Beginnings And Beyond, Inc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Jul 28, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 5 regulations cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Feb 3, 2026 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 12 regulations cited | 12 | Agency record |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 7 regulations cited | 7 | Agency record |
| Jun 5, 2024 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 12 regulations cited | 12 | Agency record |
| May 9, 2023 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 9 regulations cited | 9 | Agency record |
| Jun 21, 2022 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| May 4, 2022 | OCCL Standards Complaint | No Evidence to Substantiate | 0 | Agency record |
| Dec 10, 2021 | 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 staff files are complete. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB screening.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunizations.”
“Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is in safe condition and not broken. Dispose of the broken blue, gray, and red climber/slide. Ensure fall zone requirements are met. Replenish mulch to nine inches in each play area.”
“Ensure rest equipment is non-absorbent, free from rips and tears. Replace ripped mats in the pre-k classroom.”
“Ensure diaper pails are foot-activated. Replace broken diaper pail in the one-year-old classroom.”
“On January 6, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint regarding not keeping the center hazard-free and safe and accident/injury procedures. An investigation was conducted on January 14, 2026. This complaint is substantiated for not keeping the center hazard-free and safe, because according to staff interviewed, the head of a screw was left in the wall where children are cared for. The screw was at a height to be accessible by children and subsequently caused an injury. There is no evidence to substantiate the complaint for accident/injury reports, because according to staff interviewed and all documentation reviewed, both parents were called immediately. One of the phone numbers was not in service and a voicemail was left for the other. Immediate contact to the parents were also observed in Brightwheel.”
“Ensure documentation shows a qualified Administrator is on site at least 50% of the hours of operation.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff needs four references and an adult health appraisal. One staff needs an orientation. One staff needs OCCL's Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals, two references, and an adult health appraisal with TB screening. One staff needs CPR/FA training.”
“Ensure staff document the time of arrival and departure in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when staff signed into the infant classroom.”
“Ensure child files are completed. One child needs a blood lead level test result.”
“Ensure classroom attendance shows the exact arrival and departure of each child. This was corrected at the visit when children were signed into the infant classroom.”
“Ensure radon testing is completed every five years.”
“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. The hot water in the one-year-old classroom was turned off. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned back on.”
“Ensure fall zone requirements are met in the outdoor play area. Replenish mulch to nine inches.”
“Ensure classrooms for children over 24 months contain accessible art supplies and science materials. Add art and science materials to the two-year-old classroom.”
“Ensure the center's first aid kit contains all required items. Purchase roll gauze for the first aid kit.”
“Ensure an activity schedule is posted in each classroom. This was corrected at the visit when the schedule was posted in the infant and three-year-old classrooms.”
“Ensure a completed and notarized application is submitted at least 60 days prior to license expiration.”
“Ensure documentation is current. Submit new policy to OCCL.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs a health appraisal. Staff #2,4,5 needs OCCL health and safety training. Staff #5 needs a signed job description.”
“Ensure child files are complete. All infants need updates to the monthly feeding schedule at least monthly. Update forms and submit to OCCL. Ensure medication administration records (MAR) are signed by parents. Ensure staff are documenting each time a medication is administered on a limited time use. Submit documentation to OCCL.”
“Ensure all sinks supply both hot and cold water. The handwashing sinks in the one-year-old classrooms had the hot water turned off. This was corrected at the visit when the hot water was turned back on.”
“Ensure equipment in the outdoor play area is clean and in a safe condition. Two toys were broken and cracked, leaving sharp edges. This was corrected at the visit when the toys were removed. The cap piece on top of the ladder in the pre-k play area was broken and had sharp edges. Repair or replace the piece and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure gates are self-closing and self-latching. The gate connecting the two play areas does not self-latch. Repair gate and submit video to OCCL. Ensure mulch measures for 9 inches under fall zones. Replenish mulch and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure the grounds are cleared and in safe condition. Clean up piled leaves and paper cups. Submit photos to OCCL.”
“Ensure all nap equipment is non-absorbent, and free from rips and tears. Replace ripped mats with new ones and submit to OCCL.”
“Ensure diaper changing mats are non-porous, without rips or tears. Purchase new mat for infant room and submit a photo to OCCL. Ensure a trash can is used only for diapers is accessible and contains a liner (CAV). Submit a photo to OCCL of the diaper cans in the two infant rooms.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. One staff member needs two references. One staff member needs four references and an adult health appraisal with TB results.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs mat permission.”
“Store hazardous materials inaccessible to children. Floor cleaner was observed on a low shelf in the three-year-old classroom. This was corrected when the cleaner was moved onto a higher shelf, out of reach.”
“Ensure window screens are in good repair. Two windows were observed open in the one-year-old classroom and the screens were ripped. This was discuss with staff and corrected when the windows were closed and the staff agreed to not reopen the window.”
“Ensure all areas are in a safe condition. An uncovered heating vent was observed in the pre-k classroom. There were sharp metal edges exposed. Ensure hazards are repaired. The blinds in the infant classroom need to be repaired or replaced. Ensure all sinks supply hot and cold water. The hot water in the one-year-old classroom was turned off. This was corrected when the hot water was turned back on.”
“Ensure the equipment in the outdoor play area is in a safe condition. A slide was cracked. This was corrected when the slide was removed. Discard the trash, debris, and possible mold from the outdoor play area. This was corrected when the trash debris, and mold were removed. Repair the gate between the two play areas so it self-latches. Replenish the fall zone areas to ensure there is 9 inches of mulch in all fall zone areas.”
“Ensure hands are washed as required. A staff member in the one-year-old classroom did not wash a child's hands after a diaper change. This was discussed with staff and corrected when the child's hands were washed.”
“Ensure diaper pails are lined with a plastic liner. The diaper pail in the two-year-old classroom did not have a plastic liner. This was discussed and corrected when a bag was placed in the diaper pail.”
“Ensure medication is stored securely. Diaper cream was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom. This was corrected when the medication was removed.”
“Purchase additional emergency water supply. This was corrected when additional water was purchased.”
“Purchase a thermometer for each bottle warmer to ensure the water temperature does not go above 120 degrees F.”
“Ensure lesson plans contain physical, social-emotional, language/literacy, and cognitive development for every day. The two-year-old classrooms lesson plan did not have daily opportunities for social/emotional and the pre-k classroom did not have daily opportunities for cognitive development.”
“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on April 7, 2023, regarding soiled clothing not being changed. An investigation was conducted on April 12, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because the staff member interviewed admitted staff made two preschool-age children sit in their wet clothing until their parents arrived with a change of clothes.”
“Document the hours the ECA is on-site to ensure the 50% hours of operation requirement is met.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Two staff members need a professional development plan. One staff needs two references. One staff needs a health appraisal with TB results. Two staff members need service letters.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs blood lead screening results.”
“Ensure hazardous materials and non-routinely used cleaners are stored inaccessible to children. Toilet cleaner was observed in an unlocked (lock was broken) cabinet in the older ones bathroom.”
“Ensure all areas are clean. The ceiling vent in the infant classroom needs to be cleaned. The sink in the two-year-old classroom needs to be cleaned. Ensure the toilets are in good repair. The first toilet in the downstairs bathroom is not in proper working condition. Ensure the water temperature is at or below 120 degrees F. The sinks in the downstairs bathroom and two-year-old classroom were observed at 130 degree F.”
“Ensure all refrigerators are at 41 degrees F or below. The refrigerator in the infant classroom was observed above 41 degrees F.”
“Replenish the mulch in all fall zones in the outdoor play areas. Repair the gate within the outdoor play area to ensure it self-latches.”
“Replace the ripped nap mats.”
“Ensure foot-activated diaper pails are used for diapers. A non-foot activated covered trash can was being used in the older ones classroom. This was corrected when a foot-activated diaper pail was provided. Ensure diaper-changing areas are cleaned. All diaper-changing areas were observed dirty with (dirt and mulch).”
“OCCL received a complaint on June 6, 2022, regarding providing children dirty cups for meals and snacks. An investigation was conducted on June 13, 2022. The complaint is substantiated because Staff #3 stated she has observed mold or dirt in the cups provided to the children and LS Kenton observed two pre-filled sippy cups with scum and crud on inside of the mouthpieces.”
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