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Pyle Child Development Center

34314 Pyle Center Rd, Frankford, DE 19945 · Sussex County (302) 732-1443 License #29079
6
inspections on file
23
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Jul 1, 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 Pyle Child Development Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 1, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Apr 22, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Apr 14, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Apr 3, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
Apr 18, 2023Unannounced2 regulations cited2Agency record
Apr 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review11 regulations cited11Agency 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.

Apr 22, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs application or personal data sheet, employee declaration signed and health appraisal with TB.”

Corrected May 14, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Once child needs parent permissions page. One child needs updated health appraisal.”

Corrected May 4, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
45U — Hazardous Materials

“Ensure soap and water and sanitizing solution are available in all the classrooms. Infant room was missing soap and water and sanitizing solution.”

Corrected Apr 22, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure fall zones have at least 6 inches of material and extends 6 feet in all directions. Ensure gates exiting the playground are unlocked.”

Corrected May 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Ensure medication is stored out of children's reach.”

Corrected Apr 22, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
77U — Infant and Toddler Care

“Ensure daily logs are maintained for infants in care.”

Corrected Apr 22, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 14, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure fall zones have at least 9 inches of material which extends at least six feet in all directions.”

Corrected Apr 28, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 3, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a reference letter and health appraisal with TB results. Staff #2 needs an hour of health and safety training.”

Corrected May 2, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #2 needs day/hours of attendance, current health appraisal and up to date immunizations. Child #10 and Child #11 need blood lead screening results.”

Corrected Apr 27, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans contain weekly opportunities for special activities: food/healthy habits, science, music and sensory activities. The 3/4/5 classroom was missing these components.”

Corrected Apr 12, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 18, 2023Unannounced · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure direct supervision is provided at all times. Upon arrival, Staff #1 answered the door. Staff #1 was responsible for supervising four infants in the infant classroom. When asked, she stated she was grabbing a child's clothing from the dryer. This left the four infants unsupervised for a period of time. This was corrected when the staff member returned to the classroom and LS Kenton discussed supervision with her. Two preschool-age children were observed alone in the bathroom. This was corrected when the two children returned to their assigned classroom and LS Kenton discussed supervision with the staff. An aide was observed alone with a group of nine three and four year olds. This was corrected with a qualified staff member returned from her lunch break and entered the classroom.”

Corrected Apr 18, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure staff attendance is documented. Staff #3 did not sign out of the Bright Beginners classroom when she left for her lunch break. Staff #2 did not sign herself into the Bright Beginners classroom when she entered the classroom. This was corrected when the attendance was properly documented.”

Corrected Apr 18, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Apr 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 11 deficiencies cited
Not classified
15U — Governing Body

“Ensure sufficient staff are present to fulfill, at a minimum, administrative, fiscal, clerical, cleaning, maintenance, food services, direct child care, and supervisory functions. Upon arrival, Administrator [name withheld] was providing direct child care duties. A qualified staff member was not readily available for [name withheld] to step out of the classroom to obtain staff files and child files. This was corrected when a qualified staff member arrived.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure staff-to-child ratios are maintained at all times. LS Kenton observed nine two-year-olds with one qualified staff member. This was corrected when one of the children left for the day. An aide was observed alone with nine two-year-olds when he tried to relieve Administrator Beverley, so she could get files from the office. This was corrected when a qualified staff member took over care of the children. An aide was observed changing a child's diaper alone in the bathroom. This was discussed with the administrator and corrected when she agreed to comply in the future.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Three staff need to complete the Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals. One staff member needs an eligibility letter from the Criminal History Unit. One staff member needs a professional development plan.”

Corrected Apr 26, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results. One child needs an updated health appraisal.”

Corrected May 3, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure walls are in good repair. The wall under the exit sign above the exterior door in T2 classroom needs to be repaired.”

Corrected Apr 25, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
50U — Kitchen and Food Preparation

“Ensure the freezer is at 0 degrees F or colder. According to the three thermometers in the freezer, the freezer is at 20 degrees F.”

Corrected Apr 14, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Repair the missing section of fence. Replenish the fall zone areas with nine inches or mulch.”

Corrected May 15, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
58U — Sanitation

“Ensure soap and water is available to clean surfaces, items, and equipment. A soap/water solution was not available at the diaper changing area in the boys bathroom.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Purchase two foot-activated diaper pails (one for each bathroom). The lids are broken on the two present and no longer work as foot-activated.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
65U — First Aid Kits

“Purchase safety pins and tweezers for the first aid kit.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
9U — Changes Affecting a License

“Submit a plan review to OCCL and receive approval prior to making any changes to indoor areas, classrooms, or outdoor areas of the center. Upon arrival, LS Kenton observed cubbies and cabinets had been moved. This opened two classrooms (three-year-old classroom and four-year-old classroom) up to make one large classroom. This was discussed with the administrator and corrected when she agreed to comply.”

Corrected Apr 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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