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Lj'S Playpen Academy

2601 Carter Street, Wilmington, DE 19802 · New Castle County (302) 764-5853 License #641907
3
inspections on file
30
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Jul 15, 2024
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 Lj'S Playpen Academy
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 15, 2024OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate with Concern0Agency record
Feb 20, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review19 regulations cited19Agency record
Feb 14, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review11 regulations cited11Agency 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 20, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 19 deficiencies cited
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“The one's teacher does not have a DEEDS certificate and was alone with 2 children. the two's and three's teachers do not have a DEEDS certificate and had 6 children. Have Staff #1, 2, and 3 apply for their DEEDS certificates and send a picture of application submission to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
26U — Staffing

“Ensure there is one staff member trained in day to day operations and send documentation to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 29, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure proper ratio's and supervision are maintained. The one's teacher does not have a DEEDS certificate and was alone with 2 children. The two's and three's teachers do not have a DEEDS certificate and had 6 children. Have Staff #1, 2, and 3 apply for their DEEDS certificates and send a picture of application submission to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
28U — General Qualifications

“Ensure staff are fingerprinted and determined eligible before start of employment. Staff #7 and 8 started employment without being determined eligible by the Criminal History Unit. Review regulation 28 and send a signed acknowledgement of this regulation to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 29, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs annual review of safe sleep and OCCL's Health and Safety Training. Staff #3 needs a professional development plan, orientation form, and 4 references and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts at sending the service letter. Staff #4 and 5 need a professional development plan. Staff #6 needs a professional development plan, review of safe sleep, OCCL Health and Safety training, job description, release of employment and service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #7 needs an attempted service letter or 2 documented attempts.”

Corrected Mar 21, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff sign in/out is accurately documented in each classroom. Staff do not sign in/out for each classroom as there is only a building attendance sheet. Submit documentation showing staff signing in and out of each classroom to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Submit date of enrollment/hours and days of attendance for Children #2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Submit health appraisal for Child #3, along with immunizations and their blood lead screening. Submit blood lead screening for Child #7. Submit infant feeding schedule for Children #2, 4, and 5. Submit developmental plans for Children 1-7.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure accurate attendance is being maintained. The infant room did not have a sign-in/out sheet. There were 4 children signed in the ones room, but only 2 children were present. One child was removed and not signed out. The two's room had 7 children signed in and 6 children were present. The fours room had 6 children signed in and 5 children present. Send 2 weeks attendance for all classrooms to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure hazardous materials are stored inaccessible to children. The ones/infant classroom had ant/mice poison traps in the cabinet, which was not locked. There was bug spray in the hallway of the ones classroom. Take a picture of hazards stored and locked away to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
48U — Heating and Cooling

“Ensure the heating system is properly installed. The movie room downstairs reads 59 degrees, and the library/fours room reads 62 degrees. Send a picture of thermometer showing appropriate temperature to OCCL. Ensure there are no floor heaters available. There was one floor heater in the fours room. Send a picture of heater removed from the classroom to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Replace ceiling tiles and wooden table in the library and send a picture to OCCL. Place lid on trashcan in the library and send to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure all open foods are labeled. The mixed fruit in the kitchen was open and not labeled. Send a picture of labeled fruit to OCCL. Ensure food/milk is not expired. The kitchen had a couple of expired cans of fruit and milk. Send picture of food/milk with up to date expirations.”

Corrected Mar 21, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51U — Toilet Facilities

“Fix faucet in the children's bathroom and send a video of running water to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure there are no hazards outside. Remove all broken equipment on both sides of the playground, fix cracked slide, and remove all standing water. Send a picture of outdoor area to OCCL with corrections.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure there are science and music materials in the infant and ones room. Send a picture of materials to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure diaper changing mat is not ripped. The mat in the one year old room is ripped. Replace mats and send a picture to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure all infant bottles are labeled. Ensure all infants have an infant feeding schedule.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure school-age room has a calendar of activities or a lesson plan. Send a picture of calendar to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
77U — Infant and Toddler Care

“Ensure all infants have a daily log documenting sleep checks, feeding, and diapering. Ensure there is adult seating in the infant room.”

Corrected Mar 6, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 14, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 11 deficiencies cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure staff/child ratios are being maintained. Staff #12 did not have an eligibility letter on file and was alone with children. This was corrected a the visit when Administrator Mathis placed a copy of Staff #12 s ineligibility letter in the file, and LS Hackett reminded Administrator Mathis that Staff #12 cannot be alone with children.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
28U — General Qualifications

“Ensure staff have eligibility determination or a provisional eligibility notification on file. This was corrected at the visit when Staff #12 s ineligibility letter was placed in the file.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #3, 9 and 4 need a copy of their fingerprinting receipt in file. Staff #10 need their health and safety training. Staff #11 and 12 need 2 documented attempts at sending service letters. Ensure Staff #1, 5, 7, 8, and 13 are re-fingerprinted as soon as possible. Fingerprnts will expire before license expiration. Send Out-Of-State background check for Staff #6 to CHU.”

Corrected Mar 31, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38U — Parents Right to Know

“Submit parents right-to-know log. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Children #1,3,4,9, and 11 need developmental plans. Children #4, 9, and 11 need blood lead results. Child #3 needs an infant feeding schedule, Child #11 needs transportation and screen time permissions, Children #5 and 9 need an undated immunization record and health appraisal. Child #11 needs emergency card information, days/hours of attendance, and date of enrollment.”

Corrected Mar 21, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
48U — Heating and Cooling

“Ensure there are no space heaters. One space heater was observed in the infant room. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure all ceilings are in good repair in the theater, infant, ones', and twos' rooms. This was corrected at the visit. Ensure the kitchen ceiling is repaired.”

Corrected Feb 22, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure all rest equipment is labeled in the infant, ones, twos, and three's room. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure all diaper changing mats are non-porous. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
72U — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure all bottles are labeled. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
77U — Infant and Toddler Care

“Ensure the walkers in use do not have wheels. This was corrected at the visit.”

Corrected Feb 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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