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Shell'S Early Learning Milton Center

225 Milton Ellendale Highway, Milton, DE 19968 · Sussex County (302) 684-3201 License #1700701
2
inspections on file
7
recorded violations
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severity not classified by the state
Oct 19, 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 Shell'S Early Learning Milton Center
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 19, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review6 regulations cited6Agency record
Aug 12, 2026OCCL Standards ComplaintSubstantiated1Agency 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.

Oct 19, 2026Unannounced Full Compliance Review · 6 deficiencies cited
Not classified
30U — Personnel Files

“Ensure staff files are complete.”

Corrective action plan due Nov 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
40U — Child Files

“Ensure child files are complete.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 19, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
53U — Outdoor Area

“Ensure the gates on the playground are self closing and self latching. Remove the dead branch on the play structure.”

Corrective action plan due Oct 19, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
59U — Hand Washing

“Ensure the teacher in the two year old classroom follows handwashing requirements after diaper changing.”

Corrective action plan due Nov 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
63U — Administration of Medication

“Remove topicals from the center if children are no longer attend. A MAR is needed for one child.”

Corrective action plan due Nov 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Not classified
74U — Lesson Plans

“Ensure lesson plans include weekly activity for cooking, food exploration, or healthy habit.”

Corrective action plan due Nov 6, 2026 · Status as recorded: Completed
Aug 12, 2026OCCL Standards Complaint · 1 deficiency cited
Not classified
Substantiated complaint

“On July 21, 2026, the Office of Child Care Licensing received a complaint regarding meals and snacks, sanitation, keeping the center clean, hazard-free, and in safe condition, not having enough materials, accident and injury reporting procedures, and failure to keep routine cleaning products out of the reach of children and used in a safe manner. This complaint is substantiated for failure to keep routine cleaning products out of the reach of children and used in a safe manner. A child climbed onto a chair, retrieved a disinfectant bottle, and sprayed another child s forehead. There is no evidence to substantiate an allegation regarding meals and snacks. According to Staff #1, the center maintains sufficient food supplies and submitted a menu confirming the vegetable component was met daily. There is no evidence to substantiate inadequate sanitation. Interviewed staff stated that daily cleaning includes soap and water, disinfectants, sanitizing toys at the end of the day with deep cleaning on Fridays. Additionally, Owner #1 is temporarily washing items off site until the center s washing machine is repaired. There was an outbreak of hand foot and mouth disease at the center. According to Staff #2, parents were notified via the Bright Wheel app, and documentation was posted on the front doors. There is no evidence to substantiate regarding not keeping the center clean, hazard-free, and in safe condition and not having enough materials in the classroom. LS #1 conducted a walkthrough of the classroom, observing no safety hazards and confirming that sufficient materials were present. There is no evidence to substantiate not following accident and injury procedures. Owner #1 stated incidents are documented, parents are notified immediately depending on the severity of the incident, and documentation is provided at the end of the day. Owner #1 denied that a child was bitten at the center and the parent was not provided with an incident report.”

Correction date not recorded

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