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Bright Futures Inc.

125 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Middletown, DE 19709 · New Castle County (302) 376-1700 License #1332117
9
inspections on file
10
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Jul 16, 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 Bright Futures Inc.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 16, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Mar 18, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Feb 20, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Feb 7, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Sep 7, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Sep 7, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 6, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jun 27, 2022Unannounced1 regulation cited1Agency 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 5, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, 3 need 7-hour OCCL Health and Safety training. Send to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 17, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 18, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On March 7, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of lack of supervision, failure to report a child injury requiring medical attention to OCCL within one business day, and failure to keep all indoor spaces hazard-free. Based on interviews, this complaint is substantiated for failure to report a child injury requiring medical attention to OCCL within one business day. The center did not notify OCCL of an injury requiring medical care within one business day of being notified medical care was needed. Based on interviews conducted and observation during the visit, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failure to keep all indoor spaces hazard-free. All staff interviewed stated the door was not broken. Based on interviews conducted, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for lack of supervision. The staff member was present and supervising children but was not close enough to intervene before the injury occurred.”

Correction date not recorded
Feb 20, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
41U — Child Health Appraisal

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs a health appraisal. Child #12 needs a blood lead screening result. Child #15 needs an updated health appraisal with immunizations. Send to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 4, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure there are no hazards on the playground. Repair or replace the two platforms that are peeling up so rusted metal is not exposed. Send a picture.”

Corrected Mar 11, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 7, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs a health appraisal. Staff #3 needs a TB test.”

Corrected Feb 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #4 needs a health appraisal with blood lead screening. Child #15 needs a health appraisal.”

Corrected Feb 23, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
65U — First Aid Kits

“Ensure first aid kit for the bus is complete. Please add an eye patch, pen and note pad, roll gauze, safety pins, thermometer, triangle bandage or sling, and tweezers. Send a picture to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
67U — Transportation

“Ensure all children riding on the bus have parent permission on file including pick up and drop off times to school. Send copies for each child using the bus to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 9, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 6, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“All staff files must be complete. -Staff #2 needs a release of employment history in the files and a service letter, or proof the request for a service letter was sent twice. -Staff #4 needs to be re-fingerprinted as soon as possible. The five years expired on 10-22-2022. -Staff #5 needs administration of medication training or certification, and the seven-hour Health and Safety for Early Childhood Professionals. -Staff #7 needs proof of fingerprinting in the file and an eligibility letter. Staff #7 also needs proof that two service letter requests were sent out.”

Corrected Feb 8, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jun 27, 2022Unannounced · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“A child was left on the playground for 6-7 minutes when the children and staff came back into the building. The staff person was counseled about the seriousness of leaving a child alone, and a written warning was given to her. The staff person has given her two week notice.”

Corrected Jun 27, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed

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