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Lj's Playpen Academy
Child care center
2601 Carter Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
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The deeper story, beautifully organized. Available records, historical context, and questions worth asking.
- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Record Period
- 2023–2024
- Source Documents
- 4
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 3 licensing visits from February 2023 to July 2024, OCCL cited 30 regulations at Lj's Playpen Academy; 30 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 3
- 2023–2024, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
- Citations
- 30
- Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
- Corrected
- 30
- Of 30 citations, with a recorded correction date
- Complaint investigations
- 1
- Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report
What the Record Shows
- 30 of 30 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, February 20, 2024, recorded 19 citations.
What to Ask About
- Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Two Visits
- General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
- Personnel Files, Cited in Two Visits
- Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
- Heating and Cooling, Cited in Two Visits
- Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
- Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
- Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
- Infant and Toddler Care, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Lj's Playpen Academy
- Address
- 2601 Carter Street, Wilmington, DE 19802
- License Number
- DE-641907
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 115 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks through 12 years
- Hours
- 6:30 a.m.–11 p.m.
- Pending Action
- Intent to Revoke
- Injuries Reported
- No facility injuries reported. 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.
- 2024
Complaint investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2024
Unannounced full compliance review
19 citations
- 24UStaff QualificationsCitedCorrected Mar 6, 2024
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Feb 29, 2024
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Mar 6, 2024
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Feb 29, 2024
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 21, 2024
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 20, 2024
- 43UChildren's AttendanceCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 48UHeating and CoolingCitedCorrected Mar 6, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 50UKitchen and Food PreparationCitedCorrected Mar 21, 2024
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Mar 15, 2024
- 57UEquipmentCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Mar 15, 2024
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Mar 6, 2024
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Mar 11, 2024
- 77UInfant and Toddler CareCitedCorrected Mar 6, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
- 2023
Unannounced full compliance review
11 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 31, 2023
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 21, 2023
- 48UHeating and CoolingCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Feb 22, 2023
- 56USleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep EnvironmentsCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 72UFeeding of InfantsCitedCorrected Feb 14, 2023
- 77UInfant and Toddler CareCitedCorrected Feb 14, 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
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 27U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242427U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 2
General Qualifications, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 28U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242428U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Personnel Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 30U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242430U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242440U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Heating and Cooling, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 48U in February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Heating and Cooling. 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.
23242448U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242449U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Diapering and Soiled Clothing, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 61U in February 2023 and February 2024. 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.
23242461U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Feeding of Infants, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 72U in February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Feeding of Infants. 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.
23242472U across all 3 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Infant and Toddler Care, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 77U in February 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Infant and Toddler Care. 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.
23242477U 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 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 28U was cited, and how do you check it now?
General Qualifications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 48U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Heating and Cooling: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 61U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Diapering and Soiled Clothing: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 72U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Feeding of Infants: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What changed after 77U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Infant and Toddler Care: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
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.
- 11
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 · 641907
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 Feb 14, 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 Feb 20, 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 Jul 15, 2024 · 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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