Learning a to Z Academy
404 NORTH LINCOLN STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19805Childery 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 1 complaint in the last 3 years and no injury reports 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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- 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 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (1), Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Apr 15, 20263 Findings3 Important
- Children's Files22Q
Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead level test needed for child #4.
- Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments35Q
Ensure infant cribs have no blankets, toys, bibs, boppies, etc., with children. Discontinue use of boppies with awake children in cribs. CAV
- Training70Q
Ensure required annual training hours are completed 30 days prior to license expiration. Staff #2 needs hours completed by 4/30/26 or will be non-com
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 1
- 8% of licensed capacity
- Reported injuries (Lifetime)
- 0
- 0% of licensed capacity
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