Tatnall School Early Childhood, Wilmington, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 7 licensing visits from February 2025 to September 2026, OCCL cited 9 regulations at Tatnall School Early Childhood; 7 have a recorded correction and 2 have none recorded.

Visits: 7; 2025–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 9; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 7; Of 9 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 3; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

What the Record Shows

7 of 9 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
3 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OCCL publishes each complaint investigation’s result, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full compliance review, September 16, 2026, recorded 1 citation.

What to Ask About

Personnel Files, No Recorded Correction

Report at a Glance

Facility: Tatnall School Early Childhood
Address: 1501 Barley Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807
License Number: DE-1537896
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 152 children
Ages Served: 2 years through Kindergarten
Hours: 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2025: 4 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2026: 2 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.

Sep 162026
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 112026
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)
Feb 192026
IA investigation
No citations
Dated the day the investigation was completed; result: Unsubstantiated with Concern.
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Feb 122026
Complaint investigation
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)
Sep 112025
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 17, 2025
- 53UOutdoor AreaCitedCorrected Oct 7, 2025
- 58USanitationCitedCorrected Oct 8, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Aug 132025
Complaint visit
1 citation
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Jul 20, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Feb 252025
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedMarked corrected; no correction date recorded
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 13, 2025
- 66UEmergency PlanningCitedCorrected Mar 13, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Mar 13, 2025
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, No Recorded Correction
30U was cited in February 2025, September 2025 and September 2026. The agency describes it this way: Personnel Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 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.
2525252626262630U across all 7 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 three visits, with no risk level published. The September 16, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
02
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.
03
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 · 1537896
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 Feb 25, 2025 · 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 Aug 13, 2025 · 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 Sep 11, 2025 · 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 Feb 12, 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 Feb 19, 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 Mar 11, 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 Sep 16, 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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