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Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center
- licensed capacity
- 103
- open each week
- 5 days
- a week, county median
- $280
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About Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center
Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed by the state, for up to 103 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It describes a Faith-based approach, with after-school care, before-school care and summer camp.
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing made 9 visits in the last 3 years and cited 46 rules across 9 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
InfantsBefore- and after-schoolSummer campFaith-basedAccepts child care subsidy
Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
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- Type
- Child care center
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- Hours today
- Closed today
- Licensed capacity
- 103 children
Hours
Hours
| Monday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
Programs and care
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: Serving Children 6 wks to 12 yrs of age |
|---|---|
| Programs | After-school care, before-school care and summer camp |
| Approach | Faith-based (Christian (Sharon Temple SDA Church)) |
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Licensed capacity | 103 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Tuition and costs
Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center 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.
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
State record
Inspection reports for Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center
License
- Status
- Licensed and operating
- License type
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Capacity
- 103 children
- Ages
- Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- License number
- #281260
Summary
9 visits with a cited rule in the last 3 years · Most recent Sep 24, 2026
46 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 16
- Building, equipment and play areas 8
- Food and nutrition 5
- Supervision and ratios 5
- Staff training and qualifications 4
- Safety and hazards 3
- Safe sleep 2
- Discipline and child guidance 2
- Other rules 1
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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Sep 24, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screening results for Child #8.”
Aug 12, 2026Visit3 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Label all bottles in the infant classroom and send a picture to OCCL. Child #1 did not have a labeled bottle.”
Correction date in the state record: Aug 14, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs their updated CPR/FA. Staff #2, 3, and 4 needs their OCCL Health/Safety training.”
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“One School-Aged child was observed in the closed one year old classroom alone. LS Hackett explained that all children must be assigned to an age appropriate classroom and must be supervised at all times. This child was originally assigned to the infant classroom with her mother, who is the staff member in the infant classroom. This was corrected when one child was moved to the School-Age room.”
Corrected during the visit
May 28, 2026Visit6 rules cited
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“If children do not sleep, provide a quiet activity for them on their cots. Do not force children to sleep. 1 staff was observed repeatedly telling 1 child to go to sleep. This was corrected when 1 child was provided a quiet activity.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit blood lead screenings for Children #2 and 9. Submit developmental plan for Child #8. Due by 6/12/2026.”
36U Staff Attendance
“Ensure staff sign-in and out when entering or leaving a classroom. This was corrected when the one year old teacher signed in.”
Corrected during the visit
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete: Staff #1 needs their CPR/FA, health and safety training, 2 more references, release of employment history. Staff #2 needs their orientation form, health/safety training, 4 references, adult abuse registry, release of employment, and a returned service letter or 2 documented attempts. Staff #3 needs their CPR/FA, health and safety training, orientation form, and administration of medication. Due by 6/12/2026.”
28U General Qualifications
“Ensure staff have an eligibility letter in their file before beginning employment. This was corrected when 1 staff member was sent home. This staff has their fingerprinting receipt and is awaiting determination from CHU. The two year old room had 9 children signed in.”
Corrected during the visit
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff have an eligibility letter in their file before beginning employment. This was corrected when 1 staff member was sent home in the two year old room. This staff has their fingerprinting receipt and is awaiting determination from CHU. The two year old room had 9 children signed in, which left the other staff member out of ratio. Ensure staff-to-child ratio is maintained. The 1 and 2 year old combined room had 13 children after combining when 1 staff member was sent home. This was corrected when one child was moved to the infant classroom (1 year old). Ensure children are supervised at all times. 1 staff was observed leaving the school-age room. Ensure staff are DEEDS qualified to supervise children. The cook cannot supervise unless a DEEDS certificate is received. This was corrected with the Administrator signed in the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
Apr 30, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs an orientation form, health/safety training, 4 references, release of employment history. Staff #1 will be considered an aide for 2026, but needs to apply for a DEEDS certificate. Staff #2 needs an orientation form, health/safety training, and a returned service letter. Send staff file items by 5/28/2026.”
Mar 4, 2026Visit3 rules cited
49U Indoor Space
“Repair ceiling in the school-age and infant room and send a picture to OCCL. Please contact OCCL before the school-age room opens, so OCCL can approve it for use. Ensure OCCL is contacted in the future.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 13, 2026
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Submit infant feeding schedules for all infants to OCCL. Lead screening results for Child #1.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 13, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs: orientation form, health/safety training, 2 reference letters, a returned service letter or 4 reference letters and 2 documented attempts.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 30, 2026
Jan 22, 2026Visit6 rules cited
72U Feeding of Infants
“Submit infant feeding schedules for all infants by 1/30/2026.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 22, 2026
40U Child Files
“Submit current health appraisals with lead results for Children #1 and 2.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 6, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete: Staff #1: CPR/ FA, Administration of Medication, Health/Safety training, 4 reference letters, adult abuse registry, adult health appraisal with TB, returned service letter or 2 documented attempts from Kindercare, returned DEEDS certificate.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 6, 2026
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff have their DEEDS certificate before being alone with children, ensure ratio is maintained. Staff #4 stepped out of the classroom and left Staff #1 alone with 8 children, aged one and two, without a DEEDS certificate. DEEDS certificate for Staff #1 is pending as of 12/18/2025. This was corrected when Staff #4 was asked to remain in the classroom.”
Corrected during the visit
24U Staff Qualifications
“Ensure staff have their DEEDS certificate before being alone with children. Staff #4 stepped out the classroom and left Staff #1 alone with 8 children, aged one and two, without a DEEDS certificate. DEEDS certificate for Staff #1 is pending as of 12/18/2025.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2025
11U Variance
“Submit the name of the staff member with the associates degree to help with curriculum- needed to approve the variance request.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 19, 2026
Oct 16, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
OCCL Standards Complaint (Substantiated)
“On September 18, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint alleging concerns of improper discipline and failure to report an injury requiring medical attention to OCCL. An investigation was conducted on September 24, 2025. The complaint is substantiated for failure to report an injury requiring medical care, as Staff #1 admitted she did not notify OCCL, despite intending to do so. There is insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation of improper discipline. Staff #1 and Staff #2 both reported Child #1 dropped to the ground while transitioning from the playground to the classroom in protest of the transition from the playground. During the visit, additional non-compliances were observed. One infant was asleep in a boppy pillow. Two Early Childhood Interns were in the infant room, leaving it staffed with unqualified personnel and out of ratio. Additionally, attendance records in the one- and two-year-old classrooms were inaccurate, as staff and children were not properly signed in.”
Sep 4, 2025Inspection18 rules cited
75U Activity Areas
“Place additional building materials in the one year old room.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 18, 2025
74U Lesson Plans
“Update lesson plan in the two year old and school age classroom and send to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2025
72U Feeding of Infants
“Send infant feeding schedules for all infants. Label all bottles and send a picture to OCCL- corrected.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2025
71U Meals and Snacks
“Post food menu and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 8, 2025
66U Emergency Planning
“Send fire drill for October and September to OCCL. Place emergency water in the kitchen and send a picture to OCCL.- corrected.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 23, 2025
57U Equipment
“Place additional building materials in the one year old room.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 18, 2025
56U Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments
“Label infant crib in the infant room and send a picture to OCCL. This was corrected at the visit. Ensure cribs are 18 inches apart and send a picture to OCCL. Corrected. Ensure children sleep in a crib or pack & play. 2 infants were observed sleep, but not in their assigned cribs. One infant was not placed on her back. Review infant safe sleep with the infant room staff and send a signed acknowledgment to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 6, 2025
53U Outdoor Area
“Ensure outdoor gates are self closing/able to close easily. Outdoor gate requires a hard manual push to open/close. Send a picture of invoice/receipt of gate repairs to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 6, 2025
51U Toilet Facilities
“Fix ventilation fan in the main bathroom and send to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 23, 2025
49U Indoor Space
“Place an outlet cover in the infant room and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 23, 2025
48U Heating and Cooling
“Remove floor fans (diffusers) from all classrooms and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 8, 2025
45U Hazardous Materials
“Place a lock on the cabinet and fix the door door (that leads to the back room) in the two year old classroom and send a picture or invoice of the lock and services to OCCL.- door is fixed as of 10/31/2025. Fix cabinet in the main eating area by the sink and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 8, 2025
43U Children's Attendance
“Ensure children are signed in upon arrival. One child was not signed in, in the infant room. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Date of enrollment/hours and days of attendance for Child #5, Health appraisals for Children #3-8 and 10, immunization record for Child #5, blood lead screening results for Children #5, 8, and 10, screentime permissions for Children #2, 4, 5, 9, and 10. Developmental plans for Children # 4, 9, and 10. Transportation and medical permission for Child #5. Infant feeding statement for Child #9.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 23, 2025
36U Staff Attendance
“Send attendance for the Administrator to OCCL. (Staff #4)- Staff #4 will no longer be the administrator as of 1/21/2025. OCCL is waiting for variance approval for the administrator.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 24, 2026
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Please see handout given at visit. There were no complete staff files observed at this visit.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2026
26U Staffing
“Have a qualified staff member trained in day-to-day operations.”
Correction date in the state record: Nov 17, 2025
24U Staff Qualifications
“Ensure staff are qualified when alone with children. Staff #5 was observed alone with an infant as Staff #8 was helping around the center. Staff #5 does not have a DEEDS certificate. Have Staff #5 apply for a DEEDS certificate and send certificate to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2026
Sep 12, 2024Inspection7 rules cited
77U Infant and Toddler Care
“Send 1 week of daily logs for all infants to OCCL. Replace infant safety gate and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 26, 2024
74U Lesson Plans
“Send lesson plan for the infant room to OCCL. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
50U Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Replace freezer and send a picture of purchase receipt to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 10, 2024
49U Indoor Space
“Replace ceiling tile in the two-year old classroom and send a picture to OCCL.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 17, 2024
40U Child Files
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #3 needs a developmental plan. Children #3,4,8, and 9 need blood lead screening results, Children #3,4, 8, and 9 need a health appraisal with immunizations, and Child #3 needs permission to sleep on a mat.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 3, 2024
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure staff files are complete. Submit service letter for Staff #8, adult health appraisal for Staff #5, 4 references for Staff #7-9, job description for Staff #9, OCCL Health/Safety training for Staff #5, 7-9, orientation form for Staff #8, professional development plan for Staff #4-7, Administration of Medication training for Staff #5 and 7, CPR/FA for Staff #5 and 6, and a DEEDS certificate for Staff #3, 5, and 8. Please note: staff cannot be left alone without a DEEDS certificate- no exceptions.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2024
26U Staffing
“Submit updated Administrator certificate with infant/toddler specialized training by 10/11/2024.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 24, 2024
Oct 3, 2023Inspection1 rule cited
33U Annual Training
“Ensure training hours are completed 30 days before license expiration. Training hours were submitted on 10/2/2023.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 3, 2023
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Sep 7, 2023Inspection5 rules cited
58U Sanitation
“Ensure soap and water and bleach and water labeled bottles are available and used to clean in each classroom. Prepare labeled bottles for preschool classroom and send to OCCL.”
50U Kitchen and Food Preparation
“Ensure refrigerator temperature is below 40 degrees. The infant room thermometer reads 49 degrees. Send a picture of infant room thermometer reading 40 degrees or below. This was corrected at the visit.”
Corrected during the visit
40U Child Files
“Ensure all child files are complete. Children #1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 12 need updated health appraisals with immunizations. Children #2, 5, 6, 8, and 12 need blood lead results. Child #9 needs screen time permission. Send to OCCL.”
30U Personnel Files
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a professional development plan, annual reviews of safe sleep, and health and safety training. Staff #2 needs a professional development plan and health and safety training. Staff #3 needs an orientation form, references, adult abuse registry check, adult health appraisal, release of employment, and a returned service letter or 4 references and 2 documented attempts. Staff #4 needs a professional development plan, a DEEDS certificate, and fingerprinting eligibility. Staff #5 needs a DEEDS cert, administration of medication, health and safety training, and professional development plan. Staff #5 must never be alone and cannot count in staff to child ratio. Staff #6 needs their annual safe sleep and child abuse and neglect signature forms, health and safety training, and fingerprinting eligibility. Staff #7 needs their annual safe sleep and child abuse and neglect signature forms, and health and safety training. Staff #8 needs a professional development plan and health and safety training.”
27U Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision
“Ensure staff to child ratios are maintained. Staff #4 is not certified in DEEDS and was present with Staff #7, who is certified. Staff #4 does not count towards staff to child ratios, and there were 5 infants present. Have staff #4 submit an application on DEEDS and sent receipt of application to OCCL.”
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FAQ
Questions about Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center
Is Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
When was Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center last inspected?
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on September 24, 2026, with 1 rule cited. It lists 9 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 46 rules across 9 of 9 visits in the last 3 years; 40 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 Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center care for?
103, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Does Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center's hours?
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
How much does Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (302) 652-7275 to ask.
What is Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center's phone number?
(302) 652-7275.
Where is Sharon Temple Child Care Learning Center?
2001 North Washington Street, Wilmington, DE 19802. The nearest other daycare we list is Open Arms Academy, 0.1 miles away.