Creative Beginnings Learning Center
Daycare center in Wilmington, DE. 3 Paoletti Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808
About the program
Creative Beginnings Learning Center is a licensed daycare center in Wilmington, Delaware. It is licensed for 43 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.
It accepts child care subsidy.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Creative Beginnings Learning Center does not publish a fee schedule. 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 Qualifications (regulation 24U)
Ensure an individual is named as the program administrator. Technical assistance was provided in response to this non-compliance
Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision (regulation 27U)
Ensure children are supervised at all times. Two older children were in the 2 year old room without an assigned staff member. This was corrected at the visit when the children were moved to the PK classroom.
Personnel Files (regulation 30U)
Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs to complete the seven hour OCCL health and Safety course. Send certificate when the course is complete to OCCL.
Staff Attendance (regulation 36U)
Ensure staff sign in and out for lunch breaks. This was corrected at the visit when the staff signed in and out on the tracking sheet.
Child Files (regulation 40U)
Ensure child files are complete. Child #9 needs blood lead screening. Send results to OCCL when complete.
Show all 7 violations on file
Children's Attendance (regulation 43U)
Ensure children's attendance during nap time when combining children for nap. This was corrected at the visit when the staff signed the child into the 1 year old room.
Positive Behavior Management (regulation 20U)
Staff member used improper discipline when she swatted a child on the bottom. The staff member's employment was immediately terminated. All documentation was sent to OCCL.
What parents say
We send both of our Children to Creative Beginnings and our oldest has attended for almost three years now. We’ve had such a wonderful experience. Our daughter has learned so much and has made such sweet connections with her teachers and the other kids. The center is quaint and homey and it feels centered around the families and that’s exactly what we were looking for over large cooperate style centers. Michele (the…
Michelle Montgomery · 5/5 on Google · a year agoYou truly can’t find better care for your little ones than this daycare. We know our son is taken care of and loved when we drop him off because he always has a smile on his face when we pick him up. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
Caroline Skipski · 5/5 on Google · a year agoThis is for their Paoletti Drive location (but same ownership/management): At first, 5 stars. As a first time Mom, I went off of a friend's recommendation with this place. They seemed wonderful at first. Then over time, true colors began to show and the issues were overwhelming. So many wonderful teachers came and left after being mistreated, abused and overworked. Classrooms were run in violation of ratios and…
Meghan S · 1/5 on Google · 3 years agoGetting there
3 Paoletti Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808
Questions about Creative Beginnings Learning Center
Is Creative Beginnings Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Creative Beginnings Learning Center holds an active Child Care Center licence from Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing (licence 1060711), with a licensed capacity of 43 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Creative Beginnings Learning Center had any inspection violations?
Delaware records 6 violations for Creative Beginnings Learning Center in the last three years, across 3 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 Creative Beginnings Learning Center take?
Creative Beginnings Learning Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 7 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Creative Beginnings Learning Center cost?
Creative Beginnings Learning Center does not publish tuition. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees. The program accepts child care subsidy.
