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Annette Medley

1127 West 4th Street, Wilmington, DE 19805 · New Castle County (302) 332-5236 License #27615
7
inspections on file
28
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Feb 1, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing

Records held from Sep 27, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Delaware publishes only visits where a regulation was cited, plus complaint investigations. Visits that found no violations do not appear in the state's data, so a gap between dates here does not mean the program went uninspected. Delaware does not publish a severity weight for its citations.

Inspection history for Annette Medley
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Feb 1, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jan 15, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Jan 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Jan 24, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 regulations cited5Agency record
Mar 8, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Mar 8, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Jan 11, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review12 regulations cited12Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Feb 1, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
56P — Training

“Ensure annual training hours are complete.”

Corrected Feb 18, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 15, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure children's files are complete. Updated health appraisals needed for Child #1, #2, #3. Infant feeding schedule needed for Child #5.”

Corrected Feb 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
25P — Infants' Records

“Ensure infant daily checks/logs are conducted.”

Corrected Feb 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
29P — Indoor Space

“Ensure baby gate is installed at the stairway.”

Corrected Feb 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40P — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure diapering procedures are followed. A non-absorbent mat needs to be used with a cleanable surface. Mat ripped and talked about removing cloth cover.”

Corrected Feb 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure children's files are complete: current health appraisals are needed for Child #1, #6, #7 & #8.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30P — Fire Safety

“Conduct, record and post a monthly fire inspection. The last one was from October, 2024.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
37P — Sanitation

“Ensure soap/water and sanitation spray bottles are labeled and available at all times.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45P — Emergency Planning

“Conduct, record and post a monthly evacuation drills. The last one was from October, 2024.”

Corrected Feb 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 24, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure all child files are complete. Child #2 needs an updated health appraisal with immunizations. Child #8 needs an infant feeding schedule.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
25P — Infants' Records

“Submit one week of daily logs for Child #8.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
29P — Indoor Space

“Ensure steps are not accessible to children. Send a picture of steps not accessible to children to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40P — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Replace diaper changing mat and send a picture to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51P — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure infant bottles are labeled and no juice in bottles. This was corrected at the visit when the provider acknowledged and understood that infants cannot drink juice.”

Corrected Jan 24, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 8, 2023OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On February 1, 2023, a complaint was called into the Report Line and accepted for investigation by the Institutional Abuse Unit (IA). It was sent to the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) on February 1, 2023, and accepted for investigation regarding improper discipline. On February 7, 2023, IA notified the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) they were closing this complaint as unsubstantiated based on Parent #1 denying the allegations and Child #1 recanting their statements. Child #1 also did not have any injuries. OCCL conducted an investigation on February 13, 2023, regarding this complaint and a complaint with similar allegations from February 27, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline. [name withheld] denied the use of physical force with children. However, [name withheld] stated she will have children sit in a chair until a parent arrives if they are not following the rules. This non-compliance was cited in the case report written regarding the complaint received January 27, 2023.”

Correction date not recorded
Mar 8, 2023OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on January 27, 2023, regarding concerns about improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on February 13, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline. [name withheld] denied the use of physical force with children. However, [name withheld] stated she will have children sit in a chair until a parent arrives if they are not following the rules. Additional concerns noted at the visit were two children who have been attending as drop-in for before and after care were not included on the renewal application or list of enrolled children and did not have completed child files, and there was an infant sleeping in a pack-n-play with a blanket during this visit.”

Correction date not recorded
Jan 11, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 12 deficiencies cited
Not classified
13P — General Requirements

“Ensure OCCL is notified when there are new household members/children, and there are health appraisals on file. [name withheld] accepted two children for foster care and did not notify OCCL. Send health appraisals for Child #10 and #12.”

Corrected Feb 22, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
22P — Children's Files

“Ensure child files are complete: Child #1 need a health appraisal, immunizations, and lead testing results, days of enrollment, and permission to sleep in another area. Child #2 needs an updated health appraisal, immunizations, lead testing results, and permission to sleep on a math and/or another area. Child #5 needs lead testing results. Child #7 needs hours/days enrolled. Child #9 needs hours, days, and dates of enrollment, and an updated health appraisal. Child #10 needs an updated immunization record and hours/days of attendance. Child #11 needs date of enrollment, hours/days of attendance, emergency card, health appraisal, updated immunization record, infant feeding schedule, and permission to sleep in another area. Child #13 needs updated hours/days of attendance, lead testing results, infant feeding schedule, and permission to sleep in another area. Child #15 needs dates of enrollment, hours and days of attendance, and permission for emergency transportation.”

Corrected Jan 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
24P — Daily Attendance of Children

“Ensure children's attendance is documented upon arrival and departure. Attendance was not documented at the visit. Submit a week's attendance to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
25P — Infants' Records

“Ensure all infants have infant logs for feeding, sleeping, and diapering. There was no log upon observation for the infants. Send daily log with all components to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
29P — Indoor Space

“Ensure all trashcans have lids. There was no lid in the outdoor bathroom trashcan, or in the kitchen. Submit a picture of trashcans with lids to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30P — Fire Safety

“Ensure monthly fire inspections/evacuation drills are documented and posted. Submit fire drill for the month of December to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
35P — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure there is a time for rest in the schedule. Upon entry, all children were awake including 2 infants with no rest time. The provider informed LS Hackett, LS Burks, and LS Davis that 30 minutes of screen time is provided for rest time and children do not nap. LS Hackett and LS Burks reviewed the requirements for rest time, and the provider agreed to comply in the future. Ensure all rest equipment is labeled. Send a picture of labeled pack-n-plays for the infants. Ensure 15-minute sleep/rest checks are documented for children under 2. Send to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40P — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure the diaper changing mat is non-porous. Ensure there is a foot-activated diaper pail within arms reach.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
48P — Pets

“Ensure rabies vaccination is on file for 1 cat, littles.”

Corrected Feb 22, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51P — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure there are written feeding schedules completed by the parent, on file for 2 infants (Child #11 and #13). There were no infant logs upon observation. Ensure all infant bottles are labeled. Send a picture of labeled bottles to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56P — Training

“Ensure non-emergency substitute submits their health and safety training to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57P — Capacity

“Ensure level II facility is complaint. Upon arrival, 7 children were present. 2 infants under 12 months, 2 two-year old children, 1 one year old, and 2 school-age students. 3 more children arrived at 2:11pm, which brought the total to 10 children total- 8 preschool and 2 school-age. There must be no more than 6 preschool children and 3 school-age children present at one time. No more than 2 under 12 months, and 4 under 24 months. There must be no more than 6 preschool children present at one time. Change schedule or disenroll children to reflect Level II capacity and send to OCCL.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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