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Beach Babies Child Care

31169 Learning Ln, Lewes, DE 19958 · Sussex County (302) 644-1585 License #123948
14
inspections on file
15
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Sep 30, 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 Beach Babies Child Care
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 30, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Aug 12, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Mar 25, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 16, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Jun 12, 2025IA InvestigationSubstantiated1Agency record
Mar 18, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Mar 18, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 3, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Jan 13, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Feb 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review3 regulations cited3Agency record
Sep 27, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Mar 7, 2023OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Feb 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review1 regulation cited1Agency record
Mar 2, 2022OCCL 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.

Sep 30, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a complaint on August 17, 2026, regarding a lack of supervision. An investigation was conducted on August 19, 2026. This complaint is substantiated because Administrator #1 confirmed that video footage showed Staff #1 leaving a group of children unattended in the classroom during naptime from approximately 12:35 p.m. to 12:38 p.m. on August 13, 2026. Administrator #1 stated Staff #1 left the classroom for a break without confirming that another staff member was present to supervise the children. The children remained unattended until another staff member entered the classroom. Additionally, Staff #1 did not sign out of the classroom on the attendance record.”

Correction date not recorded
Feb 16, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
36U — Staff Attendance

“Ensure each staff document their exact arrival and departure times when working in the classroom. Staff members left the classroom and return without signing in or out of the classrooms. (This was corrected when staff members agreed)”

Corrected Feb 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jun 12, 2025IA Investigation · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint
Correction date not recorded
Feb 3, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Complete staff files are needed for three staff members. Annual safe sleep training is needed for three staff.”

Corrected Feb 5, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child file are completed. Child #9 need an updated health appraisal with immunization.”

Corrected Feb 13, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure walls are clean and in good repair. Room 21 bathroom light cover needs repair, Room 20 paint on back of door is peeling, bathroom door tape residue and paint peeling, intake vent paint above peeling, Room 18 cabinets and shelf have tape residue, door frame of bathroom paint peeling, Room 15 paint peeling and door, right of paper towel dispenser needs holes filled and paint and tape residue on doors. Repair painted areas filled holes and paint. Ensure room 22/23 and 24 are operable, repair walls that have paint peeling, room 19 repair base board under the window,”

Corrected Feb 13, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure outside gates are self- closing. Repair the SA gate.”

Corrected Feb 4, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
61U — Diapering and Soiled Clothing

“Ensure diaper only can is not used for trash. Remove trash fromt he diaper can in room 16-17. Place a liner in the diaper only can in room 18.”

Corrected Feb 3, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Ensure MAR are completed for medication. Child #8 has one MAR for two different diaper cream. Provide separate MAR for both diaper cream.”

Corrected Feb 4, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 13, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) cannot legally disclose if a complaint was also received or investigated by any other agency. OCCL investigations of regulatory non- compliance begin when clearance from other agencies, when applicable, has been received. The Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received a self-reported complaint on November 18, 2024, regarding improper discipline. An investigation began on November 18, 2024, and concluded on January 8, 2025. This complaint is substantiated for improper discipline because Staff #1 was observed roughly handling Child #1 in the classroom on video footage as reported by the administrator. Staff #1 s employment was terminated by the center after they reviewed the video footage.”

Correction date not recorded
Feb 19, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 3 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure a comprehensive background check is completed with eligibility letter on file for staff. Staff #1 needs a comprehensive background check and eligibility letter.”

Corrected Feb 29, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure walls are in good repair, Room 15, the block area has paint peeling. Room 18 circle time area has paint peeling, Room 20 paint peeling in block area.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Ensure no prescription medication is labeled with the child's name. Six OTC medication do not have a child's name on them.”

Corrected Mar 15, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Sep 27, 2023OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“The Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint on August 31, 2023, regarding using material used for cleaning on a child s face and not maintaining safety. An investigation was conducted on September 5, 2023. This complaint is substantiated because [name withheld] stated Staff #1 used a generic magic eraser on Child #1's face when he wrote on his face with a marker. Staff #1 s employment was terminated due to the incident. [name withheld] also reported this incident to OCCL on August 29, 2023.”

Correction date not recorded
Feb 13, 2023Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
27U — Ratios, Group Size, and Supervision

“Ensure direct supervision occurs at all times. A child pre K child was observed in the two-year-old bathroom while the staff member were in the multipurpose room for a presentation. This was corrected when the child was brought to the multipurpose room with the staff.”

Corrected Feb 13, 2023 · Status as recorded: Completed

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