Ymca of Delaware / Central Branch Ymca Children's Corner 1, Wilmington, DE

The Essentials

Summary

Across 20 licensing visits from September 2022 to October 2026, OCCL cited 22 regulations at Ymca of Delaware / Central Branch Ymca Children's Corner 1; 18 have a recorded correction and 4 have none recorded.

Visits: 20; 2022–2026, compliance reviews and complaint investigations
Citations: 22; Regulations cited by OCCL licensing staff
Corrected: 18; Of 22 citations, with a recorded correction date
Complaint investigations: 11; 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	3	6
2023	1	1
2024	5	5
2025	5	5
2026	6	5

What the Record Shows

18 of 22 citations have a recorded correction date.
OCCL’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
11 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 15, 2026, recorded 3 citations.

What to Ask About

Positive Behavior Management, Cited in Two Visits
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, No Recorded Correction
Personnel Files, No Recorded Correction
Child Files, No Recorded Correction
Lesson Plans, No Recorded Correction

Report at a Glance

Facility: Ymca of Delaware / Central Branch Ymca Children's Corner 1
Address: 501 West 11Th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
License Number: DE-27399
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 99 children
Ages Served: 6 weeks through 6 years
Hours: 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Injuries Reported: 2023: 1 facility injury. No facility deaths reported. 2024: 5 facility injuries. No facility deaths reported. 2026: 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.

Oct 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)
Oct 72026
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)
Sep 152026
Unannounced full compliance review
3 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrection pending
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrection pending
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrection pending
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 292026
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)
Jul 172026
Announced
1 citation
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrection pending
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jun 42026
Announced
1 citation
- 26UStaffingCitedCorrected Jun 4, 2026
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Oct 212025
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 102025
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)
Sep 82025
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 17, 2025
- 38UParents Right to KnowCitedCorrected Oct 17, 2025
- 74ULesson PlansCitedCorrected Oct 17, 2025
- 8ULicense RenewalCitedCorrected Sep 24, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Aug 42025
Complaint visit
1 citation
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Aug 1, 2025
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Mar 182025
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)
Nov 142024
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)
Oct 312024
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 172024
Unannounced full compliance review
4 citations
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 2, 2024
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Oct 3, 2024
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Oct 3, 2024
- 61UDiapering and Soiled ClothingCitedCorrected Oct 3, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Jul 262024
Unannounced
1 citation
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Jul 26, 2024
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Feb 142024
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 82023
Unannounced full compliance review
1 citation
- 49UIndoor SpaceCitedCorrected Sep 18, 2023
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Dec 212022
Unannounced
1 citation
- 20UPositive Behavior ManagementCitedCorrected Dec 21, 2022
Source: Compliance review or investigation (data.delaware.gov: wb83-pkcv and pnbd-85r6)
Sep 152022
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)
Sep 72022
Unannounced full compliance review
5 citations
- 27URatios, Group Size, and SupervisionCitedCorrected Sep 7, 2022
- 30UPersonnel FilesCitedCorrected Oct 3, 2022
- 36UStaff AttendanceCitedCorrected Sep 7, 2022
- 40UChild FilesCitedCorrected Oct 3, 2022
- 59UHand WashingCitedCorrected Sep 7, 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
Positive Behavior Management, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 20U in December 2022 and August 2025. The agency describes it this way: Positive Behavior Management. 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.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262620U across all 20 visits, oldest to newest
2
Indoor Space, Cited in Two Visits
OCCL licensing staff cited 49U in September 2023 and September 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.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262649U across all 20 visits, oldest to newest
3
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision, No Recorded Correction
27U was cited in September 2022, July 2024 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The July 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Correction pending.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262627U across all 20 visits, oldest to newest
4
Personnel Files, No Recorded Correction
30U was cited in September 2022, September 2024, 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 “Correction pending.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262630U across all 20 visits, oldest to newest
5
Child Files, No Recorded Correction
40U was cited in September 2022, September 2024 and September 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child Files. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Correction pending.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262640U across all 20 visits, oldest to newest
6
Lesson Plans, No Recorded Correction
74U was cited in September 2025 and September 2026. The agency describes it this way: Lesson Plans. Delaware does not publish a risk level for each citation. The September 2026 citation has no recorded correction date; its status reads “Correction pending.” The record does not show whether the problem was fixed.
222222232424242424252525252526262626262674U across all 20 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 20U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Positive Behavior Management: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 49U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Indoor Space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 27U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision: cited in three visits, with no risk level published. The July 17, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
04
What changed after 30U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Personnel Files: cited in four visits, with no risk level published. The September 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
05
What changed after 40U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child Files: cited in three visits, with no risk level published. The September 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
06
What changed after 74U was cited, and how do you check it now?
Lesson Plans: cited in two visits, with no risk level published. The September 15, 2026 citation has no recorded correction date.
07
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.
08
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 · 27399
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 7, 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 Sep 15, 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 Dec 21, 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 Sep 8, 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 Feb 14, 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 Jul 26, 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 Sep 17, 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 Oct 31, 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 Nov 14, 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 18, 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 4, 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 8, 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 10, 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 Oct 21, 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 Jun 4, 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 17, 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 29, 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 15, 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 Oct 7, 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 Oct 12, 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.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.