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Little Destiny II

2516 W 4th St, Wilmington, DE 198055.0· 3 reviews
licensed capacity
62
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$280

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About Little Destiny II

Little Destiny II is a licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 62 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM; Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 15 rules across 4 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidy

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Licensed capacity
62 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursday7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed

Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity62 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Little Destiny II has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in New Castle County has a median price of $280 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
New Castle County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$280
Home daycare$182

Toddler

Center$199
Home daycare$154

Preschool

Center$210
Home daycare$155

School age

Center$106
Home daycare$86

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Little Destiny II

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Child Care Center
Capacity
62 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#1275722
See the state's record

Summary

5 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Mar 5, 2026

15 rules cited in those visits. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing publishes only visits where a rule was cited, so this record cannot show how often it was inspected.

  • Records and paperwork 6
  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Discipline and child guidance 1
  • Safe sleep 1
  • Other rules 2

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Mar 5, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      40U Child Files

      “Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs blood lead results. Send documentation to OCCL by April 10, 2026.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 31, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      30U Personnel Files

      “Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs orientation, release of employment and service letters (or proof of 2 attempts) Staff #2 needs 12 clock hours of training, and adult health appraisal. Send documentation to OCCL by April 10, 2026.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 31, 2026

  2. Mar 5, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      74U Lesson Plans

      “Ensure lesson plans are complete. Lesson plan needs to have more details. What the children will do. Send one week lesson plan for each classroom to OCCL by April 11, 2025.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 10, 2025

    • Food and nutrition

      50U Kitchen and Food Preparation

      “Ensure freezer thermometer reads 0 degrees or less. Send picture of thermometer to OCCL by April 11, 2025.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 10, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      40U Child Files

      “Ensure child files are compete. Updated health appraisal is needed for Child #6, #8,and #12. Updated immunization record is needed for Child #8 and #12. Blood Lead Screening is needed for Child #2 and #12 Developmental plan is needed for Child #8 Send documentation to OCCL by April 11, 2025.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 10, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      30U Personnel Files

      “Ensure staff files are complete. Send Updated CPR and First Aid cards for Staff #1, #2, #3, and #4. Staff attended training on the evening of 3/4/2025 2 hours of training in Health and safety for Staff #1, #2, #3, and #4. Send documentation to OCCL by April 11, 2025.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 10, 2025

  3. Sep 16, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Other rules

      OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)

      “On August 27, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on August 27, 2024. Based on staff interviews, this complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision. Child #1 was left outside on the enclosed play area for an unknown amount of time. An additional concern noted at the visit is the fence has openings where a small child could potentially leave the area.”
  4. Mar 6, 2024Inspection8 rules cited
    • Other rules

      8U License Renewal

      “Submit a complete application at least 60 days before license expiration.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 12, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      65U First Aid Kits

      “Ensure first aid kits are available at all times. Keep one at the center and take one for travel. (walking to the park) Send a picture of both first aid kits.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      63U Administration of Medication

      “Ensure medication is not expired. Picture of new Epi-pen and updated medication authorization record (MAR)”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2024

    • Safe sleep

      56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      “Ensure cribs are 18 inches apart. Send picture to OCCL by 4/12/2024”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2024

    • Food and nutrition

      50U Kitchen and Food Preparation

      “Ensure the refrigerator is 41 degrees or below and the Freezer is 0 degrees or below. Send a picture of thermometers with regulation temperatures.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024

    • Health, medication and illness

      41U Child Health Appraisal

      “Ensure child files are complete and include health appraisal, immunization records and blood lead screening and results. Child #1 needs Health appraisal, immunization record, and blood lead screening and results. Child #8 needs a blood lead screening and results.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 22, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      30U Personnel Files

      “Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a PD plan, 7-hour OCCL health and safety training, employee decoration, drug and alcohol statement, health appraisal with TB results, and three training hours. Staff #2 needs three more training hours. Staff #3 needs 18 training hours including 1 hour in health and safety and Current 1st aid/CPR.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 8, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      16U Insurance Coverage

      “Ensure insurance documentation is up to date. Current insurance expires 3/10/2024.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 14, 2024

  5. Jan 3, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  6. Mar 2, 2023Inspection5 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      72U Feeding of Infants

      “Ensure daily infant log includes diaper changes, feeding times, and sleep checks. Submit the daily log for each infant to OCCL for the week of March 6-10.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 15, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing

      “Ensure a foot-activated diaper pail is within arms reach. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safe sleep

      56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      “Ensure there are no objects in the crib with infants. A child was observed with a bib on while sleeping. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      40U Child Files

      “Ensure child files are complete. Blood lead screening results are needed for Child #2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 11. Hours of attendance, days of attendance, and enrollment date are needed for Child #10 and 11. Infant feeding logs are needed for all infants. Health appraisal and child immunization for Child #13. Child developmental plans are needed for Child #9. Parents right to know and screen time permissions are needed for Child #6.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 5, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      30U Personnel Files

      “Ensure staff files are complete. Fingerprint receipts are required for Staff #1,2,3,4, and 7. A new eligibility letter is needed for Staff #1.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 20, 2023

  7. Sep 21, 2022Visit4 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      76U Activity Schedule

      “Ensure the daily schedule is posted in each classroom. Post schedule in the infant classroom. Send documentation to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 22, 2022

    • Health, medication and illness

      61U Diapering and Soiled Clothing

      “Ensure diaper changing surfaces are non-porous. Replace diaper changing surface in the Pre-K bathroom. Also, ensure a foot activated trash can is located within five feet of the diaper changing area. Send documentation to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 5, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      40U Child Files

      “Ensure child files are complete. Child #2, 3, and 7 need a blood lead screening and results. Child #11 needs their date of enrollment . Child #12 needs an updated health appraisal. Children 1 through 13 need a developmental plan. Send blood lead results, date of enrollment, health appraisal, and development plan with goals for children 1 through 13 by October 15th, 2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 5, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      30U Personnel Files

      “Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 does not have employment history on their release of employment paper. Send staff items to OCCL by October 15th, 2022.”

      Correction date in the state record: Sep 22, 2022

  8. Aug 1, 2022VisitNo rules cited
  9. May 25, 2022Visit5 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      78U Interactions with Infants

      “Ensure infants have limited time in confining equipment. Several infants were observed in bouncy seats for over thirty minutes. Ensure infants are able to move freely after being removed from "bouncy" seats. Children were observed in "boppies" after being removed from "bouncy" seats. This was corrected at the visit.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safe sleep

      56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

      “Ensure safe sleep practices are done at all times. At the time of visit, two infants were observed sleeping in "bouncy" chairs. This was corrected at the visit. Also, four infants were observed in the younger infant classroom with two cribs present. Both cribs were not labeled, one crib had plastic covering on it, and there was no sheet cover. LS Flowers called the administrator- Sharra Brown. [name] stated she will either bring a pack-and-play to the center at noon (12:30), or have a staff member leave to purchase one.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Records and paperwork

      43U Children's Attendance

      “Ensure children's attendance is accurate. At the visit, six children were not signed out of the before classroom. Send one week of attendance for all classrooms to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 6, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      36U Staff Attendance

      “Ensure staff attendance is accurate. At the time of the visit, one staff member did not sign out of the two's room and one staff member did not sign in. Also, two staff members did not sign out of the before care room. Send one week of attendance for all classrooms to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 6, 2022

    • Supervision and ratios

      26U Staffing

      “Ensure center has a teacher trained in day-to-day operations when Administration is not present with documentation in the staff file. Ensure center administrator is present at least 60% of the center's hours of operation and functioning in that role. At the time of the visit, LS Budin, Flowers, and Hackett were not provided the documentation of the administrators presence. Also, staff stated [name] only works at the center in the afternoons less than five days a week. Send administrators documented sign in and out of the center forms to OCCL.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 6, 2022

  10. Mar 21, 2022Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      28U General Qualifications

      “Ensure staff are fingerprinted before the start of employment. A staff member was observed working in the infant room before being fingerprinted.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 23, 2022

    • Supervision and ratios

      27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

      “Ensure proper staff-to-child ratio and maximum group size is maintained. At the time of the visit, 13 one and two-year-olds were observed in one classroom.”

      Corrected during the visit

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  1. Mar 9, 2022Inspection5 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      71U Meals and Snacks

      “Ensure meals and snacks meet the required serving sizes and drinks are also served with meals. At the time of the visit, the toddler and pre-school classes did not serve drinks with breakfast and both classes were served the same portion sizes.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 13, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      43U Children's Attendance

      “Ensure children's attendance is accurately documented. At the time of the visit, one child was not signed into the preschool classroom.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 9, 2022

    • Records and paperwork

      36U Staff Attendance

      “Ensure staff attendance is accurately documented. At the time of the visit, one staff member was not signed out of the pre-school classroom and one staff member was not signed into the room. In the infant classroom one staff member did not sign out of the classroom when she observed leaving the classroom and did not sign back in upon return. In the toddler classroom, one staff member was not signed into the classroom.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Supervision and ratios

      27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

      “Ensure direct supervision is provided at all times. At the time of the visit, one child was left unattended in a classroom while the classroom staff left the classroom to make breakfast. At the time of the visit a staff member left the infant classroom and was in the kitchen preparing breakfast which left the infant classroom out of ratio when one staff member was left alone with seven infants. Also, a staff member was observed leaving the infant classroom to open the front door which left the classroom out of ratio with one staff member left alone with seven infants.”

      Corrected during the visit

    • Supervision and ratios

      26U Staffing

      “The Staff member working in the pre-school classroom left the classroom with a group of children to make breakfast in the kitchen. Ensure staff members who are charged with caring for children are not given other duties. At the time of the visit the center did not maintain the one-to-four ratio of Early Childhood Teachers to other staff.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 16, 2022

Copied from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on October 1, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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FAQ

Questions about Little Destiny II

Is Little Destiny II licensed?

Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Little Destiny II last inspected?

Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on March 5, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Little Destiny II had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 15 rules across 4 of 5 visits in the last 3 years; 14 show a correction in the state record. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Little Destiny II care for?

62, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Little Destiny II accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Little Destiny II's hours?

Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM; Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Little Destiny II cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 777-5149 to ask.

What is Little Destiny II's phone number?

(302) 777-5149.

Where is Little Destiny II?

2516 W 4th St, Wilmington, DE 19805. The nearest other daycare we list is Little Scholars Learning Academy, under 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).