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BRANDYWINE CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL, INC.

Licensed Child Care Center · License #DE-540377

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Delaware's per-visit inspection history, in plain English: each licensing visit on the state record with the regulations cited, plus any complaint or enforcement action. It may lag the official record linked above.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2025-07-22): No Evidence to Substantiate2025-07-22

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 21, 2025, regarding concerns of therapists being denied access to children receiving services. An investigation was conducted beginning March 24, 2025, and concluding April 7, 2025. Licensing Specialists #1 and #2 interviewed Administrator #1, and were provided documentation of the one-time form, visitor logs, and classroom attendance. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not permitting therapists access to children to provide services as prescribed by an IEP/IFSP.

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2025-06-03): 3 regulations cited2025-06-03

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Personnel Files; Child Files; Hazardous Materials. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2025-04-10): No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern2025-04-10

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 6, 2025, regarding concerns of a child getting scratched by a staff member. An investigation was conducted on March 12, 2025. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline based on interviews with Administrator #1, two staff members, three children in care, and observation of two hours of video footage from the school-age classroom. All staff interviewed stated they have not observed or used improper discipline, and the children interviewed did not note being hurt by staff members. A concern observed during this investigation was upon review of video footage, the school-age class did not par…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-12-16): Substantiated2024-12-16

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 13, 2024, regarding concerns about lack of supervision and improper staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted on November 25, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio based on the review of attendance records. Attendance records reflected the two-year-old classroom with 10 children with one staff member for 15 minutes on November 1, 2024, and nine children with one staff member for 20 minutes on November 4, 2024. All classrooms were within staff-to-child ratio at the time of this visit. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision because injury…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-11-22): Substantiated2024-11-22

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 31, 2024, regarding concerns about not providing appropriate interactions for a toddler due to overuse of confining equipment. An investigation was conducted on November 4, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for overuse of confining equipment based on observations and interviews conducted. Upon observation of Child #1 s classroom, Child #1 was seen in the stroller, and it was determined based on interviews Child #1 had been in the stroller for over 1 hours. While staff stated Child #1 s parents provided verbal consent to utilize the stroller to manage behaviors for Child #1, DELACARE Regulations only permit confini…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-10-15): Substantiated2024-10-15

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on September 19, 2024, regarding concerns about lack of supervision, lack of complete and appropriate materials, and few appropriate interactions in the two-year-old classroom. An investigation was conducted beginning September 27, 2024, and ending on October 1, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for lack of complete and appropriate materials based on observations of the materials in the two-year-old classroom at the time of the September 27th visit. Observation of the classroom showed materials were missing pieces and there were insufficient materials in dramatic play, manipulatives, and building/blocks. There is no evidence…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-08-08): Substantiated2024-08-08

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on July 8, 2024, regarding improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on July 17, 2024. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because the children stated the teachers yell loudly at the children, the teachers state they are going to shut it down, and the children stated staff have children be excluded from activities for an extended period as a form of discipline. An additional concern noted was not following the daily posted schedule in the Pre-K classroom. The schedule noted it was children s choice time, and children were sitting at the tables. OCCL has also been to the facility multiple times …

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-06-18): Substantiated2024-06-18

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on May 20, 2024, regarding concerns about staff using cell phones, not having an understanding of and respect for the needs of children, not following a daily schedule and lesson plan, and not having appropriate interactions with children in care. This complaint is substantiated for more than one staff member not showing an understanding of and respect for children and their needs based on observations of the classrooms. Staff in the one-year-old classroom and two-year-old classroom had children transitioning from previous activities without clear instructions or without an activity to engage in. Staff in these classrooms were ob…

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-06-17): No Evidence to Substantiate2024-06-17

  On April 18, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of improper discipline, not using respectful communication, not following policies on dismissal of care, recording of children, and staff using cell phones. An investigation was conducted on May 2, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following policies on photographing and videotaping children based on the permission form signed by Parent #1. The center s policy states, We require written parent/guardian permission to disseminate photographs or videos of your child. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline or lack of respectfu…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2024-06-17): 5 regulations cited2024-06-17

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Personnel Files; Child Files; Child Health Appraisal; Indoor Space; Equipment. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-06-11): No Evidence to Substantiate2024-06-11

  On May 8, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding concerns of not following policies on notifying parents about critical incidents, lack of respectful communication, not having proper security procedures, and not providing an accident report after a critical event. An investigation was conducted on May 29, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following policies on notifying parents about critical incidents because the administrator spoke to both families about the details of the incident, hosted an in-person meeting, and sent a written incident report on the same day it occurred. There is no evidence to substantiate this com…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-01-18): Substantiated2024-01-18

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on December 20, 2023, regarding concerns about improper discipline and respectful communication. An investigation was conducted on December 27, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for lack of respectful communication based on interviews conducted. Staff #1 used threatening tones and actions when speaking to Parent #1 before choosing to leave the room. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for concerns about improper discipline based interviews conducted. All staff interviewed stated they have not witnessed any staff use improper discipline or inappropriate tones or language with the children in care.

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-07-06): Substantiated2023-07-06

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on May 12, 2023, regarding indoor safety concerns and not following the posted schedule for nap time. An investigation was conducted on May 18, 2023. This complaint is substantiated for indoor safety concerns based on the observation of both a television and a computer monitor on a window ledge with the cords accessible to children. This complaint is substantiated for not following the posted schedule based on observations at the time of the visit.

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2023-06-20): 3 regulations cited2023-06-20

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Personnel Files; Child Files; Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2022-12-13): No Evidence to Substantiate with Concern2022-12-13

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 16, 2022, regarding not meeting the needs of the children, improper discipline, and the ability of staff to perform child care job functions. An investigation was conducted on November 22, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of this complaint. Staff #1 stated Child #1 s hair may have been accidentally pulled while playing hairdresser in the classroom, but was not pulled intentionally. There was no injury as a result of this. There is no DELACARE regulation requiring children who are potty-trained to be wiped by staff members. The center stated they are willing to help with this if requested. The…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2022-11-30): Substantiated2022-11-30

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on October 28, 2022, regarding multiple concerns, including not following requirements for a child accident/injury, inappropriate language and discipline being used by staff, not following food service policies, and not providing daily outdoor play for the children. An investigation was conducted beginning on November 2, 2022, and concluding on November 22, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for not contacting a parent immediately following a head injury, use of inappropriate language when speaking with a parent, and not providing daily opportunities for outdoor play for the children. There is no evidence to substantiate the c…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced (2022-10-14): 2 regulations cited2022-10-14

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision; Children's Attendance. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2022-06-07): 16 regulations cited2022-06-07

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision; Personnel Files; Child Files; Children's Attendance; Hazardous Materials; Indoor Space; Kitchen and Food Preparation; Toilet Facilities; Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments; Equipment; Sanitation; Diapering and Soiled Clothing; …. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2021-11-12): Substantiated2021-11-12

  On October 31, 2021, a report was made to the Child Abuse Report Line regarding failure to provide an accident/injury report after Child #1 was dropped at the center. On November 01, 2021, the Institutional Abuse Unit did not accept the report for investigation and sent it to OCCL for review. OCCL accepted the report for investigation on November 01, 2021. This complaint is substantiated because Staff #1 failed to complete an accident/injury within one business day of dropping a child. Additional concerns are that the center s staff failed to notify OCCL within one business day of learning that Child #1 sought medical attention for an injury sustained at the center and failed to submit a…

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