Delaware records · New Castle County · Wilmington
SHIRLEY'S LITTLE FRIENDS
Licensed Large Family Child Care · Wilmington, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 1515834
- Operation type
- Licensed Large Family Child Care
- Address
- 1818 DELAWARE AVE, Wilmington, DE 19806
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:00 AM – 6:00 AM
- State programs listed
- Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 0 |
| Citations recorded | 8 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 8 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | January 30, 2023 – July 2, 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are complete. Child #11 is missing blood lead results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 29, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 31, 2025
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are up to date. Child #6 needs blood lead results, child #10 needs an updated health appraisal and blood lead results.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 9, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
Send updated radon results to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 5, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
Ensure all surfaces are in good repair. The cushion on the 2 stools need to be replaced/repaired. Send photos to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 7, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
Diaper changing pads were torn. Replace pads and send photo to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 6, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 16, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are complete. Lead screening is needed for child #2 and #7
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 7, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2023
Obtain an eye patch for the first aid kit.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 31, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 15, 2023
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are complete. A lead test by blood is needed for two children.
Correction status: Completed · corrected February 15, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due February 16, 2023
Something look wrong — a name, an address, a record that should not be public at this level of detail? Report it on the corrections page. Reports about the level of detail are acted on first: the record is paused while the report is reviewed.