Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - Leslie Johnson Center, Wilmington, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 5 licensing visits from March 2022 to March 2025, OCCL cited 12 regulations at Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - Leslie Johnson Center; 12 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 5; 2022–2025, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 12; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 12; Of 12 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 1; Investigations of a complaint, with their results in the report

Citations by Year

Citations

* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.

Citations by year
Year	Visits	Citations
2021	0	0
2022	1	3
2023	1	4
2024	2	2
2025	1	3
2026	0	0

What the Record Shows

12 of 12 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, March 19, 2025, recorded 3 citations.

Report at a Glance

Facility: Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - Leslie Johnson Center
Address: 2401 Northeast Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802
License Number: DE-27722
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 169 children
Ages Served: 3 years through 5 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2023: 3 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 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.

Mar 192025
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 11, 2025
- 45UHazardous MaterialsCitedCorrected Apr 25, 2025
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
May 132024
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)
Mar 72024
Unannounced full compliance review
2 citations
- 16UInsurance CoverageCitedCorrected Mar 14, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Mar 18, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 102023
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 28UGeneral QualificationsCitedCorrected Mar 24, 2023
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Apr 5, 2023
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 13, 2023
- 8NCompleted application submitted 60 days before license expires?CitedCorrected Mar 30, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 182022
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Mar 30, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Mar 30, 2022
- 51UToilet FacilitiesCitedCorrected Apr 5, 2022
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 30U in March 2022, March 2023 and March 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.
222324242530U across all 5 visits, oldest to newest
2
Child Files, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 40U in March 2022 and March 2023. 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.
222324242540U 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 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in three 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 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.
04
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 · 27722
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 18, 2022 · 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 10, 2023 · 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 7, 2024 · 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 13, 2024 · 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 19, 2025 · 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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