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Little Scholars Learning Academy LLC
Child care center
2511 West 4Th Street
Wilmington, DE 19805

TheVardellReport
Child care center
2511 West 4Th Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
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The Essentials
Across 21 licensing visits from September 2022 to July 2026, OCCL cited 116 regulations at Little Scholars Learning Academy LLC; 114 have a recorded correction and 2 have none recorded.
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 43 |
| 2025 | 9 | 34 |
| 2026 | 3 | 18 |
Chronology
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.
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
12 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
1 citation
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
1 citation
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
1 citation
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
2 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
4 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Substantiated.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
21 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
2 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
2 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
11 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
2 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
1 citation
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
3 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
26 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
13 citations
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
8 citations
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
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in March 2023, March 2024, August 2024, October 2024, November 2024, January 2025, February 2025, March 2025 and April 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in September 2022, March 2023, March 2024, August 2024, October 2024, November 2024, January 2025, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Indoor Space. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 74U in September 2022, March 2023, March 2024, September 2024, November 2024, February 2025, March 2025, March 2026 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in September 2022, March 2023, March 2024, November 2024, March 2025, March 2026 and April 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in September 2022, March 2023, March 2024, November 2024, March 2025 and March 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 50U in March 2024, August 2024, November 2024, March 2025 and April 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 24U in March 2023, November 2024, March 2025 and April 2025. The agency describes it this way: Staff Qualifications. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 65U in March 2023, March 2024, November 2024 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: First Aid Kits. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 8U in March 2023, March 2024, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: License Renewal. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 16U in November 2024, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Insurance Coverage. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 38U in March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Parents Right to Know. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 42U in September 2022, March 2023 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Documenting Children's Progress. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 43U in March 2025, April 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Children's Attendance. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 56U in April 2025, July 2025 and October 2025. The agency describes it this way: Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in November 2024, March 2025 and March 2026. The agency describes it this way: Diapering and Soiled Clothing. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 63U in September 2022, March 2025 and March 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in March 2025 and July 2025. The agency describes it this way: General Qualifications. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 36U in March 2024 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Staff Attendance. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 51U in March 2023 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Toilet Facilities. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 66U in March 2023 and March 2026. 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.
OCCL licensing staff cited 71U in March 2024 and March 2025. The agency describes it this way: Meals and Snacks. 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.
57U was cited in March 2024, November 2024, March 2025, March 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Equipment. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The July 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
72U was cited in March 2023, March 2024, September 2025, November 2025, March 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Feeding of Infants. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The July 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Marked corrected; no correction date recorded.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
For Your Next Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in nine visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in nine visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in nine visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in seven visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in six visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 50U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Kitchen and Food Preparation: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 24U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Qualifications: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 65U was cited, and how do you check it now?
First Aid Kits: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 8U was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Renewal: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 16U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Insurance Coverage: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 38U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Parents Right to Know: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 42U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Documenting Children's Progress: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 43U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Attendance: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 56U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 63U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medication: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 36U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Attendance: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 51U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Toilet Facilities: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 66U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Planning: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 71U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Meals and Snacks: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 57U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Equipment: cited in five visits, with no risk level published. The July 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
What changed after 72U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Feeding of Infants: cited in six visits, with no risk level published. The July 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
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.
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
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.
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing · 1027543
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 12, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 6, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Dec 5, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 21, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 2, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Aug 16, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 20, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Oct 21, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Nov 8, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jan 24, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Feb 19, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Mar 5, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Apr 4, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Visit Apr 23, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 16, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Sep 29, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Visit Nov 10, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Visit Mar 9, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Visit Apr 22, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
Visit Jul 15, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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