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SMALL WONDER DAYCARE, INC.

Child care center · 100A GREENHILL AVENUE, Wilmington, DE 19805 · License 29013

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 128. Infant through School-Age Accepts subsidy

Violation history (25)

SeverityDateStandard / narrativeCorrected
?Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure Personnel files are complete. Staff #5 needs: Job description, references, health appraisal with TB test, Release of employment and service letters Staff #6 needs DEEDS certificate, OCCL Health and Safety training, and Health appraisal with TB test. Staff #7 needs DEEDS certificate, OCCL Health and Safety training, signed Declaration, and signed Drug and Alchohol Statement Service letters when they are returned for Staff #1 New references for Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9 (The concern is that all the references for the staff listed above are staff members already working at the center, and all of the letters say similar things about each applicant.)
Yes
?Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Ensure Parents' Right to Know Log is signed by touring and current/new parents.
Yes
?Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Ensure staff files are complete. References- Staff #5 (1) Health Appraisal with TB Test- Staff #1, Staff #2, and Staff #4. Service Letters with 2 attempts/returned- Staff #1, Staff #3, Staff #4, Staff #6, and Staff #7
Yes
?Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Ensure child files are complete. Health Appraisal and Immunization records- Child #7 and Child #11
Yes
?Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 72U - Feeding of Infants
Ensure infants are held to be fed- no propping bottles.
Yes
?Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Put crown molding up/finish wall in the 3/4's classroom downstairs. Send picture to OCCL. Replace sink faucets in the 3's classroom upstairs and the paper towel holder.
Yes
?Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Ensure radon is tested and sent to OCCL every 5 years.
Yes
?Wed Feb 07 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 28U - General Qualifications
Staff #1 needs adult abuse registry check and 18 training hours. staff #1 term 2-15-24
Yes
?Wed Feb 07 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 32U - Orientation
Staff #1 and #2 need OCCL Health and Safety Training.
Yes
?Wed Feb 07 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 38U - Parents Right to Know
Send your Parent's Right to know log to OCCL.
Yes
?Wed Feb 07 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 41U - Child Health Appraisal
Child #10 needs a health appraisal and immunization records.
Yes
?Thu Jun 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 22U - Breast Feeding
Ensure the parent handbook has a procedure for the release of children that includes a policy allowing school-age children to walk home or from the bus stop to the center with written parent permission. Child #1 walked alone from the bus stop to the center without written permission, and Staff #1 admitted to not having a policy in the handbook regarding that procedure. Submit updated parent handbook with required items to OCCL. Ensure the proper release of a child is upheld. Child #1 was released to a guardian who is not on the pick-up list. Have staff complete a training on the proper release of a child and send training certificate or acknowledgement to OCCL.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 74U - Lesson Plans
Lesson plans need the following: - Pre-K, preschool, and young toddlers lesson plans need daily social/emotional activities, and one food/healthy habit activity a week. send one weeks worth of lesson plans for these rooms.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Staff files need the following: - Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 need the OCCL health and safety training. - Staff #1 needs one more reference. - Staff #5 needs 4 references and a health appraisal.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Child #2 needs lead screening. Send confirmation of an appointment.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Ensure all children have top and bottom covers for their cots. Send a picture of cubbies with both covers for all children.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 57U - Equipment
Ensure there is sufficient equipment available: - Infant room needs manipulatives and blocks. - Older one-year-old room needs building blocks, manipulatives, dramatic play materials, and art. - Younger one-year-old room needs more building, sensory, literacy, manipulatives, and music materials. - Pre-K class needs more music materials. Send pictures of updated materials and label which room they are for.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 58U - Sanitation
Ensure soap and water is available in each room and near all changing tables. Send a picture.
Yes
?Wed Feb 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Ensure diaper mats are cleaned with soap and water as well as disinfectant between each diaper change. This will be corrected with the pictures of soap and water.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 40U - Child Files
Child files need the following: - Child #2 and 8 need complete up-to-date health appraisals. - Child #6 needs lead screening completed.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 61U - Diapering and Soiled Clothing
Disposable covers are needed at diaper changing stations. Confirm when these are available.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 56U - Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
Remove the broken cot in the two-year-old classroom.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 49U - Indoor Space
Indoor space corrections needed: - Top shelf of the grey toy shelf with red bins in the one's room needs to be repaired or removed. Repair the hole and other areas of the wall that are chipping in this classroom. - In the three-year-old room, clean the lid of the trash can and the walls in the bathroom. - Repair and paint the holes in the wall by the bookshelf in the second one-year-old room. Replace the outlet cover behind the block shelf. - Replace the outlet cover on the left side of the infant classroom. - Remove/replace the blue bin in the block area in the two's classroom.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 30U - Personnel Files
Staff #3 needs administration of medication training. Staff #3 needs to be re-fingerprinted; this is scheduled for 3-14-22.
Yes
?Wed Feb 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) 45U - Hazardous Materials
Repair the safety lock under the left-hand sink in the one-year-old room or remove the cleaning supplies.
Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (6)

6 inspection record(s) on file from DE-OCCL.

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