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Licensed Child Care Center · License #DE-646716

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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 (2025-05-21): No Evidence to Substantiate2025-05-21

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) cannot legally disclose if a complaint was also received or investigated by any other agency. OCCL investigations of regulatory non-compliance begin when clearance from other agencies, when applicable, has been received. On April 25, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to follow policies regarding the release of children. After interviewing staff, the Reporter, the owner, and the administrator and reviewing center policies, child files, and attendance records, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not following policies of releasing children only to people approved …

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2025-04-01): No Evidence to Substantiate2025-04-01

  The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on March 10, 2025, regarding allegations of a lack of interactions with infants, child file requirements, and lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on March 13, 2025. Based on interviews with the administrator and staff, and a review of medical records, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for a lack of interactions with infants, child file requirements, or a lack of supervision.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-11-13): No Evidence to Substantiate2024-11-13

  On September 5, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of failing to provide an incident report within one business day and failing to notify parent or pick-up person of an injury before the child leaves for the day. An investigation was begun on September 13, 2024, and concluded on October 28, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to provide an incident report within one business day, as an incident report was provided and signed dated September 5, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failure to notify the family of a child injury because, although two staff stated in verbal intervie…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2024-10-15): 1 regulation cited2024-10-15

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

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2024-06-07): No Evidence to Substantiate2024-06-07

  On May 14, 2024, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not making reasonable accommodations for a child with a disability and submitting false claims to Purchase of Care. An investigation was conducted on May 17, 2024. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for not making reasonable accommodations for a child with a disability based on interviews conducted. The staff interviewed stated they wanted to get clarification on requirements for the therapist and never stated Child #1 could not attend. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for false claims to Purchase of Care based on Purchase of Care stating there were no claims submitt…

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-12-01): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-12-01

  On November 7, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of improper discipline, not notifying parents of an injury, not documenting the injury, and not having water available to the children. An unannounced visit was conducted on November 14, 2023, to investigate this complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint because the administrator and staff members interviewed stated there had not been any accidents or injuries in November in the two-year-old classroom. The staff members also stated they do not handle the children roughly and they have not seen other staff members handle the children roughly. Ms. Jackson stated when a…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2023-10-03): 1 regulation cited2023-10-03

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: General Qualifications. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-08-03): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-08-03

  On June 14, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding failing to report an injury and lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on June 28, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because the administrator and two staff members were interviewed separately and stated no injuries occurred within the facility on June 13, 2023, therefore there would not be an accident report.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-06-28): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-06-28

  On April 21, 2023, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of the center not following notification requirements for a head injury, children not having top and bottom covers for napping, inappropriate adult behavior, staff members using their cell phones while caring for children, and improper discipline. An investigation was conducted on April 28, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate the reported allegations. The two accident or injury reports on file for a child were from 2021, and neither was for a head injury. Also, the staff members interviewed stated the child did not have an accident on the playground or hit his while at the cente…

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-03-15): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-03-15

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on November 22, 2022, regarding improper discipline, and staff-to-child ratios. An investigation began on November 29, 2022, and concluded on December 8, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for improper discipline or incorrect staff -to-child ratio based on interviews of staff and attendance documentation which was reviewed.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-03-09): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-03-09

  The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on February 27, 2023, regarding the allegations of improper discipline and a staff member serving in the position of administrator when they do not meet the required qualifications. An unannounced visit was conducted on March 7, 2023, to investigate the complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because the owner and staff members who were interviewed stated the incident had not occurred and Staff #2 was the staff member in charge of the day-to-day operations of the center when the administrator is not present.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2023-03-09): No Evidence to Substantiate2023-03-09

  The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on March 3, 2023, regarding inappropriate adult behavior, the presence of illegal drugs, lack of supervision, and the potential of an unknown male being present that has been identified as a registered sex offender. An unannounced visit was conducted on March 7, 2023, to investigate the complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because it was determined through interviews that Parent #1 was the only person engaging in the inappropriate behavior and drugs have never been seen or exchanged in the center. Additionally, there are no new staff members present that have not been fingerprinted and determined eligible…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced Full Compliance Review (2022-10-26): 5 regulations cited2022-10-26

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Personnel Files; Child Files; Outdoor Area; Administration of Medication; Feeding of Infants. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Compliance reviewUnannounced (2022-09-28): 1 regulation cited2022-09-28

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

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2022-09-13): No Evidence to Substantiate2022-09-13

  A complaint was received on August 30, 2022 regarding the allegation that the center s infant room was dirty, as well as the center staff not conducting daily health observations on children, and accepting children who are sick. An investigation was conducted on September 2, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because although Child #1 and Child #2 were sick, LS Brady observed cleaners deep cleaning classrooms in the building and the center s infant room was clean. There was no evidence to substantiate the claim that the center accepts sick children into care because Ms. Reed was able to explain the procedures staff use throughout the day including health observation c…

• Compliance reviewUnannounced (2022-07-13): 1 regulation cited2022-07-13

  Cited during this Delaware licensing visit: Feeding of Infants. All corrections marked completed on the state record.

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2022-02-18): Substantiated2022-02-18

  On February 8, 2022, OCCL received a complaint alleging improper staff-to-child ratio. An investigation was conducted on February 11, 2022, and February 14, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child because two classrooms were observed to be out of ratio and another classroom was documented as being over ratio on two of the four days of attendance records provided. Additional concerns noted were the following: one owner and a staff member moved children from one classroom to another in an attempt to conceal exceeding maximum group size and told the licensing specialists they did not see what they saw; the other owner was not truthful about the ages of the children…

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2022-02-18): Substantiated2022-02-18

  On February 10, 2022, OCCL received a complaint alleging undocumented accident injuries, lack of supervision, and feeding infants cereal in bottles. An investigation was conducted on February 11, and February 14, 2022. There is no evidence to substantiate that an injury report was not provided because the center had a copy of the report on file and it was documented that Parent #1 refused to sign. This complaint is substantiated for lack of supervision because a child was observed licking juice off of the table without staff intervention, a child fed her snack to three other children without staff intervention, and a staff was not paying attention when a child attempted to bite a child s …

• Complaint — substantiatedOCCL Standards Complaint (2021-09-09): Substantiated2021-09-09

  A complaint was received on August 25, 2021, regarding the allegation of lack of supervision. An unannounced visit was conducted on September 7, 2021. The complaint is substantiated because Staff #1 stated Child #1 did climb over the door and leave the classroom without supervision.

• Complaint investigationOCCL Standards Complaint (2021-08-24): No Evidence to Substantiate2021-08-24

  A complaint was received on August 3, 2021, regarding the allegations of lack of supervision and not following notification and documentation requirements. An unannounced visit was conducted on August 4, 2021, to investigate the complaint. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint because all staff who were interviewed stated that there had been no accidents that had occurred in the toddler classroom and none of the children present had any bumps, bruises, or marks of any kind.

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