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Academy For Creative Enrichment

1458 Bear Corbitt Road, Bear, DE 19701 · New Castle County (302) 834-5259 License #27514
8
inspections on file
33
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Dec 4, 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 Academy For Creative Enrichment
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Dec 4, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Dec 13, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review8 regulations cited8Agency record
Feb 8, 2024Unannounced4 regulations cited4Agency record
Jan 25, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review13 regulations cited13Agency record
Sep 13, 2023IA InvestigationUnsubstantiated with Concern0Agency record
Aug 8, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Dec 2, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Dec 16, 2021Unannounced Full Compliance Review5 regulations cited5Agency record
Nov 30, 2021
no longer in the state’s current file
OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency 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.

Dec 4, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs Adult Abuse Registry Check, Release of Employment, Service Letters and OCCL H/S Course Certificate/transcript.”

Corrected Dec 30, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Dec 13, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 8 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure that staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 7 hours of professional development training and Staff #1-4 need to complete skills demonstration for CPR/First Aid (only has certificate of online module completed). Training hours is not determined at this time but will become non-compliant 12/31/2024.”

Corrected Jan 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
38U — Parents Right to Know

“Ensure that the program keeps a running Parents Right to Know Log for all newly enrolled families as well as any new prospective families touring the program. Send a log with the two newly enrolled families.”

Corrected Jan 23, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure children's files are complete. Child #6 needs a blood lead screening result.”

Corrected Dec 13, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure children's attendance is accurate. At the tie of the visit, the Twaddler class did not have a child checked in. They were checked into the program via ProCare but not on the tracking sheet. Review policy/procedure on signing children into the program--submit a policy signed by all staff members outlining the procedure.”

Corrected Jan 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure Radon results are current and on file. The results on file expired in 9/2024. Testing has been completed and the facility is waiting on results.”

Corrected Dec 27, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
75U — Activity Areas

“Twaddlers need access to children's books at all times. Send pictures of the book shelf with books placed on it.”

Corrected Dec 13, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
76U — Activity Schedule

“Ensure DAily Schedules are posted in all classrooms. Twaddlers and Preschool 1 did not have them posted.”

Corrected Dec 13, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“Ensure that the renewal application is submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration. OCCL received the renewal application on 12/11/2024.”

Corrected Dec 11, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Feb 8, 2024Unannounced · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
15U — Governing Body

“A licensee shall have an organized system of business management and have sufficient staff, space and equipment to fulfill at a minimum, administrative, fiscal, clerical, cleaning, maintenance, food services, direct child care, and supervisor functions. There were three staff present at the time of the unannounced visit who needed to provide direct care to children. Send a staffing plan to OCCL to include all staff assignments and duties throughout the day for the week of February 6, n2024 through February 16, 20”

Corrected Feb 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure supervision and direct observation of children is provided at all times. Staff #1 went to the door to allow LS Brady access to the building leaving Staff #2 to watch both classrooms during naptime. Send a staffing plan to OCCL which included staff breaks as well as arrival time and departure time of all staff, and assigned classrooms for the week of February 6, 2024 through February 16, 2024.”

Corrected Feb 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure children's attendance is accurate for all classrooms. Send attendance records to OCCL for the week of February 5, 2024 through February 16, 2024 to OCCL by February 20, 2024. When children are moved to another classroom for naptime, the attendance for that classroom needs to reflect where the child is sleeping. Attendance records submitted for correction should reflect children being signed in and out when children are sleeping in another classroom. Attendance records submitted for correction should also show documentation of the child returning to their original classroom.”

Corrected Feb 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“A licensee shall ensure a center has enough lighting to allow for the supervision of children. The Infant Room, Twaddler Room, as well as the Pre-School Room did not have sufficient lighting for children in care. Have all staff take Better Kid Care's Safe Sleep Practices for Caregivers: Reduce the risk of SUID by February 20, 2024. Send a copy of the certificate to OCCL.”

Corrected Feb 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 25, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 13 deficiencies cited
Not classified
14U — Notification to OCCL

“Ensure OCCL is notified of a change in administration. OCCL was notified at the annual visit that the administrator's last day was 1/19/2024. Please notify OCCL of the new administrator by February 15, 2024.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
15U — Governing Body

“Ensure sufficient staff are able to fulfill administrative, clerical, cleaning and maintenance, food services and supervisory functions. Send a staffing plant to OCCL including breaks for staff. and coverage for all classrooms to ensure ratio is maintained.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
24U — Staff Qualifications

“Ensure staff are qualified. Send a Deeds certification for Staff #3 to OCCL when complete.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
26U — Staffing

“A licensee shall ensure the center has a qualified early childhood administrator who functions in that role. Send OCCL an email notification regarding the Administrator who will be acting in the role of Administrator for your center. The Administrator must have the required Specialized Training in Infant/Toddler, as well as School-Age. Send a copy of the acting Administrator's Deeds Certification showing the specialized training.”

Corrected Apr 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure ratio's are maintained at all times and group size ratio is maintained. Send a staffing plan for each classroom showing ratios are met. Ensure staff to child rations are met during naptime. Three infants were alone and unsupervised. Seven one-year-olds observed alone in the Twaddler Room with one child awake during naptime. This was corrected at the visit when LS Brady had staff #4 move all one-year-olds from the Twaddler Room to the Pre-School I room which had five children alone who were asleep. Send staffing plan to OCCL .”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
28U — General Qualifications

“Ensure all staff have completed an adult abuse registry check. Staff #1 needs an adult abuse registry clearance in her file. Send to OCCL when complete. Staff #4's finger prints have expired, and it has been longer than five years since they have been fingerprinted. Send Receipt of fingerprints and eligibility determination letter to OCCL when complete.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs 4 letters of reference or a returned service letter with two documented attempts made to obtain the service letter, OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety Course, a job description, orientation form, adult abuse registry form printed for her file. Send to OCCL when complete. Staff #2 needs the annual review of safe sleep signed, a professional development plan, OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety Course, and 14 training hours . Staff #3 needs a professional development plan, and a DEEDS certificate. Staff #4 was fingerprinted more than five years ago, and needs to be re-fingerprinted. Send Receipt to OCCL when complete. Staff #4 needs CPR /First Aid, annual review of safe sleep, child abuse and neglect., a professional development, OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety training, and 3 training hours. Staff #5 needs an annual review of safe sleep, Child Abuse and Neglect, a Professional Development plan, OCCL's 7 hour Health & Safety Course, and 18 training hours , (The above non-compliance could have been cited under Reg #63, and #72)”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
33U — Annual Training

“Ensure all staff have the required training hours. Sent to OCCL when complete.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
34U — Annual Professional Development Plan

“Ensure all staff have a signed Professional Development Plan. Send to OCCL when complete for Staff #2-5.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance is accurate and all staff sign in and out of the classrooms for breaks. Send a staffing plan for all staff breaks to OCCL when complete.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure Child files are complete. Child #1, 2, and 7 are missing days and hours of attendance. Child #1, 5 and 6 need updated health appraisals with immunizations. Child #5 and Child #6 need blood lead results. Child #2 and Child #3 nerd parents right to know signatures. Child #2 needs permission to sleep on a mat. Submit Medication Administration Record (MAR) Logs for (diaper cream, lotion, sunscreen) for Child #4, 10, 11, 12, and 13. Send a separate MAR form for each medication.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
43U — Children's Attendance

“Ensure children's attendance is accurate for all classrooms. Send a staffing plan including a a list of children in care for each staff member to OCCL.”

Corrected Mar 20, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
56U — Sleeping Accommodations and Safe Sleep Environments

“Ensure safe sleep practices are used and maintained at all times. Two infants had blankets hanging over their cribs. This was corrected at the visit when LS Brady moved the blankets out of the Infant's crib.”

Corrected Jan 25, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Dec 2, 2022Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“All staff files must be complete. Send current health appraisal for one staff member. Send the fingerprinting receipt for two staff members. Send the references for one staff member.”

Corrected Jan 6, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

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

Corrected Jan 6, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Dec 16, 2021Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 5 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“All staff files must be complete. Send the annual professional development plan, safe sleep and child abuse and neglect for all staff members.”

Corrected Feb 6, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
35U — First Aid and CPR Training

“Send the current CPR/First Aid certificates for all staff members.”

Corrected Jan 25, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“All child files must be complete. Send the current health appraisal for one child.”

Corrected Jan 25, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Send the complete Administration of Medication certificate for all staff members. Ensure there is a staff member present at all times that is certified to administer medication.”

Corrected Feb 6, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
8U — License Renewal

“The renewal application must be received 60 days prior to the license expiration.”

Corrected Jan 25, 2022 · Status as recorded: Completed

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