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Boys & Girls Club @ Richardson Park
Child care center
16 Idella Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Record Period
- 2023–2026
- Source Documents
- 6
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 5 licensing visits from January 2023 to January 2026, OCCL cited 15 regulations at Boys & Girls Club @ Richardson Park; 15 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 5
- 2023–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 15
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 15
- Of 15 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
Citations by Year
- Citations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
What the Record Shows
- 15 of 15 citations have a recorded correction date.
- OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- No complaint investigation appears in this window. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full compliance review, November 10, 2025, recorded 5 citations.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Boys & Girls Club @ Richardson Park
- Address
- 16 Idella Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804
- License Number
- DE-588695
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 80 children
- Ages Served
- 5 years through 12 years
- Hours
- 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Injuries Reported
- 2026: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A citation is a licensing regulation Delaware found was not met. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Unannounced
2 citations
- 20TPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Jan 22, 2026
- 23TCenter Policies-Parent/Guardian HandbookCitedCorrected Dec 19, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2025
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 16TInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Jan 7, 2026
- 20TPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Dec 12, 2025
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Dec 12, 2025
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Jan 23, 2026
- 40TChild FilesCitedCorrected Feb 2, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Dec 19, 2024
- 66TEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Dec 16, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 32TOrientationCitedCorrected Dec 14, 2023
- 35TFirst Aid and CPR TrainingCitedCorrected Dec 14, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 27TRatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Feb 20, 2023
- 30TPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Feb 10, 2023
- 66TEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Jan 20, 2023
- 88TStaffingCitedCorrected Jan 20, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware’s Office of Child Care Licensing publishes each regulation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Personnel Files, Cited in Three Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30T in January 2023, November 2024 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
232324252630T across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Positive Behavior Management, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 20T in November 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Positive Behavior Management. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
232324252620T across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27T in January 2023 and November 2025. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
232324252627T across all 5 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Emergency Planning, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 66T in January 2023 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Planning. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
232324252666T across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 30T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 20T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Positive Behavior Management: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 27T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 66T was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 06
Has the center ever been on probation or had its license suspended, and what changed afterward?
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, the regulations cited at compliance reviews and the results of complaint investigations are published by Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing in its daily files on data.delaware.gov.
- Child care providers (data.delaware.gov)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 588695
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 11, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 13, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 14, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 10, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)View Dataset ↗
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 28, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OCCL's list of licensed providers as of November 2026, with the compliance reviews and investigations in OCCL's files, which run from November 2021.
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which it cited a regulation; a visit with nothing cited is not in it, so a program may have had more visits than this record shows.
- OCCL's notes on each citation and its written conclusion for each investigation are left out because they can describe children and staff; the regulation cited, the correction date and each investigation's result are kept.
- Special conditions OCCL records on a license (a variance, or that a home is also a foster home) are left out, and license-exempt care is not in OCCL's list.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Visits with nothing cited
- OCCL's compliance-review file lists only visits at which a regulation was cited.
- Investigation conclusions
- Published by OCCL but left out of this record because they can describe children and staff.
- Severity of citations
- OCCL's files do not grade citations.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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