Ducklings Elc Middletown South
Inspection history
Source: Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingRecords 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.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Announced | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Jun 3, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| May 7, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Apr 14, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Apr 1, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 60-Day Visit | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Delaware Office of Child Care LicensingNearly 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.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Ensure proper feeding of infants. A staff member was reported to have fed breast milk to the incorrect infant. Staff member was removed from classroom and retrained on safe feeding requirements.”
“On April 14 16, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received three complaints regarding allegations of failing to use appropriate behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on April 17, 2026. Based on staff interviews, video, and documents reviewed, this complaint is substantiated for failing to use appropriate behavior supports. Staff were observed on video holding a bathroom door shut to prevent a child from exiting the bathroom. One staff member was terminated from employment on April 15, 2026.”
“On March 26, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding allegations of infant safe sleep practices, infant feeding schedules and using inappropriate behavior supports. An investigation was conducted on March 31, 2026. Based on interviews and observations, this complaint is substantiated for failing to follow safe sleep practices. LS #1 observed a sleep-positioning device in the crib of a child who did not have documentation for the device from a health care provider. Based on interviews and review of documents, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for failing to have or follow infant feeding schedules. LS #1 reviewed all updated infant feeding schedules. Infant schedules are individually based and staff stated there is daily communication with parents. Based on interviews with staff, there is no evidence to substantiate this complaint for using inappropriate behavior supports with children. All staff members stated they do not yell at children in the infant classroom. One staff member stated there is a staff member that sometimes raises their voice but does not yell.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL H&S needed for Staff #1, #6, #8, #9, #10. Job description needed for Staff #9. Health appraisal/TB needed for Staff #4, #6, #8, #9 (TB), #10. CPR/FA needed for Staff #10. References needed for Staff #5, #6, #8, #10.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/FA. Staff #5 needs medication cert updated, health appraisal/TB. Staff #6 needs health appraisal/TB. Staff #7 needs CPR/FA, 1 reference, health appraisal/TB. Staff #8 needs 2 references, health appraisal/TB.”
“Ensure staff sign in/out of classrooms. Crickets/Caterpillars.”
“Ensure children's files are complete. Child #8 needs blood lead screening.”
“Ensure children are signed in/out of classrooms. Crickets/Caterpillars.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #2 needs job description, 1 reference, health appraisal. Staff #3 needs orientation. Staff #5 needs job description. Staff #6 needs health appraisal/TB. Staff #7 needs job description. Staff #8 needs orientation, safe sleep, abuse/neglect, OCCL 7 hr training, job description, 4 references, declaration, drug/alcohol, release of employment.”
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