Kindercare (naamans Road)
2018C NAAMANS ROAD, WILMINGTON, DE 19810Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects 2 complaints in the last 3 years and 1 injury report on file. The structural rating also includes Delaware's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Delaware caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 18 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 97
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:6 12
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (1), Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 12, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Files30U
Ensure staff files are complete. -Health Appraisal for Staff #8. -Annual review and abuse and neglect for Staff #9. -Annual review of sleep safe
- Child Files40U
Ensure children's files are complete. -Blood lead screening for Child #8. -Developmental plan for Child #3
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments56U
Ensure cots charts are updated and posted. No cot charts in the preschool and one-year-old classroom.
- Equipment57U
Ensure equipment is safe for play. Fix/Remove the hinge on the kitchen set in the Pre-K classroom. Add additional books to the Two's, Three's, and
Mar 17, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Hazardous Materials45U
Ensure radon testing is completed every five years. -Send radon testing results to OCCL. Ensure Discovery Preschool has soap and water.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 2
- 2% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 1
- 1% of licensed capacity
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