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Grow And Learn Childcare Center

2486 North Dupont Parkway, Middletown, DE 19709 · New Castle County (302) 378-9100 License #1566702
13
inspections on file
14
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Sep 17, 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 Grow And Learn Childcare Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 17, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review4 regulations cited4Agency record
Jan 14, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Sep 22, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Aug 29, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency record
Jul 8, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jul 2, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jun 23, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
Jun 23, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
May 19, 2025OCCL Standards ComplaintNo Evidence to Substantiate0Agency record
May 15, 2025Complaint Visit1 regulation cited1Agency record
Sep 4, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Mar 8, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review2 regulations cited2Agency record
Jan 12, 202460-Day Visit2 regulations cited2Agency 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 17, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 4 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Staff files need to be complete. Staff #1 needs 2 references, drug/ declaration statement. Staff #4, 5, 6 need Admin of Meds training. Staff 6 needs 14 clock hours of training. Staff 7 needs orientation, OCCL health and safety training. Staff 8 needs orientation. Staff 9 and 10 need 11 hours of training each. Staff 1, 3, 7 need health appraisal with TB.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Child #4, 6, 9 need health appraisals and immunizations. Child #4, 6, 9, 12, 13 need emergency card information. Child #2 needs immunizations. Child #5, 10, 12, 15 need blood lead results. Child #6 need screen time permission. Child #12 needs transportation permission.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“School age classroom tables need tape residue removed.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 16, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure mulch is filled at bottom of the slides.”

Corrected Oct 19, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Sep 22, 2025Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1 needs CPR/FA, Admin of Medication, OCCL Health and Safety training. Staff #3 needs two references, Health appraisal with TB. Staff #4 needs OCCL Health training and two references. Staff #5 needs OCCL Health and Safety training. Staff #6 needs health appraisal with TB. Staff #8 needs two references. Staff #9 needs CPR/FA, Admin of medication, OCCL Health and Safety training. Staff #10 needs two references, Health appraisal with TB. Staff #11 needs CPR/FA, Admin of medication, OCCL Health and Safety training and two references.”

Corrected Oct 21, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
49U — Indoor Space

“Ensure the Preschool and Prek toilet is in working condition.”

Corrected Oct 8, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Aug 29, 2025OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“OCCL s investigation of regulatory non-compliance began after clearance from other agencies was received. On May 15, 2025, an incident of staff failing to use appropriate behavior supports was self-reported to OCCL by the facility. On June 3, 2025, the Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) received two complaints regarding the same incident. An investigation was begun on May 15, 2025, and concluded on August 13, 2025, after clearance from other agencies was received. This complaint is substantiated for staff failing to use appropriate behavior supports. A self-report from Administrator #1 and a review of camera footage showed Child #1 was restrained and handled roughly by Staff #1. As a result, Staff #1 s employment was terminated by the facility.”

Correction date not recorded
May 15, 2025Complaint Visit · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
20U — Positive Behavior Management

“Ensure all staff members use preventive measures to ensure positive discipline. On May 15, 2025, Staff #1 handled a child improperly. Staff #1 was terminated on May 15, 2025 after review of video footage. A licensee shall ensure that all staff use prevention strategies and appropriate redirection rather than restraint or physical actions such as roughly handling a child. On May 14, 2025, Administrator #1 viewed camera footage showing Staff #1 restraining Child #1 and roughly handling Child #1 when leaving the classroom. Staff #1 s employment was terminated on May 15, 2025 by the facility.”

Corrected May 15, 2025 · Status as recorded: Completed
Sep 4, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #1,2, 3, 4 need CPR/FA, safe sleep, abuse and neglect, orientation, OCCL health and Safety training, job description, references, declaration, drug/alcohol statement, health appraisal with TB, release of employment, service letters. Staff #5 needs references. Staff #6 needs CPR/FA, OCCL Health and Safety training and references.”

Corrected Oct 21, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Emergency card information needed for child #8, Current health appraisal needed for child #2, 9, and 10. Immunization record needed for child #2. Blood lead screening results needed for child #4, 6, and 10. Parents right to know needed for child #8. Developmental plans needed for child #2, 5, and 8. Medication and transportation needed for child #8.”

Corrected Oct 16, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Mar 8, 2024Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. Staff #5 needs OCCL Health and Safety training, 2 references with one service letter or 4 references with 2 attempts of a service letter, health appraisal with TB screening. Staff #7 needs health appraisal with TB screening”

Corrected Apr 12, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure all child files are complete. Child #3 needs a health appraisal and immunizations, Child #12, 15 need blood lead screening, child # 13 needs health appraisal, immunizations and blood lead screening.”

Corrected Apr 10, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Jan 12, 202460-Day Visit · 2 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete. OCCL Health and Safety training is needed for staff #6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18. CPR & FA is needed for staff #3. Administration of Medication is needed for staff # 12. Safe sleep and Abuse & Neglect is needed for staff # 8, 9, 13, 18, 19, 20. Orientation is needed for staff #13, 18, 19, 20. One reference is needed for staff #2. Two references are needed for staff # 1, 3, 5, 21, 8, 9, 11, 22, 14. Four references or return of service letters for staff # 6, 13, 16, 17. Employee declaration and drug and alcohol statement is needed for staff # 9, 13, 18. Adult Abuse is needed for staff #10,18, 19, 20. Health appraisal with TB is needed for staff #6, 10, 22, 16, 17, 18, 20. Release of employment is needed for staff # 6, 9, 13. DEEDS certificate is needed for staff #1, 13, 18, 20.”

Corrected Feb 8, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete. Health appraisal and immunizations are needed for child #9, 11. Blood lead is needed for child #8, 9. Developmental screening is needed for child # 4, 12.”

Corrected Jan 29, 2024 · Status as recorded: Completed

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