of food intake for children over the age of 12 months. |
| Feb 5, 2025 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On December 30, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns about improper diapering procedures and not providing sufficient meals and snacks in the two-year-old classroom. An investigation was conducted on January 8, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for either allegation. All staff interviewed stated children are changed in the morning, before lunch, and after nap time. Depending on when children are picked up, staff stated there will be a fourth diaper change. Administrator #1 stated snack is served at 2:30 pm every day. If a child did not eat, it is because they chose not to eat the food and staff do not force children to eat. The Pro-Care documentation confirmed Child #1 was changed in the morning, before lunch, after lunch, and before pick-up on December 20, 2024, and all of the meals and snacks were offered to Child #1. |
| Jun 18, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On May 22, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint on May 22, 2024, and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline, lack of supervision, and failing to notify a parent of a serious injury immediately. An investigation was conducted on May 30, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision and improper discipline because Staff #4 witnessed the incident occur and it was due to Child #1 tripping and hitting his face on a table. All staff interviewed stated they had never seen or participated in improper discipline. This complaint is unsubstantiated for failing to notify a parent of a serious injury immediately because according to the injury reports collected at the visit, Parent #1 was notified of Child #1 s injuries on May 20, 2024, at 12:13 pm, and May 13, 2024, at 4:03 pm. |
| Jun 14, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint: No Evidence to Substantiate | On May 24, 2024, a complaint was called into the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line and not accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IAU). The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received the complaint and accepted it for investigation on May 24, 2024, regarding concerns of improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on May 30, 2024. Because the facility does not have cameras to record classroom events and because two administrative staff and two teaching staff were interviewed and stated they had not witnessed any concerning behaviors or improver discipline at the center, and Staff #1 stated she has never grabbed, yelled at, or used improper discipline on a child, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. |
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: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
- 2025: 2 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2024: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported.
- 2022: 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Babes on the Square Too 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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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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