Delaware records · New Castle County · Wilmington
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL PRESCHOOL
Licensed Child Care Center · Wilmington, Delaware
Records presented as of November 5, 2026The operation, as the state lists it
- License number
- 655261
- Operation type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Address
- 505 E BUCK RD, Wilmington, DE 19807
- Licensed capacity
- 118
- Ages served, as listed
- 18 months through 5 years.
- Hours, as listed
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- State programs listed
- Nonprofit;Private;Purchase of Care
The record in numbers
| Compliance visits | 4 |
| Complaint investigations | 3 |
| Citations recorded | 5 |
| Citations with correction completed, per the state | 5 |
| Citations with correction still pending, per the state | 0 |
| Record span | August 31, 2022 – July 18, 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Visits and investigations, newest first
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. References needed for staff #5,9 ROE and service letters needed for staff #2,5,6 Service letters needed for staff #4 Staff #7,8 need fingerprinting
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 1, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 1, 2025
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure the Administrator has Specialized Training. If the center serves infants or toddlers, a licensee shall ensure the Early Childhood Administrator has successfully completed 15-clock hours of accepted training in the infant or toddler development and curriculum.
Correction status: Completed · corrected August 18, 2025 · how corrected: Document · correction was due August 28, 2025
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On January 28, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of inappropriate care of children and disrespectful communications. An investigation was conducted on February 4, 2025. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, this complaint is no evidence to substantiate inappropriate care of children because staff reached out to parents to bring leggings to wear under the dress provided by parents. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, this complaint is no evidence to substantiate disrespectful communications because the family was contacted via the Brightwheel app, and documentation of behavior concerns were documented by the center.
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
On July 29, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on August 19, 2024, and concluded on September 5, 2024. Based on interviews conducted and documents reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because staff stated they observed a staff member grab a child s arm. Additional concerns noted at the visit were that Staff #1 was re-hired after having been inactivated as an employee in August 2022 but did not complete a new criminal background check before re-starting employment. Secondly, center staff observed and were told by a child that a staff member had grabbed their arm, but a report was not made to the Child Abuse and Neglect Report Line. An additional concern noted was that the parent was not provided with a written incident report as required.
1 regulation cited at this visit.
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs DEEDS certificate. Staff #4 needs Orientation, application or resume, Declaration, Drug and alcohol statement Staff #5 needs 1 hour of training Staff #6 needs the 7 hour OCCL Health and Safety training Staff #8 needs Job description, Adult Abuse registry, Health appraisal w/TB, Service letter. Staff #8 cannot sub until fingerprinting is redone. Staff #9 needs the 7 hour OCCL Health and Safety training
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 17, 2024 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 8, 2024
2 regulations cited at this visit.
All staff files must be complete. 0Staff #1 needs an adult health appraisal and TB results. -Staff #2 needs CPR and first aid certification. -Staff #4 needs a professional development plan. -Staff #5 needs a professional development plan, and two additional training hours. -Staff #6 needs the 7-hour Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, a professional development plan, and an annual review of abuse and neglect. -Staff #7 need a release of employment history form. -Staff #9 needs a full file. Scan and send all file elements.
Correction status: Completed · corrected July 13, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 7, 2023
All child files must be complete. -Updated health appraisals, immunization records, and blood lead screening results are needed for Child #11 and #12. -Lead blood screening results are needed for Child #2, #3, #12.
Correction status: Completed · corrected June 26, 2023 · how corrected: Document · correction was due July 7, 2023
A complaint investigation. The state's result is shown above, and the investigator's conclusion follows.
A complaint was received on August 12, 2022, alleging for failure to respect children and their needs. An investigation was conducted on August 15, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because the staff accused of hugging, kissing, and cuddling children worked with children ages 12 to 18 months was informed that the center s policy does not allow kissing and only brief hugs may be offered when initiated by the child. OCCL regulations do not prohibit hugging, cuddling, or kissing. In regard to the staff accused of looking up children s skirts and sitting a child on his lap with a blanket over both their laps, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint. The staff member s coworker stated she never saw any child sitting on anyone s lap and blankets were not present except during nap time.
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