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Amanda Childcare & Preschool Corp

2101 Lancaster Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 · New Castle County (302) 482-3657 License #1456688
8
inspections on file
44
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Feb 3, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.

Inspection history for Amanda Childcare & Preschool Corp
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Feb 3, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 regulations cited5Agency record
Sep 10, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Feb 28, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 12, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Feb 16, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Feb 9, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review18 regulations cited18Agency record
Apr 18, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review9 regulations cited9Agency record
Mar 25, 2022OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Feb 3, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs Deeds qualification Staff #2 and #3 need updated Administration of Medication certification. Send documentation to OCCL by March 6, 2026.”

Corrected Mar 10, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“40. Ensure Child files are complete. Blood lead results are needed for Child #4, #5, and #9. Health appraisals are needed for Child #7 and #9. Emergency card information Child #12 needs emergency phone numbers for emergency contacts. Send documentation to OCCL by March 6, 2026.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
42U — Documenting Children's Progress

“Ensure children s progress is being documented. Developmental plans are needed for Child #5, #6, and #11. Send documentation to OCCL by March 6, 2026.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure children over one years of age have a top and bottom covers for nap time. In two classrooms children did not have a top and bottom covers on their mat or cot. Send picture to OCCL of mats and cots with both top and bottoms covers by March 6, 2026.”

Corrected Mar 4, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Ensure a completed application submitted at least 60 days before license expires. Send Completed application by March 6, 2026.”

Corrected Mar 10, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Sep 10, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On August 14, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports and failure to meet meal requirements. Based on observations and documents reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for failure to meet meal requirements. The meal served was missing one required component and the food served did not match the food listed on the menu for the day. Based on interviews conducted, observation, documentation collected, and video footage reviewed, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Concerns noted during the visit were the meal for the two- to three-year-old class was served on Styrofoam plates, and an unqualified staff member was observed alone with seven two-year-olds and three-year-olds.”

Correction date not recorded
Feb 12, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs Medication certificate. Staff #2 needs a Deeds certificate, Health appraisal w/TB, and service letter. Staff #3 needs 12 Training hours, PD plan, 7-hour OCCL health and safety training, Staff #4 needs four references and service letters. Staff #5 needs Deeds, medication certificate, and 7-hour OCCL health and safety training. Staff #6 annual sleep safe and annual child abuse and neglect review, orientation, 7-hour OCCL health and safety training, Job description, Declaration and drug/Alcohol statement and Health appraisal w/TB Staff #7 Deed medication, 7-hour OCCL health and safety training, Health appraisal w/TB, and service letters. Send documentation to OCCL by March 14, 2025.”

Corrected Apr 16, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Children #5 and #10 need emergency contact information. Child #6 needs an updated health appraisal. Children #6, #9, and #10 need Blood lead screening. Child #11 needs an Infant feeding statement. Send documentation to OCCL by March 14, 2025.”

Corrected Apr 2, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure refrigerators have working thermometers and read 40 or below for refrigerators and zero or below for freezers. Replace refrigerator in the kitchen and add thermometers to the Kitchen, 2 s-3 s, and 4 s-5 s room refrigerators. Send a picture of the replacement refrigerator and thermometers reading the correct degrees by March 14, 2025.”

Corrected Apr 2, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure the clutter is cleared by the building on the playground. Send a picture of the cleared area by March 14, 2025.”

Corrected Apr 2, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 16, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety Training in needed for Staff #5, 7, 8, and 9. A service letter is needed for staff #7, 8, 9. One additional reference is needed for staff #7 and 8. four additional references for staff #9. An annual review of abuse and neglect is needed for staff #4 and 6. Annual sleep safe needed for Staff #4. Professional Development plan is needed for Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Send documentation to OCCL by 3/15/ 2024. Health Appraisals with immunizations adn blood lead screening for Child # 2, 8, 9. Immunizations adn blood lead screening for Child #1 and #6. Developmental plans needed for child #2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9”

Corrected Mar 18, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure Boys bathroom has covered trash can. Cover was broken. Send picture to OCCL by 3/15/2024.”

Corrected Mar 14, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure outdoor equipment is securely anchored. Send picture of swing set anchored in ground to OCCL by 3/15/2024.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure cribs are 18 inches apart. Send picture of room set up with cribs 18 inches apart.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure sufficient quantity of equipment is available for children. Send picture of books in 2 s /3 s Busy Bees room. Only 5 books accessible at the visit.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 9, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 18 deficiencies cited
Not classified
16U — Insurance Coverage

“Send a copy of the current certificate of liability insurance.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“Staff #5 has been employed for more than 60 days and has not received a DEEDS Early Learning certificate. Send a copy of the DEEDS certificate for Staff #5.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Staff #8 was alone with six children. Staff #8 is not qualified to be alone with the children. This was corrected when Staff #1 entered the classroom. Staff #2 stepped out of the classroom to retrieve an attendance record, leaving the classroom unsupervised. This was corrected when Staff #2 returned to the classroom. Both were corrected during the visit.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
28U — General Qualifications

“All staff members must be fingerprinted and determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit before the staff member's start date. Send the fingerprinting receipt for four staff members.”

Corrected Jul 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“All staff files must be complete. Send the current CPR/First Aid for two staff members. Send the current professional development plan for eight staff members. Send the signed annual safe sleep for six staff members. Send the signed annual child abuse and neglect for seven staff members. Send the completed staff orientation record for five staff members. Send the certificates for the seven-hour Health and Safety training for six staff members. Send the job description for five staff members. Send the references for six staff members. Send the signed declaration for one staff member. Send the signed drug/alcohol statement for two staff members. Send the adult abuse registry for five staff members. Send the current health appraisal with TB for four staff members. Send the release of employment history for two staff members. Send the service letters for six staff members.”

Corrected Jul 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38U — Parents Right to Know

“Send the completed Parent Right to Know log.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“All child files must be complete. Send the current health appraisal with immunizations and blood lead screening for nine children.”

Corrected Jun 15, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
42U — Documenting Children's Progress

“Send the current development plan for eight children.”

Corrected Jun 15, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure all children are signed in to the correct classroom when combining classrooms.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure all electrical outlets in the Busy Bee room have outlet covers. Ensure the trashcan in the Grizzly Bear room is covered.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure all trash is removed from the playground each day before it is used by the children. Ensure there is enough mulch under the fall zone areas. Send pictures once completed.”

Corrected Jun 15, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure all rest equipment is labeled in the Busy Bee and Grizzly Bear classrooms. Send pictures once completed.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure there is a sufficient quantity of age appropriate materials in the Little Ducklings classroom.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
58U — Sanitation

“Provide soap & water and disinfecting solution in the bathroom to properly clean the diaper changing table after each use. Ensure the exercise saucer in the infant classroom has been cleaned and sanitized. Send pictures once completed/.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Provide a foot-operated trashcan for diaper disposal in the bathroom. Send a picture.”

Corrected Apr 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Post the current lesson plan in the Busy Bee, Grizzly Bear, and Caterpillar classrooms. Send copies of the completed lesson plan.”

Corrected Feb 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“Ensure the Little Duckling classroom is set up with all five of the required areas for the age group. Send pictures.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Send corrected and notarized renewal application to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 24, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 18, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 9 deficiencies cited
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“There was only one qualified staff member present in the building. Ensure there is sufficient staff present to operate the classrooms, maintain the correct staff-to-child ratios, and allow for staff to have breaks through the day. Send a staffing pattern documenting how this will be achieved.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“In the infant/toddler classroom there were 10 children present with four staff members. The children ranged in age from infant to two-years-old. The maximum group size for infants is eight children with two staff members. Only one of the staff members present had a DEEDS Early Learning certificate. In the preschool classroom there were 19 children present with two unqualified staff members. The children ranged in age from two-years-old to school-age. The maximum group size for two-year-old's is 16 children with two qualified staff members.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
28U — General Qualifications

“There were two staff members present that had not yet been fingerprinted for the center. Ensure all staff members have been fingerprinted for the center prior to their start date.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“All staff members are required to sign in and out of the classrooms they are assigned to work in. There was no staff attendance documented for any of the classrooms in operation. Send one week's attendance for all classrooms documenting staff attendance.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“All children are required to be signed in and out of the classroom. There was no child attendance documented in any of the classrooms. Send one week's attendance documenting the children have been signed in and out correctly.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“The classroom floors and rugs had not been cleaned and were not suitable for the infants to be using for the required tummy time and exploration. All classroom floors and rugs need to be kept in clean and safe condition to be used by the children.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“There was an infant asleep in a bouncy seat with a blanket covering. Infants must be placed on their back, in a crib or pack-n-play when sleeping. There may be no blankets or objects placed in the crib or pack-n-play with the infant other then a tight fitting sheet around the mattress of the crib or pack-n-play. One pack-n-play present was not able to be set up safely for use. The second pack-n-play was not clean, did not have a tight fitting sheet covering the mattress, and had a tear in the side mesh. Cribs and pack-n-plays must be clean and in good condition. Infants may not share a crib or pack-n-play. Ensure there are enough cribs or pack-n-plays present for all infants enrolled in the program that are clean and in good condition with a tight fitting sheet covering the mattress.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“There were children ranging in age from infant to two-years-old present in the infant/toddler classroom. The classroom did not meet the required components for all ages present. Ensure the infant/toddler classroom is set up to meet the needs and required components for all age groups present in the classroom.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
9U — Changes Affecting a License

“The preschool children were in an unapproved classroom. New child care space cannot be used until after it has been approved by OCCL. The children were moved to a classroom that had been approved by OCCL during the pre-licensing process.”

Corrected Apr 18, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 25, 2022OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On March 17, 2022, a complaint was received regarding the allegations of improper staff-to-child ratios and not following the diaper changes requirements. An unannounced visit was conducted on March 21, 2022, to investigate the complaint. The complaint is substantiated because the Preschool classroom was not maintaining the correct staff-to-child ratio upon the arrival of the licensing specialists. It was also determined by reviewing the attendance sheets that the Infant/Toddler classroom had been over ratio on multiple dates when the infant who is enrolled was present in the classroom. The licensing specialists were able to determine by reviewing the Bright Wheel app that on March 18, 2022, the children had only been changed twice. The concerns observed during the complaint investigation were that the administrator left the classroom leaving the preschool-age children alone with an unqualified staff member twice during the visit. It was also observed that the attendance sheets were not being completed correctly or accurately because some staff and children were not signed in. An additional concern was that the center had a staff member present who had not been fingerprinted prior to her start date.”

Correction date not recorded

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