Bellevue Community Center
Daycare center in Wilmington, DE. 510 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE 19809
About the program
Bellevue Community Center is a licensed daycare center in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed for 200 children and serves toddler, preschool and school age ages.
Bellevue Learning Center provides childcare and educational services for toddlers through pre-kindergarten in a community-focused environment.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Bellevue Community Center does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $590 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Delaware records each regulation found out of compliance at a review, with the corrective action required and the date it was corrected. The state does not assign a risk level.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff members are signing out of the classroom.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure children's files are completed. -Date of enrollment, hours, and days attending for Child #8. -Emergency Card for Child #8. -Health appraisal for Child #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 13. -Immunizations for Child #8. -Blood lead screening results for Child #3 and 8. Parent right to know for Child #8. -Screen time permissions for Child #8 and 17. -Developmental plan for Child #1, 3, 9, and 12. -Transportation and medication permission for Child #8.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure cleaners are not accessible to children. -Cleaners in the purple and red classrooms were accessible to children.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure ceiling tiles are clean and free of water damage. -Replace ceiling tiles with water damage in the turtles' classroom, hallway, and atrium. Ensure no air fresheners are in the classrooms. Remove the plug-in air fresheners in the purple classroom.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure fall zones on both playgrounds are covered. Add additional mulch to all fall zones.
Show all 68 violations on file
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure sleep-safe permissions are completed for any child being swaddled.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure all MARs are completed. -Send updated MAR for Child #11.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Ensure monthly fire drills are completed. Send August's fire drill to OCCL.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure infant feeding schedules are complete and current. -Submit all infant feeding schedules.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans are completed and current. -Send lesson plans for all classrooms.
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Ensure Styrofoam is not used for any child under the age of three years old. -Send a plan for food service for children under three years old.
Feeding of Infants (regulation 72U)
Ensure Infant bottles are labeled. -Child #1 bottles were not labeled at the time of the visit. Ensure Infant feeding scheduled are completed and updated monthly. _-Send completed Infant feeding schedules for two children.
Insurance Coverage (regulation 16U)
Ensure insurance is current. -Submit updated insurance to OCCL.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. CPR and First Aid for Staff #12, #14, and #15. Review of abuse and neglect for Staff #1, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #13, and #16. Orientation for Staff #2 and #15. Signed job descriptions for Staff #2, #3, #14, and #17. References for Staff #2, #3, #15, and #17. Adult Abuse for Staff #2, #12, #14, #15, and #17. Service letters for Staff #2, #12, #14, #15, and #17. OCCL Health and Safety for Staff #3, #12, #14, #15, and #17. PD Plans for Staff #3, #5, #12, #15, #16, and #17. Health appraisal with TB for Staff #12 and Staff #17.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff are signed into the classroom upon arrival in the classroom. -Corrected at visit.-
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Ensure parent's right to know log is completed and current.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure children's files are complete. -Child #3 needs a health appraisal, immunizations, blood lead screening results, parent right to know, and screentime permission. -Child #5 needs blood lead screening results. - -Child #6 and Child #11 need a developmental plan. -Child #13 needs parent right to know. -Child #14 needs health appraisal.
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure children's attendance is accurate and has arrival and departure times for all children.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure Radon testing is completed every five years. -Send updated Radon results to OCCL.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure ceiling tiles are clean and free of water damage. Replace all water-damaged tiles in the yellow room, pink room, orange room, tigers' room, and the atrium. Ensure vents are clean and dust-free. Clean vents in all classrooms and the air conditioning vent in the lavender classroom.
Kitchen and Food Preparation (regulation 50U)
Ensure the drains in the back of the kitchen are cleaned and odor-free.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure fall zones are covered with an appropriate amount of mulch. Remove all weeds and add mulch to both playgrounds.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
Ensure equipment is in good condition and enough for the children enrolled in the classroom. Remove/Replace broken bin in Dolphins' classroom. Add additional equipment in Tigers' classroom and the yellow classroom.
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
Ensure the first aid kit is complete. -First aid is missing a plastic bag, safety pins, and a triangle bandage.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Ensure there is access to the monthly fire drill logs. Send June and July to OCCL.
License Renewal (regulation 8U)
Ensure renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to expiration.
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
A licensee shall ensure supervision and direct observation of children are provided at all times. Child #1 was left in the stairwell for 4 minutes unattended.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Ensure positive behavior management statement is posted.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL Health and Safety for Staff #2, #4, #7, and #10. Professional Development Plan for Staff #1 to #17.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure children files are complete. Health appraisal for Child #4. Blood Lead screening results for Child #14.
Hazardous Materials (regulation 45U)
Ensure cleaners are in a locked cabinet or out of reach to children. -CAV
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all ceiling tiles are clean and free of water damage. Ensure walls are clean and cleanable. -Paint walls in the tiger classroom. Ensure trash cans are covered. - Replace the broken trash can in the yellow classroom. Ensure vents are cleaned of dust build-up. Ensure no air fresheners or room sprays are used in the facility. - Remove air fresheners in the orange and blue classroom.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
Ensure equipment is cleaned and in good repair. - Clean of replace the cover of the chair in the blue classroom.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure children have completed MARs on file for diaper creams and medication is stored securely out of reach of the children (*corrected at visit).
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
Ensure first kit on the bus is complete. First Aid kit needs a plastic bag, pen, notepad, eye patch, and finger-splints.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1, #3, #4, and #5 need OCCL's health and safety training. Staff #2 needs CPR and Frist Aid.
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Ensure the parent right-to-know log is completed for all families touring the facility.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all surfaces are clean. -Replace damaged ceiling tiles. -Cleans vent in yellow room and tiger room. -Attach molding under the sink in Pink room. -Remove sharp edges from where molding was removed in blue room.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure all cots are labeled. -Update cot chart in purple room.
Equipment (regulation 57U)
Ensure classroom developmentally appropriate equipment. -Music and sensory are needed in school-age classrooms. -Remove torn blocks in red room.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure diaper changing procedures are followed at all changes in the Blue room.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure all ceiling tiles are stain free. -Ceiling tiles in the atrium need to be replaced.
Hand Washing (regulation 59U)
Ensure all staff are washing their hands after every diaper change.
Activity Schedule (regulation 76U)
Ensure children's screen time is under one hour.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Health and safety for all staff. PD Plans for Staff # 1,12,17,19,21, and 23. Orientation for Staff #23. Job Description for Staff # 27. Health appraisal with Tb for staff #3. References for Staff #26.
Parents Right to Know (regulation 38U)
Submit parent right to know log.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete: Current Health appraisals with immunizations for Child # 2,5,6,8,10,12,15,18, and 19. Blood Lead screening results for Child # 2,5,6,9,10,14,16,17. MAR for Child # 3. Hours to attend Child #17. Mat permission Child #14.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure center does not use air fresheners.-Corrected at visit. Ensure floors, walls, and surfaces are clean and in good repair. Clean tables in the Pink room and dolphin room. Repair or replace the peeling tape on the floor in the pink room, blue room, and lavender room. Ensure walls are hazard free. Remove exposed screws in the tiger room. Repair broken outlet in the lavender room.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure nap equipment is labeled with children's names or a number system. Label nap equipment in purple room.
Diapering and Soiled Clothing (regulation 61U)
Ensure diaper-changing procedures are posted in diaper-changing areas. Post is pink and blue room. Repair or replace diaper changing mat in pink room. Replace foot active diaper trash in blue room.
First Aid Kits (regulation 65U)
Ensure first aid kit is completed. Add a triangle bandage to the first aid kit.
Emergency Planning (regulation 66U)
Ensure center has adequate emergency water supply. Corrected at visit.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans are posted in each classroom.
Activity Areas (regulation 75U)
Ensure classroom space for children ages 24 months includes all required activity areas. Add dramatic play to the purple room.
General Qualifications (regulation 28U)
Ensure all staff are determined eligible or provisional eligible before starting employment.
Staff Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Ensure interns are not alone with children younger than one year old.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Ensure positive behavior management is posted for families.
Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons (regulation 25U)
Staff #13 needs a health appraisal and TB.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure all staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs administration of medication certification. Staff # 2 needs administration of medication certification. Staff #3 needs administration of medication certification and a professional development plan (PDP). Staff #4 needs a professional development Plan. Staff # 5 needs a professional development Plan. Staff # 6 needs a professional development plan. Staff # 8 needs administration of medication certification and a professional development plan. Staff # 9 needs an annual review of sleep safe. Staff # 10 needs administration of medication. Staff # 11 needs a professional development plan. Staff # 12 needs a professional development pla
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure all children's files are completed. Child #1 needs lead lab screening results. Child # 5 needs lead lab results screening results. Child # 9 needs updated health appraisal with immunizations and lead lab screen results. Child # 10 needs lead lab screening results. Child #12 needs lead lab screening results. Child # 15 needs lead lad screening results. Child # 16 needs lead lab screening results and mat permission signed. Child # 22 needs lead lab screening results.
Indoor Space (regulation 49U)
Ensure classroom walls are clean and cleanable. The blue room needs the walls repaired and painted. The back wall in the blue room is chipping in multiple spots. The lavender room needs cabinet doors cleaned. Tape residue on front cabinets. The paint needs to be cleaned out of the sink. Ensure all sinks have hot and cold water. The red room had no hot water in the bathroom. Ensure under the sink is cleaned and free of leaks.
Outdoor Area (regulation 53U)
Ensure the outdoor area is safe and clean. Replace broken glass on a door leading to the smaller playground.
Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments (regulation 56U)
Ensure all cots are in good repair. Replace or repair torn cot in the red room.
Administration of Medication (regulation 63U)
Ensure Medication Administration Record form is complete for child # 21.
Meals and Snacks (regulation 71U)
Ensure the menu is posted for families.
Lesson Plans (regulation 74U)
Ensure lesson plans have all required components. Submit lesson plans for all classrooms.
Infant and Toddler Care (regulation 77U)
Ensure high chairs in the classroom and lunch room are cleaned.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
A staff member held a child down by her torso and her ankles on her mat preventing her to move because she would not lay down during nap time. The video footage was reviewed with the staff member prior to the administrator sending the staff member home. The staff member was immediately terminated. No further corrections are required.
What parents say
The BCC is a pivotal resource, offering exceptional programs for children that cultivate leadership skills. It delivers engaging after-school activities and hosts a range of family-oriented events, including bingo nights. For individuals seeking community involvement, this center serves as an ideal starting point!
Carolyn Linton · 5/5 on Google · a year agoI go to bingo every other Friday night. I love it the volunteers who run it are the best
Susan Ellingsworth · 5/5 on Google · 5 months agoAs a parent, I am absolutely thrilled with Bellevue Community Center. It has provided a safe and nurturing space for my kids to access programs that helped them excel and develop leadership skills. These skills have even led them to land jobs that truly suit them. My youngest son said, "Being in this space lit a spark inside of me," and hearing those words brought me to tears. As a mother, all you want is for your…
Hayat Omar · 5/5 on Google · a year agoBellevue Community Center has been a great place for my children, ages 13 and 11, to hangout after school. They are involved in several activities including chess, The Cause, and art. The staff are nice, the activities are FREE and have truly helped my kids gain important skills! I am very grateful for this space.
Chelsey Hartsock · 5/5 on Google · a year agoGetting there
510 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE 19809
Questions about Bellevue Community Center
Is Bellevue Community Center licensed?
Yes. Bellevue Community Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 29078), with a licensed capacity of 200 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Bellevue Community Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 41 violations for Bellevue Community Center in the last three years, across 13 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 7. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Bellevue Community Center take?
Bellevue Community Center is licensed to serve toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Bellevue Community Center cost?
Bellevue Community Center does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
