Ducklings Elc/Crisp, Wilmington, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 3 licensing visits from April 2026 to July 2026, OCCL cited 10 regulations at Ducklings Elc/Crisp; 10 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 3; 2026–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 10; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 10; Of 10 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 1; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

What the Record Shows

10 of 10 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, July 8, 2026, recorded 6 citations.

What to Ask About

Personnel Files, Cited in Two Visits
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: Ducklings Elc/Crisp
Address: 230 Innovation Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19805
License Number: DE-1700434
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 160 children
Ages Served: 6 weeks through 5 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2026: 3 facility injuries. 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.

Jul 82026
Unannounced full compliance review
6 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 10, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Aug 10, 2026
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jul 15, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
May 202026
60-day visit
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Aug 10, 2026
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Jul 21, 2026
- 63UAdministration of MedicationCitedCorrected Jul 15, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Apr 102026
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
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 Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in May 2026 and July 2026. 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.
26262630U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
2
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in May 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child 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.
26262640U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
3
Kitchen and Food Preparation, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in May 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Kitchen and Food Preparation. 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.
26262650U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest
4
Administration of Medication, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 63U in May 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medication. 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.
26262663U across all 3 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 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
04
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: 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)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1700434
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 10, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit May 20, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 8, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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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