Delaware Learning Academy

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #1 needs blood lead results.”

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs OCCL health and safety training, references, adult abuse, ROE, and service letters.”

“Send photos of repaired fence.”

“On May 9, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding incorrect staff-to-child ratios. An investigation was conducted on May 14, 2025. Based on interviews and a review of attendance records, this complaint is substantiated for incorrect staff-to-child ratios. At the time of the investigation visit a classroom was observed to not be in correct staff-to-child ratio. In addition, a review of attendance records showed the two-year-old classroom having an incorrect staff-to-child ratio on May 9, 2025. Additional concerns were noted during this investigation. LS #1 observed an infant sleeping in a swing while wrapped in a fleece blanket. A staff member was working at the center without having been determine eligible or provisionally eligible by the Criminal History Unit, and both staff and child attendance had not been documented accurately.”

“Ensure staff files are completed. Staff #1 needs OCCL health and safety training. Staff #2 needs an updated health appraisal.”

“Ensure staff signs into the classroom when they arrive. No staff was signed into the classroom Correct at visit.”

“Ensure children's files are completed. Child #13 needs blood lead screening results.”

“Ensure fall zone requirements are met on the playground. Remove broken toys from the playground.”

“Ensure all cots are rip-free. Replace torn mats in the one-year-old classroom. Label all cribs in the infant classroom. -Labels must be in front of the crib.”

“Ensure evacuation plans are posted. No evacuation plans were posted in the one-year-old, three-year-old, and four-year-old rooms.”

“A child walked out of the building when another child was leaving at pick-up time. The child was immediately returned to the classroom by the child's parent. Transition procedures were reviewed with all staff members.”

“All staff files must be completed. Send the completed Administration of Medication certificate for one staff member.”

“All child files must be complete. Send the documentation of the completed blood lead screening for two children.”

“Secure the self-closing latch on the gate for the back playground. Clean the leaf debris from both teacup equipment on the back playground. Send pictures of both when completed.”

“The center must maintain the correct staff-to-child ratios at all times. Staff #2 stepped out of the classroom to take a phone call leaving Staff #1 alone with 8 children. This was corrected when the administrator entered the classroom until Staff #2 returned.”

“All staff files must be complete. Send one reference, health appraisal with TB, and service letter for one staff member. Send the service letter for one staff member.”