Happyland Childcare Site #1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 2 regulations cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 1 regulation cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 4 regulations cited | 4 | Agency record |
| May 9, 2022 | OCCL Standards Complaint | Substantiated | 1 | Agency record |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Unannounced Full Compliance Review | 3 regulations cited | 3 | 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 health appraisals are updated every 13 months, and a blood lead screening result is on file. One child needs a blood lead result on file. Two children need an updated health appraisal on file.”
“Ensure trampolines are not accessible to the children.”
“Ensure hands are washed before eating.”
“Esure staff files are complete. One staff member needs the Health and Safety for Child Care Professionals training.”
“Ensure child files are complete. One child needs an updated health appraisal and immunization records.”
“Ensure hazards outdoors are not accessible. The wood table needs to be repaired, replaced, or removed due to the lack of stability.”
“A renewal application must be submitted 60 days prior to the license expiration.”
“Ensure a comprehensive background check is completed every five years. The licensee's last comprehensive background check expired June 5, 2023.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Three children need a blood test result, one child needs an updated physical.”
“Ensure a monthly feeding log and daily log are completed for one child.”
“Provide documentation that insurance is current and valid.”
“Ensure staff files are complete. Four staff need an adult abuse registry check. One staff needs CPR and first aid training. One staff needs administration of medication training or the OCCL health and safety course. One staff needs a health appraisal on OCCL's form.”
“Ensure the outdoor area is free from hazards. Repair, replace, or remove the plastic tire swing that is cracked.”
“Ensure child files are complete. Seven children need a blood lead test result. Two children need days enrolled. One child needs hours attending care, a health appraisal, and immunization record.”
“Ensure an annual fire marshal inspection is completed.”
“OCCL received a complaint on April 12, 2022, regarding improper staff-to-child ratio, staff not documenting their attendance, improper release of a child, not following the parent handbook, feeding the children expired food, not following the posted menu, and not following diapering procedures. An investigation began on April 20, 2022, and concluded on April 26, 2022. This complaint is substantiated for improper staff-to-child ratio, staff not documenting their attendance, improper release of a child, and not following the posted menu. [name withheld]Phatter was not following proper staff-to-child ratios on 11 of the 15 days OCCL reviewed. [name withheld]Phatter stated Child #2 left the facility with Staff #2, and when the child s file was reviewed, Staff #2 was not on the child s emergency card as an authorized pick up. Attendance records were incomplete because [name withheld]Phatter was not signed in on any records. Also, after March 21, 2022, it is unclear which staff were present, and there were days staff were not signed out. [name withheld]Phatter was not following the posted menu because she was changing the menu and was not documenting the changes. There is no evidence to substantiate the allegations of not following diaper procedures, feeding the children expired food, and not following the parent handbook because [name withheld]Phatter stated diapers are checked hourly and changed as needed, no expired food was observed, and [name withheld]Phatter followed her handbook by giving the Reporter five days to find alternative care.”
“Complete files are needed for eight children. Lead screening test results are needed for Child #1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10.”
“Ensure the hot water in the child care bathroom is below 120 degrees. Send picture to OCCL.”
“Purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator. Send picture to OCCL.”
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