Bright Stars Childcare & Preschool
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Apr 25, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | 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 Administrator has Specialized training for School Age. Send documentation to OCCL by August 3, 2026.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs release of employment and service letters Staff #2 needs Health Appraisal w/TB results Staff #3 needs six training hours Staff #4 cannot return to work until updated eligibility letter is received. Send corrections to OCCL by August 3, 2026.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Child #10 and #12 need Developmental Plans. Send documentation to OCCL by August 3, 2026.”
“Ensure bottle warmers do not exceed 120 degrees. Infant room crock pot style bottle warmer was reading 130 degrees at the time of the visit. Send pic of adjusted temperature and a plan to keep the warmer 120 degrees or below to OCCL by August 3, 2026.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 and #3 need health appraisal with TB.”
“Ensure child #2 has an updated health appraisal with immunizations.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Annual review of safe sleep and Child abuse prevention for Staff # 1 and 4. Health appraisal with TB results for Staff # 5 and 6 One reference is needed for staff #5 Send documentation to OCCL by August 12.”
“Ensure all areas are clean and in safe condition. Clean vents in all bathrooms. Clean vents in one-year-old and three-year-old classrooms Remove crayon marks on walls and furniture in ones, twos, and three-year-old classrooms. Removed stored cribs near the water heater and replaced the barrier for the hot water heater in the older school-age room. Replace stained ceiling tile in school-age bathroom. Fix the drop ceiling in the boys' bathroom. Secure sinks in the bathrooms. Send documentation or photos to OCCL by August 12.”
“Ensure the outdoor area has working self-closing gates. And the fence is safe. Replace or fix three of the four self-closing gates on the playground. Replace the broken picket on the left side of the older children s area fence. Send documentation or photos to OCCL by August 12.”
“Ensure foot/motion activated diaper pail in infant room is in working order. Fix or replace diaper pail. Send documentation or pictures to OCCL by August 12.”
“Ensure parents provide a written feeding statement listing foods and drinks, including specific formula or breast milk, and what the infant eats or drinks. The schedule must be updated monthly as needed. Send updated forms for enrolled infants to OCCL by August 12, 2024. Ensure bottle warmers are 120 degrees or less. We removed the small bottle warm at the visit. Send a picture of the bottle warmer reading 120 degrees or less. Send documentation or pictures to OCCL by August 12.”
“Ensure current lesson plans are posted for easy reference for parents, guardians, and staff. Review lesson plan regulations and decide how you will best meet these regulations. Send your plan or picture of posted lesson plans to OCCL by August 12, 2024.”
“Ensure a T-shaped safety strap is used for infant seats with trays. Send a picture of the chair with a T-shaped strap or remove the chair for use.”
“Ensure all staff files are complete. Staff #1, 2, and 3 need their Health and Safety training. Staff #5 needs their orientation form, and Staff #1 needs a returned service letter. If no service letter returned, 2 more references and 2 documented attempts of sending the service letter.”
“Ensure all child files are complete. Submit developmental plans for Children #3, 4, and 10. Submit blood lead screening results for Child #14. Submit an updated health appraisal for Child #11. Submit July's infant feeding statement for Child #8.”
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