Delaware records · New Castle County · Wilmington
FRESH START CHILD CARE ACADEMY
Licensed Child Care Center · Wilmington, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 517127
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 1410 LANCASTER AVENUE, Wilmington, DE 19805
- Licensed capacity
- 45
- Ages served, as listed
- 6 weeks through 12 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 6:30 AM – 12:00 AM
- State programs listed
- Child Care Food Program;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 1 |
| Complaint investigations | 2 |
| Citations recorded | 4 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 4 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | July 5, 2022 – December 6, 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
The state recorded no written conclusion for this investigation.
4 regulations cited at this visit.
Ensure child files are complete. Child #7, and Child #8 need lead lab test results. Send to OCCL when completed.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 2, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 15, 2022
Kitchen Food that is stored must be labeled with contents and date of preparation or expiration. Send a copy of labeled food to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 2, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 15, 2022
Rest equipment for pack and play needs to have tightly fitted sheets securely covering mattress. Send pictures of sheets on mattress tightly covering the mattress on the pack and play in the infant room to OCCL.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 2, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 15, 2022
Feeding of Infants. Child #9 had fruit in his bottle. Bottles must only have formula or breast milk in their bottle unless a doctors note is provided. This was corrected at the visit because the teacher had enough bottles without fruit inside of it, as well as enough fruit to feed the child for the rest of the day. Send an email correspondence to and from parent to OCCL stating this information is known, or provide a doctors note stating that this is permitted.
Correction status: Completed · corrected September 2, 2022 · how corrected: Document · correction was due September 15, 2022
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On June 15, 2022, OCCL received a complaint regarding the center refusing to return a child s belongings when disenrolled, lack of sanitation, improper staff-to-child ratio, possibly being untruthful with parents regarding the reason why the center closed for a week, serving expired milk, and allowing a parent inside the facility when parents were not allowed in due to Covid. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratios because 9 children, ages two through school-age, were present with one staff member. There is no evidence to substantiate that the child s belongings were not returned, that parents were allowed into the center during COVID restrictions, or that the center closed for another reason than what was provided to parents based on staff members statements. There is no evidence to substantiate lack of sanitation or serving expired milk based on this specialist s observations.
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