Delaware records · New Castle County · Wilmington
TADPOLE ACADEMY LLC
Licensed Child Care Center · Wilmington, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 336315
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1238 NORTH WALNUT STREET, Wilmington, DE 19801
- Licensed capacity
- 54
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 0 |
| Complaint investigations | 3 |
| Citations recorded | 0 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 0 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | May 20, 2022 – November 7, 2022 |
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.
Visits and investigations, newest first
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 30, 2022, regarding concerns of improper discipline. An additional complaint was received and screened in for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IA) on September 9, 2022 regarding the same incident. OCCL received and screened in this second report on September 12, 2022. An investigation was conducted by IA, and was closed as no evidence to substantiate with concern on September 27, 2022, due to Child #1 not having injuries and IA not receiving a longer clip of video footage. IA noted the concern was improper handling of Child #1. An investigation was conducted by OCCL beginning August 31, 2022 and concluding on October 27, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline. Video footage of the incident was viewed. Staff #1 told Child #1 to Shut the f**k up and swung Child #1 by one arm to another place in the classroom. Staff #1 also used her knee to push Child #1 from behind, causing Child #1 to fall down. An additional concern noted was in the first two minutes of the video footage, Staff #1 is seen sitting in a chair using her cellphone and not supervising or interacting with Child #1 in the classroom.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on August 8, 2022, regarding concerns about not following written policies or procedures. At the conclusion of an investigation conducted on August 10, 2022, this complaint is unsubstantiated. Screenshots show the center requesting negative Covid-19 test results be uploaded by Friday, August 5, 2022, for children to be re-admitted to the center on August 8, 2022. A timestamped screenshot shows Parent #1 submitted the documentation on August 6, 2022, so the children were not admitted to care on August 8, 2022.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On May 10, 2022, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding lack of supervision of children on the playground. At the conclusion of an investigation conducted on May 11, 2022, this complaint is substantiated with an additional concern. A large gate has been open while children are playing on the playground. At the time of this incident, staff were not appropriately spaced out on the playground, and three children, including toddlers, were playing directly next to the open gate. This gate opens to a city street. Additional concerns were both staff members present on the playground did not yet have DEEDS qualifications certificates allowing them to be alone with children; no staff knew exactly how many children were present because their statements did not match the attendance record; and the outdoor play area was only approved for use with the gate closed, however it was used without closing the gate.
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