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Happyland Childcare Site #1

18073 Johnson Road, Lincoln, DE 19960 · Sussex County (302) 228-7183 License #1494009
7
inspections on file
19
recorded violations
—
severity not classified by the state
Nov 6, 2025
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 Happyland Childcare Site #1
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Nov 6, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Nov 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Nov 5, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Nov 3, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Nov 1, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
May 9, 2022OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Apr 20, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency 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.

Nov 6, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
23Q — Children's Health Appraisal

“Ensure health appraisals are updated every 13 months, and a blood lead screening result is on file. One child needs a blood lead result on file. Two children need an updated health appraisal on file.”

Corrected Nov 11, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
32Q — Outdoor Area

“Ensure trampolines are not accessible to the children.”

Corrected Nov 11, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38Q — Hand Washing

“Ensure hands are washed before eating.”

Corrected Nov 6, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
70Q — Training

“Esure staff files are complete. One staff member needs the Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training.”

Corrected Dec 1, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Nov 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22Q — Children's Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization records.”

Corrected Nov 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
32Q — Outdoor Area

“Ensure hazards outdoors are not accessible. The wood table needs to be repaired, replaced, or removed due to the lack of stability.”

Corrected Nov 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Nov 5, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
8Q — License Renewal

“A renewal application must be submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.”

Corrected Nov 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Nov 3, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
13Q — General Requirements

“Ensure a comprehensive background check is completed every five years. The licensee's last comprehensive background check expired June 5, 2023.”

Corrected Nov 21, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
22Q — Children's Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need a blood test result, one child needs an updated physical.”

Corrected Nov 21, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
51Q — Feeding of Infants

“Ensure a monthly feeding log and daily log are completed for one child.”

Corrected Nov 6, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
60Q — Insurance

“Provide documentation that insurance is current and valid.”

Corrected Nov 27, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Nov 1, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
13Q — General Requirements

“Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need an adult abuse registry check. One staff needs CPR and first aid training. One staff needs administration of medication training or the OCCL health and safety course. One staff needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form.”

Corrected Dec 14, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
32Q — Outdoor Area

“Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards. Repair, replace, or remove the plastic tire swing that is cracked.”

Corrected Nov 18, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
48Q — Pets

“Ensure child files are complete. Seven children need a blood lead test result. Two children need days enrolled. One child needs hours attending care, a health appraisal, and immunization record.”

Corrected Dec 15, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61Q — General and Fire Safety

“Ensure an annual fire marshal inspection is completed.”

Corrected Nov 22, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
May 9, 2022OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“OCCL received a complaint on April 12, 2022, regarding improper staff-to-child ratio, staff not documenting their attendance, improper release of a child, not following the parent handbook, feeding the children expired food, not following the posted menu, and not following diapering procedures. An investigation began on April 20, 2022, and concluded on April 26, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio, staff not documenting their attendance, improper release of a child, and not following the posted menu. [name withheld]Phatter was not following proper staff-to-child ratios on 11 of the 15 days OCCL reviewed. [name withheld]Phatter stated Child #2 left the facility with Staff #2, and when the child s file was reviewed, Staff #2 was not on the child s emergency card as an authorized pick up. Attendance records were incomplete because [name withheld]Phatter was not signed in on any records. Also, after March 21, 2022, it is unclear which staff were present, and there were days staff were not signed out. [name withheld]Phatter was not following the posted menu because she was changing the menu and was not documenting the changes. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of not following diaper procedures, feeding the children expired food, and not following the parent handbook because [name withheld]Phatter stated diapers are checked hourly and changed as needed, no expired food was observed, and [name withheld]Phatter followed her handbook by giving the Reporter five days to find alternative care.”

Correction date not recorded
Apr 20, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
22Q — Children's Files

“Complete files are needed for eight children. Lead screening test results are needed for Child #1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10.”

Corrected Jun 23, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
29Q — Indoor Space

“Ensure the hot water in the child care bathroom is below 120 degrees. Send picture to OCCL.”

Corrected Apr 21, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
31Q — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator. Send picture to OCCL.”

Corrected Jun 2, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed

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