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Salvation Army Early Learning Center

400 N Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801 · New Castle County (302) 472-0711 License #29239
7
inspections on file
17
recorded violations
—
severity not classified by the state
Sep 24, 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 Salvation Army Early Learning Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 24, 2026Announced1 regulation cited1Agency record
Apr 16, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
Apr 11, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Jul 31, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jul 31, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Apr 22, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 regulations cited5Agency record
Apr 19, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency 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.

Sep 24, 2026Announced · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
25U — Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons

“The center will be cited for having an ineligible volunteer on premises. Volunteers present at least 5 days or 40 hours a year are required to have comprehensive background checks and a volunteer file. The administrator stated this person is no longer present at the center and they understand and will follow the updated policy requirements going forward.”

Corrected Sep 24, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 16, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #6 needs HA w/ immunizations.”

Corrected May 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure RADON testing is completed every 5 years”

Corrected May 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure mulch is added under and around fall zones, and be sure there is shade.”

Corrected May 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 11, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 2 references, adult abuse check Staff #2 needs a DEEDs cert Staff #3 needs application and job description.”

Corrected May 7, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs blood lead results Child #5 needs health appraisal Child #8 blood lead results Child #10 health appraisal, immunizations and blood lead results”

Corrected May 7, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 22, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure that staff files are complete. A re-hire staff member needs updated documentation. Send documentation upon receipt.”

Corrected May 10, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure that child files are complete. Current immunizations are needed for one child. Lead Results are needed for three children. Send documentation upon receipt.”

Corrected Apr 30, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure that children's attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, two children were not signed into the Infant II classroom.”

Corrected Apr 22, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure that floors, walls, and surfaces are clean and in good repair. Clean wall in the upstairs hallway boys' bathroom. Repair chipping paint on the wall in the cafe, one's room, and two's room. Repair/replace the soft climbing gym in the one's room. Send documentation upon completion.”

Corrected Apr 30, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Updated monthly Infant Feeding schedules are needed for the two infants that are under a year of age. Send documentation when completed.”

Corrected Apr 30, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 19, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL health and safety training is needed for 14 staff members. A professional development plan is needed for two staff members. A DEEDs early learning certificate is needed for one staff member. Medication administration is needed for one staff member.”

Corrected May 31, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed into the three's classroom.”

Corrected Apr 19, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead testing is needed for six children. Date of enrollment is needed for three children. Days/ hours of attendance is needed for two children. Developmental plans are needed for three children. Mat permission is needed for two children.”

Corrected May 10, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure children's attendance includes exact arrival and departure times. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the Infant 1 room and also not signed into the Infant 2 room.”

Corrected Apr 19, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are cleanable and in good repair. Remove or repair the carpet in the two's classroom. Repair drywall in the toddler 2 classroom.”

Corrected May 10, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure current lesson plans are posted. Post lesson plan in four's room.”

Corrected Apr 19, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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