Delaware records · New Castle County · Wilmington
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Licensed Child Care Center · Wilmington, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1443452
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1218 B STREET, Wilmington, DE 19801
- Licensed capacity
- 64
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 3 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Nonprofit;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 2 |
| Complaint investigations | 2 |
| Citations recorded | 6 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 6 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | April 4, 2022 – May 11, 2026 |
How to read this record
A compliance visit is a licensing visit by an OCCL specialist. When the specialist finds a regulation has not been met, the visit record carries a citation: the regulation's code and short description, the specialist's corrective-action note describing what was found, and the correction record — the date correction was due, whether the state has marked it completed, the date it was corrected, and how. A complaint investigation begins with a complaint; its record carries the state's result and the investigator's written conclusion. Delaware does not grade citations by risk or severity, so no grade is shown — the specialist's note is the substance of the record. One visit can produce several citations. A citation the state later records as corrected stays in the history; that is what a licensing record is.
Record by year
| Year | Visits & investigations | Citations recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff #1 completes OCCL health and safety training
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 12, 2026
Child 36 needs a swaddle permission
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 12, 2026
Each child must have their own topical ointment, which is labeled and signed onto an MAR form for each child.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 12, 2026
Child #6 and #9 needs an infant feeding statement
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 17, 2026 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 12, 2026
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs eligible prints
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 28, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 2, 2025
Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 needs start date and hours in care.
Correction status: Completed · corrected May 28, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due June 2, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On August 13, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding mold in the building, fans accessible to children, cleanliness concerns, temperature of the facility, and lack of respectful communication by staff. An investigation was conducted on August 16, 2024. Based on observations and interviews with staff, this complaint is substantiated for lack of respectful communication because the administrator and another staff member both stated staff had used unprofessional tones. Based on observations, this complaint is substantiated for cleanliness concerns because although the classrooms were clean and organized, the ceiling tiles, light covers, and vents need to be cleaned or replaced. Based on observations, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for mold in the building because no mold was visible at the time of the visit. Based on observations and interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for fans being accessible to children because the observed fans were either turned off or out of reach of children and all staff stated fans were turned on only after the children left for the day. Based on interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for temperature of the facility because staff stated the rooms never went above 82 degrees.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on March 25, 2022, regarding the allegations of the center not following the exclusion or COVID policy for staff and children, the center is serving spoiled food and expired milk to the children, an insect and rodent infestation, the center being dirty, and the center leaving a child unattended while waiting for a parent to arrive. An unannounced visit on March 29, 2022, and a follow up phone call was conducted on April 4, 2022, to investigate the complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because Ms. Harrell and all staff members stated the center has followed all required procedures in regard to excluding sick children, notifying the families, and cleaning and maintaining the center. LS Romanelli and LS Hackett observed the classrooms and kitchen. There was no evidence of an insect or rodent infestation and there was no expired food or milk present in the kitchen. Ms. Harrell also stated that she is the person who waits with children when they are sick or if a parent is late for pick up and she has never left a child unattended.
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