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Little People~Big Dreams Learning Center Inc.

901 E Basin Rd, New Castle, DE 19720 · New Castle County (302) 414-9009 License #1474618
6
inspections on file
19
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Sep 23, 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 Little People~Big Dreams Learning Center Inc.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 23, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jul 21, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 regulations cited7Agency record
Jul 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review7 regulations cited7Agency record
May 14, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jul 9, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Jan 30, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 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.

Jul 21, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure Staff Files are complete. The following is needed: - Training Hours--Staff #3 (18) - Professional Development Plan--Staff #1 - CPR/First Aid--Staff #3 - OCCL Health and Safety Training--Staff #2 & 4 - References--Staff #2 - Adult Abuse Registry Check--Staff #2 - Release of Employment--Staff #2 & 4 - Service Letters--Staff #2 & 4 (if staff have no previous work experience, or no service letters are received, must provide 2 additional references for a total of 4)”

Corrected Aug 25, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure Child Files are complete. The following is needed: - Child #7 needs current immunizations and blood lead screener results - Child #10 needs Mat/Cot permission”

Corrected Aug 21, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure nap equipment (sheets and blankets) do not touch each other when being stored in the Yellow and the Blue Rooms. - Infant Cribs need to be repositioned to be on the lowest settings.”

Corrected Aug 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure classrooms have equipment present for all developmental areas. The Yellow classroom needs sensory materials, and the Green Room needs science and sensory materials.”

Corrected Aug 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
66U — Emergency Planning

“Ensure there is a supply of emergency water present at the facility.”

Corrected Aug 10, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“Ensure all classrooms have the required areas. The Yellow room needs to have an art area with art materials available to the children.”

Corrected Aug 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
77U — Infant and Toddler Care

“Ensure the Infant classroom staff are documenting Infant Sleep Checks every 30 minutes and sharing with families daily.”

Corrected Aug 12, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jul 16, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 7 deficiencies cited
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff sign in/out of the classroom appropriately on the tracking sheet. The Blue Room was inaccurate at the time of the center tour.”

Corrected Jul 16, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure Child Files are complete. Child #1 needs a current immunization record and blood lead screening value.”

Corrected Jul 29, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure all cleaners are labeled appropriately. Red and Yellow Rooms need labels on their bottles (soap and water)”

Corrected Jul 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure there is adequate ground cover on the playground for fall zones to be within regulation. Specifically, under the climbing areas, at the base of the slides, and at the bottom of the landings. The cement pylons and fabric base layer under the mulch is exposed.”

Corrected Aug 10, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure that all cot sheets are not touching while in storage. All of the cots are stacked with sheets still on them.”

Corrected Jul 23, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure adequate materials are available for the children to utilize and engage with. The yellow room needs construction/blocks, the Blue Room needs language/literacy, Art Materials, and Sensory Materials. The Green Room needs Construction/Blocks, Manipulatives and Art Materials.”

Corrected Jul 25, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure Lesson Plans are posted in the School Aged Room.”

Corrected Jul 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jul 9, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
20U — Positive Behavior Management

“Ensure that the programs Positive Behaviors Support Policy is displayed in the main entry area and in all classrooms. Send pictures to OCCL to verify.”

Corrected Jul 9, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure that all staff files are complete. Send documentation of missing items. - Professional Development Plans for Staff #1, 2, 9 - OCCL Health and Safety for Early Childhood Professionals training for Staff #5, 6, 8, 9 - References for Staff # 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 - Adult Abuse Registry for Staff #6 and 9 - Release of Employment for Staff #5, 6, 8, 9 - Service Letters/two documented attempts to obtain Service Letters for Staff# 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ----- Undetermined at the time of visit: - CPR/First Aid for Staff #3, 6, 7, 8 - Professional Development Training Hours (with 2 in Health and Safety) for Staff #1, 4”

Corrected Aug 23, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
57U — Equipment

“Ensure that there are enough materials and adequate supplies available to the children in the Toddler Blue Room.”

Corrected Aug 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure that Lesson Plans are posted in a visible location every week in al rooms.”

Corrected Jul 10, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 30, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure Child Filles are complete. Child #2 needs a signed parent right to know log, and screen time permission., Send to OCCL when complete. Child #8 needs a developmental plan. Send to OCCL when complete.”

Corrected Feb 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed

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